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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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Culverhouse Celebrates Austin Cup Winners

These outstanding Culverhouse College of Business students excel academically and dedicate themselves to serving their community.
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Student Competition - May 2

Edward K. Aldag, Jr. Student Business Plan Competition Award Winners

Student entrepreneurs pitched their business plans to a panel of judges, received feedback and competed for cash prizes from $500 to the grand prize of $50,000.
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Student Competition - May 2

University of Alabama Manderson Case Team Wins in NOLA

The students had six weeks to work with SafePush - a biomedical device that attaches to a syringe and controls the flow rate of the injection - to develop a strategy that would help them accelerate their ability to gain FDA approval and ultimately scale revenues.
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Student Competition - Apr 2

University of Alabama Team Wins HudsonAlpha Tech Challenge

Nearly 50 high schoolers, college students, and professionals visited HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology on March 1, spending the day participating in the eighth HudsonAlpha Tech Challenge (HATCH). HATCH 2025 was made possible by Innovate Alabama, the presenting sponsor.
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Student Competition - Mar 7

University of Alabama Manderson MBA Case Team Wins in D.C.

Winning in Washington, D.C. - the Manderson MBA Case Team opened up the spring 2025 season with a win at the Howard University MBA-X Conference and Case Competition.
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Student Competition - Feb 24

UA Student Publication Staff Earn 'Best of the South' Awards

University of Alabama student publication members earned accolades at the Best of the South awards at the Southeastern Journalism Conference hosted at Mississippi State University.
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Student Competition - Feb 20

Culverhouse Case Team Prevails in Vermont

Culverhouse students brought home first place at the 12th annual Schlesinger Global Family Enterprise Case Competition, hosted by the University of Vermont Grossman School of Business.
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Student Competition - Jan 28

Undergraduate Case Team Places First in South Carolina

A team of four University of Alabama students traveled to Columbia, South Carolina earlier this month to compete at the Darla Moore School of Business Consulting Summit and Case Competition.
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Student Competition - 2024 Dec 18

Undergraduate Team Wins Inaugural Business Case Competition

A team of University of Alabama students, drawn from signature learning experiences from across campus, won the inaugural Case Competition World Cup, hosted by Management Consulted.
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Student Competition - Feb 7

Alabama's CIMG Takes First Place

Three Culverhouse students represented the College and the Culverhouse Investment Management Group (CIMG) at the Balyasny Asset Management Stock Pitch Competition on Oct. 18, placing first and winning a $3k prize.
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Student Competition - 2024 Dec 5

Hannah Adams of Birmingham Crowned 2024 UA Homecoming Queen

Hannah Adams is a senior from Birmingham majoring in public relations and political science on the CREATE Path to MBA. She was officially crowned during halftime of the Alabama-Missouri game on Oct. 26.
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Student Competition - 2024 Oct 28

Big Break: Students Place in National Engineering Competition

Students from UA's College of Engineering flexed their skills in the national Big Beam Competition hosted by the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute recently.
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Student Competition - 2024 Oct 9

Local Students Round Out Miss UA Court, Awards

Five University of Alabama students were among those who competed for the Miss University of Alabama 2025 title on Sept. 14 and finished as runners-up and earned other awards during the evening.
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Student Competition - 2024 Sep 17

Ruby Tilghman of Panama City Crowned Miss UA 2025

Ruby Tilghman was crowned Miss University of Alabama 2025 Sept. 14 at the Bama Theatre. She is a junior from Panama City, Florida, on the pre-med track majoring in chemistry.
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Student Competition - 2024 Sep 17

UA Horn Studio Wins International Competition, Individual Awards

The University of Alabama Horn Studio, a group of talented horn players majoring in various programs in the School of Music, is turning heads on the international stage.
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Student Competition - 2024 Aug 20

UA Students Impress at Miss Alabama

University of Alabama students competing at the Miss Alabama pageant held June 24-29 impressed the judges throughout the week with six earning spots in the Top 13 and three of those making the Top 5.
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Student Competition - 2024 Jul 11

UA Students to Compete in Miss Alabama Pageant

Ten University of Alabama students are among this year's field of 40 contestants set to compete for the title of Miss Alabama June 24-29 at Samford University in Birmingham.
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Student Competition - 2024 Jun 24

UA Students Win National Robotic Mining Competition

The UA Astrobotics team earned a ninth win in NASA's Lunabotics Challenge, a robotic mining competition held in a simulated lunar environment.
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Student Competition - 2024 Jun 5

Edward K. Aldag, Jr. Student Business Plan Competition Award Winners

This year's competition was hybrid with day one being virtual and day two in-person. Competitors uploaded 10-minute video presentations of their business plans that judges reviewed prior to the competition. On day one, judges held 15-minute Q&A sessions with participants. Afterwards, judges deliberated as to which ideas were the best and should move on to the next round. On day two, teams presented in-person to a panel of judges.
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Student Competition - 2024 May 23

MBA Case Team Keys in Success at KeyBank

Congratulations to Manderson Case Team's Ben Heggeman, Kabria Thomas, and Tylan Farrokhnia for securing second place and $12,000 in the recent KeyBank/Ohio State University Case Competition.
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Student Competition - 2024 Mar 27

UA Students Win National Electric Propulsion Competition

After a series of setbacks, a student team from The University of Alabama took top prize in the unmanned division at the Promoting Electric Propulsion 2024 competition in Virginia Beach on April 15-16.
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Student Competition - 2024 May 28

Team of University of Alabama Students Place Third at HudsonAlpha Tech Challenge

GeneHome Hub, a team of University of Alabama students Armandeep Singh, Sonam Lama, Uyen Truong and Andres Aguilar, placed third in the College/Professional division.
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Student Competition - 2024 Mar 25

MBA Case Team Takes Second Place at BYU

The University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Business Manderson MBA students competed in a new competition at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
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Student Competition - 2024 Feb 21

UA Grad Student's Article Selected for Publication in National Magazine

Graduate student Muhammad Sami Irfan's article was selected to be published in the Winter 2024 issue of Public Roads magazine as part of the Student Writing Competition.
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Student Competition - 2024 Jan 30

Marissa Luna Crowned Miss UA 2024

Marissa Luna was crowned Miss University of Alabama 2023-24 Oct. 7 at the Bama Theatre. She is a sophomore from Birmingham majoring in business and is no stranger to the stage.
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Student Competition - 2023 Oct 24

Mae Farmer of Nashville, Ind. Crowned 2023 UA Homecoming Queen

Mae Farmer, a senior from Nashville, Indiana majoring in accounting and psychology, was crowned the 2023 Homecoming Queen of The University of Alabama during the annual pep rally and bonfire on the UA Quad Oct. 13.
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Student Competition - 2023 Oct 16

UA's PRSSA named national Star Chapter for contributions to the community

The University of Alabama's (UA) chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) received a Star Chapter Award from national PRSSA. UA was one of 38 schools chosen for the award.
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Student Competition - 2023 Oct 12

Grayce Pennington Competing for Miss UA Title

Sixteen students will compete for the title of Miss University of Alabama at the Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa on Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. The Miss UA competition is an official preliminary event for Miss Alabama in the Miss America organization.
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Student Competition - 2023 Oct 5

UA Students to Compete in Miss Alabama Pageant

Seven UA students placed or earned recognition during preliminaries for the Miss Alabama pageant on July 1.
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Student Competition - 2023 Jul 17

UA Students to Compete in Miss Alabama Pageant

Eleven University of Alabama students are among a field of 42 contestants set to compete for the title of Miss Alabama June 28-July 1 at Samford University in Birmingham.
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Student Competition - 2023 Jun 22
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