Colleges & Schools

New SEC Program to Match Entrepreneurs, University Startups

New SEC Program to Match Entrepreneurs, University Startups

The University of Alabama, along with the rest of the Southeastern Conference, is launching the Southeast Executives-on-Roster to broaden access to experienced entrepreneurial talent and to match that talent to university-affiliated startups in need of executive management.

Are Pre-K Children in Tuscaloosa School-Ready?

Are Pre-K Children in Tuscaloosa School-Ready?

A University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences study of 393 pre-kindergarten children in the Tuscaloosa City School System indicate that more than 80 percent are ready for kindergarten.

Doctoral Graduate ‘Eliminates Barriers’ through Crimson Career Closet

Doctoral Graduate ‘Eliminates Barriers’ through Crimson Career Closet

To ease the financial burden on students, Adora Hicks, who will receive her doctoral degree Saturday, expanded a UA service to allow students to borrow up to four items of professional attire for up to a week at a time, free of charge.

Two UA Students Receive U.S. Department of Defense Scholarship

Two UA Students Receive U.S. Department of Defense Scholarship

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded two University of Alabama mechanical engineering students a scholarship that covers their full tuition and secures them a job after graduation.

UA Researchers Examining Parkinson’s Resilience

UA Researchers Examining Parkinson’s Resilience

Research underway at The University of Alabama, supported by the National Institutes of Health, hopes to identify factors and methods through which individuals are either resilient or susceptible to the neurodegeneration in the brain as part of Parkinson’s disease.

Capstone College of Nursing Named Center of Excellence

Capstone College of Nursing Named Center of Excellence

The University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing was selected recently as a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence, a designation that was given to only 16 nursing programs nationwide.

Hewson Stock Gift to University of Alabama is Largest in UA History

Hewson Stock Gift to University of Alabama is Largest in UA History

Marillyn A. Hewson, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corp., and her husband, James, have made a gift of $15 million to The University of Alabama to benefit the Culverhouse College of Business.

UA to Hold Summer Commencement Aug. 4

UA to Hold Summer Commencement Aug. 4

The University of Alabama will hold its summer commencement exercise Saturday, Aug. 4, at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.

UA Hosts First Collaborative Conference for RISE Programs

UA Hosts First Collaborative Conference for RISE Programs

The University of Alabama’s RISE Program is hosting a two-day conference with 30 directors, therapists and teachers from other RISE centers from around the nation to collaborate for the first time.

There’s More to Inspire

There’s More to Inspire

Alexi Bolton isn’t yet sure of her postgraduate future – she’ll receive bachelor’s degrees in social work and marketing in May 2019 – but she knows she hopes her nonprofit arts camp for children will continue.