Archive for the ‘Students’ Category 
Two UA Students to Meet 35 Nobel Laureates in Germany
The first week of July will see 35 Nobel Laureates congregate at Lake Constance in Germany to meet the next generation of leading scientists and researchers, including two University of Alabama chemistry students, at the 63rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.
UA Undergraduate Wins Competitive Marine Microbiology Internship
University of Alabama student Zoe Nichols, a sophomore from Tuscaloosa majoring in marine science and biology with a minor in geology, has earned a prestigious four-week internship at Wrigley Marine Science Center on Santa Catalina Island in California.
UA Interns Join Business Efforts to Increase Efficiency, Reduce Waste
University of Alabama students are taking part in summer internships designed to help companies increase energy efficiency and reduce environmental waste.
UA Broadcast News Students Win ABA Scholarships
Five University of Alabama telecommunication and film majors have been selected winners of $3,000 scholarships from the Alabama Broadcasters Association Education Foundation.
UA Recognizes Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers
Thirteen University of Alabama undergraduate researchers have received recognition through the Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program.
UA Order of Omega Announces Award Winners
The University of Alabama chapter of Order of Omega announced award recipients at their annual banquet held recently in Tuscaloosa. Order of Omega is the national honorary for fraternity and sorority members.
UA’s University Fellows Perform Service Projects in Perry County
The University of Alabama’s University Fellows Experience is partnering for the fifth year with the community of Marion, Ala., in Perry County through Friday, May 24, on projects that address basic needs of the Black Belt community.
UA Engineering Student Awarded NASA Fellowship
The NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship awarded University of Alabama civil engineering student Will Guin a renewable fellowship for graduate school.
UA Lunabotics Team to Defend Title
After winning first place in last year’s NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition, a team of students called Alabama Lunabotics from The University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College will return to the competition May 20 at Kennedy Space Center.
UA Students, Faculty Facilitate Historic Bill
Students and faculty from The University of Alabama played a crucial role in Gov. Robert Bentley’s recent signing of the historic Scottsboro Boys Act at the Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center in Scottsboro.
UA Engineering Students Prepare Vehicle for Competition
The University of Alabama Society of Automotive Engineers' formula team, Crimson Racing, will return to the SAE competition at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. May 7-11.
NSF Selects UA Students, Alumna for Highly Competitive Fellowships
The National Science Foundation selected seven University of Alabama students and one alumna for its Graduate Research Fellowship Program from among more than 13,000 applicants.
UA Student Newspaper Wins National Mark of Excellence Award
A team of University of Alabama students has been named the winner of the Society of Professional Journalists' national award for breaking news reporting by a large-circulation student newspaper.
May Graduates Announced at UA
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama will award some 4,097 degrees during spring commencement Friday-Saturday, May 3-4, on campus. With this graduating class, UA will have awarded more than 231,000 degrees since its founding in 1831 as the state’s first public university. Students listed as candidates to receive degrees include: CITY STATE ZIP CODE [...]
Media Advisory: UA’s Spring Commencement Exercises
The University of Alabama will hold spring commencement exercises May 3 and 4. Feature story ideas include a graduation candidate who won a gold medal, one who is inspired to help veterans and a family gearing up for commencement times three.
UA Nursing Students Sharing, Learning Outside Classroom
Some University of Alabama nursing students will take their education to the next level this summer when they step outside the four walls of a lecture hall and experience medicine in an atypical, and challenging, way.
UA to Hold Commencement Exercises May 3-4
The University of Alabama will hold its spring commencement ceremonies Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4 in Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.
UA Students Earn Language Scholarships from State Department
Two University of Alabama Honors College students have been selected to receive Critical Languages Scholarships from the U.S. State Department.
Two UA PR Students Win National Minority Scholarship
A pair of students from The University of Alabama’s department of advertising and public relations has been selected recipients of the 2013 LaGrant Foundation Scholarship for ethnic minority students studying advertising, marketing or public relations.
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society at UA Inducts Members
Some 750 University of Alabama students recently accepted membership and were initiated into Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society for first-year students. The UA chapter also presented 25 scholarships to new members at the initiation ceremony.
UA Students To Gain Valuable Experience at Cannes
A handful of University of Alabama students will receive hands-on, industry-related experience at one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world.
UA Hovercraft Team Ready to Race Rival, Others
A team of University of Alabama engineering students are set to race in the University Hoverbowl Challenge Saturday, April 27 at Lake Lurleen State Park just outside Tuscaloosa.
UA Enactus Team Wins U.S. Regional Competition
The University of Alabama Enactus team was named a regional champion at the Enactus United States Regional Competition held in Atlanta, one of the organization's 10 regional competitions being held across the United States in March and April.
SEC MBA Case Competition Comes to Tuscaloosa Next Year
The SEC MBA Case Competition will be held at The University of Alabama next year.
UA Advertising Students’ Work to be Showcased in New York City Show
Student work from University of Alabama advertising classes will be featured in a Creative Week New York City exhibit that will be viewed by hundreds of industry professionals.