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As the state’s flagship university, The University of Alabama family has always focused on being the best. Founded in 1831 as the state’s first public college, UA is dedicated to excellence in teaching, research and service. We provide a creative, nurturing campus environment where our students can become the best individuals possible, learn from the best and brightest faculty, and make a positive difference in the community, the state and the world.

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As the state’s flagship university, The University of Alabama family has always focused on being the best. Founded in 1831 as the state’s first public college, UA is dedicated to excellence in teaching, research and service. We provide a creative, nurturing campus environment where our students can become the best individuals possible, learn from the best and brightest faculty, and make a positive difference in the community, the state and the world.

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UA Students Earn National ADDY Awards

Students in the two-year creative and advertising concentration, Minerva, at The University of Alabama took home national ADDYs at the American Advertising Awards, the country's largest competition for creative advertising professionals and students.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - Jun 25

UA Students Offered Hollings Scholarships

University of Alabama students Zachary Griffith, of Pittsburgh, and Jesse Park, of Burr Ridge, Illinois, were selected for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship.
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Scholarship - Jun 25

Alabama Track and Field's Doris Lemngole Named USTFCCCA South Region Women's Track Athlete of the Year

Alabama track and field phenom Doris Lemngole was named the South Region Women's Track Athlete of the Year for the outdoor season, the United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced.
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Sports - Jun 25

Eight Alabama Track and Field, Cross Country Student-Athletes Land on CSC's Academic All-District Team

Eight members of the Alabama track and field and cross country program earned College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honors, the organization announced Tuesday.
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Honors List - Jun 25

Eleven Alabama Rowers Earn CRCA Scholar-Athlete Honors

Eleven student-athletes from the Alabama rowing team earned Scholar-Athlete honors from the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA), announced by the organization.
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Academic Award - Jun 25

UA Students Serve Community through Selma Resilience Initiative

A team of students from The University of Alabama, student interns and a few UA faculty and staff members recently participated in the Selma Ripple Trip, part of the Culverhouse College of Business Selma Resilience Initiative.
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Community Service - Jun 24

UA Students to Compete in Miss Alabama Competition

Ten University of Alabama students are among this year's field of 43 contestants set to compete for the title of Miss Alabama June 23-28 at Samford University in Birmingham.
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Student Competition - Jun 23

Spring 2025 Graduates Announced at UA

Over 6,000 degrees were awarded during The University of Alabama's spring 2025 commencement ceremonies at Coleman Coliseum. The University provides numerous opportunities for service and growth through its educational, social and cultural experiences.
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Graduation - Jun 9

UA CCHS Welcomes Fourth Class of Rural Pre-Medical Students

The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences recently welcomed the 2025 class of the Tuscaloosa Rural Pre-Medical Internship, a summer program for college students in pre-medical studies who are interested in rural primary care.
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Internship - Jun 12

UA Students Participate in Summer 2025 Cooperative Education

This summer, 154 University of Alabama students will receive hands-on, innovative and advanced educational experiences with dozens of companies and organizations across the United States through UA's Cooperative Education Program during the summer 2025 semester.
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Work Experience - Jun 6

Alabama's Doris Lemngole Wins Honda Sport Award for Cross Country

Alabama's Doris Lemngole was named the Honda Sport Award for Cross Country winner, it was announced by Chris Voelz, Executive Director of THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA).
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Achievement (Other) - May 12

University of Alabama Student Selected as 2025 Phi Beta Kappa Key Into Public Service Scholar

The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation's most prestigious academic honor society and a leading national advocate for the value of a liberal arts and sciences education, announces today the 2025 recipients of its Key into Public Service scholarship program in celebration of Public Service Recognition Week.
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Honor Society - May 6

University of Alabama Students Selected for 2025 Blackburn Institute Class

The Blackburn Institute is a leadership development and civic engagement program specifically focused on improving the state of Alabama.
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Leadership - Apr 15

The University of Alabama SGA hosts annual awards banquet

The University of Alabama Student Government Association (SGA) celebrated the achievements of outstanding student leaders, university faculty and staff, and community partners at the annual SGA Awards Banquet.
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Student Government - Apr 15

Local Student Earns Premier Award, UA's Highest Honor

Red Rook Press, a student-run publishing house at The University of Alabama, was recently honored with the Judy Bonner Presidential Medallion Award during the Premier Awards, the Capstone's highest honors.
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Student Excellence - Apr 7

Local UA Student Veteran Lays Wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Four University of Alabama student veterans laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., earlier this month.
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Military - Mar 27

Local students win River Pitch contest

University of Alabama students and recent UA graduates filled out the winning teams at the 2024 River Pitch competition held in November. The event for entrepreneurs showcased 62 unique business ideas. Each team presented a three-minute pitch to several judges.
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Business/professional - Jan 15

Alabama Students Participate in Crimson Entrepreneurship Academy

This pre-accelerator program focuses on helping student progress their ideas. Students receive a $4,000 stipend to support their working on their business ideas full time in the summer.
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Experiential Learning - 2024 Oct 25

UA Students Awarded Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grant

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, today announced the recipients of a 2024 Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grant. The $1,000 grants were awarded to 125 students across the nation.
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Study Abroad - 2024 Jun 4

Local Students Elected to UA APA 2024 Executive Board

The University of Alabama's Panhellenic Association has elected its executive board for 2024.
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Greek Organizations - 2024 Feb 21

UA Students Earn Arts and Sciences Grants

University of Alabama seniors Aubrey Dettman, Samantha Norris, Alyssa Serena and Braxton Smith were awarded UA ASSURE (Arts & Sciences Support for Undergraduate Research) grants this academic year to support their senior research projects.
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Research / Grant - 2024 Jun 11

University of Alabama Honors Air Force Officer with Legendary Service Award

An Air Force staff sergeant who serves her nation and community has received the 2022 Legendary Service Award from The University of Alabama Online.
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Military Achievement - 2022 Nov 14

UA Students Participate in International Peer Advisory Council (IPAC)

The International Peer Advisory Council is a group of international and domestic students dedicated to serving the international student population at The University of Alabama. Composed of both graduate and undergraduate students, IPAC helps mentor over 70 international students, fostering a more welcoming and inclusive community on campus. In addition to being peer leaders, IPAC members help facilitate events and activities for international students such as our Multicultural Coffee Hour, which features food and activities from a different country each week, creating space for intercultural dialogue. Other events that have benefitted greatly from IPAC's help include International Student Orientation, Evening Seminars, and other community service-based events.
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Club or Organization - 2022 Jul 1

Stellar Innovation: Students Turn NASA Patents into Practical Solutions

A team of undergraduate students at The University of Alabama tackled this issue recently as part of a partnership with NASA to turn technology discovered by the space agency into viable products. Part of the STEM and CREATE PATH to MBA programs in UA Culverhouse College of Business, the NASA Technology Transfer University program, or NASA T2U, allows freshman and sophomore students to use NASA intellectual property to solve existing challenges.
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Academic competition - 2021 Aug 6
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