UA’s REACH Director Committed to Helping Students from Foster Care

The University of Alabama’s Office of the Provost has selected Shannon Hubbard to be the new coordinator of Alabama REACH, the innovative and nationally known program that assists foster-care and other disadvantaged children in coming to and succeeding at the University.

UA Honors College to Expand Education Outreach Program

The University of Alabama Honors College is expanding its Education Outreach program beginning in 2016. Some 265 Honors College students participate in three mentoring initiatives: a literacy program for elementary students; a character development program for middle school students; and a science, technology, engineering, arts and math program for pre-kindergarten children.

UA’s Public Speaking Program Receives National Recognition

The National Communication Association named The University of Alabama public speaking program as one of the 2015 Programs of Distinction. The award, given by the organization’s basic course division, honored the College of Communication and Information Sciences’ program for its outstanding efforts to cultivate student excellence in oral communication.

UA Gilman Scholar to Study in South Korea

Linnet Kabachi, a UA student from Homewood, has been selected to receive the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad during the spring 2016 academic term.

Biology Graduate Student Wins UA’s Three Minute Thesis Contest

A University of Alabama graduate student in the department of biological sciences claimed first prize in the Three Minute Thesis competition final, which was held recently on campus.

UA Wraps Up 2015 ‘Beat Auburn Beat Hunger’ Food Drive

The University of Alabama finished the 2015 Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive by collecting 116,370 pounds of food.

UA Physicists Share in Breakthrough Prize for Neutrino Research

A team of University of Alabama physicists has received recognition for making key contributions to a landmark study of neutrinos that won the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics recently in California.

UA In the News – Nov. 18, 2015

Economies pick up after terrorist attacks … Comic book partners talk about their collaboration … Crossing Points production … and fashion show benefits hospice.

UA International Education Week Highlights Global Educational Opportunities

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama’s Capstone International Center is sponsoring International Education Week from Monday, Nov. 16, to Friday, Nov. 20, to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. The initiative, which is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, is designed to

UA Offers Three Minute Thesis Competition

The University of Alabama Graduate School will host the third annual Three Minute Thesis competition, which challenges graduate students to demonstrate their research and presentation skills concisely for cash prizes and travel grants.