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This week at The University of Alabama: Students take engineering course in German – Sleep problems addressed at mini med school – Schools compete in leadership diversity competition
Multiple Schools to Compete in Leadership Diversity Competition at UA
Students will soon have the opportunity to transfer what they learned in the classroom into solving real world business problems during the 2017 Culverhouse Leadership Diversity Competition Jan. 26-28 at The University of Alabama.
UA Student Named Finalist for Public Relations Award
Katie Gatti, a University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences student, was selected as a finalist for Public Relations Student of the Year in the 2017 PRWeek Awards.
UA Army ROTC to Compete in Ranger Challenge Event
UA won the state Ranger Challenge in November and will compete for the Brigade championship – a regional competition between the winners of six Southeastern states and Puerto Rico – Saturday, Jan. 21, at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center in Starke, Florida.
Fatal Crashes in Alabama Increase in 2016, UA Study Finds
Deaths from the state’s traffic crashes in 2016 increased by nearly a quarter from 2015, while total crashes increased by only 2 percent, according to a recent study of data by researchers at The University of Alabama Center for Advanced Public Safety.
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This week at The University of Alabama: UA study finds traffic fatalities spike in 2016 – UA, Auburn to compete in equestrian scrimmage – Army ROTC to compete in challenge – Physician to discuss adapted athletics at mini medical school
UA ALLELE Lecturer to Discuss Scientific Education
The Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution, or ALLELE, seminar series kicks off the new year with a lecture by Dr. Ann Reid, executive director of the National Center for Science Education, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, in the North Lawn Auditorium of North Lawn Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
Greg Byrne to be Named Alabama’s New Athletic Director
Greg Byrne, Vice President for Athletics at the University of Arizona, will become the new Director of Athletics at The University of Alabama effective March 1, pending approval of The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees.
Bill Battle to Retire as UA Director of Athletics
Bill Battle, Director of Athletics at The University of Alabama, announced Sunday evening that he is going to retire from his post to assume a new role as Special Assistant to the President.
UA’s CCHS Faculty Offer Mini Medical School through OLLI
The University of Alabama’s Mini Medical Program kicks off Jan. 19 with a presentation on UA’s Adapted Athletics program.