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UWA graduate student Olivia Canada

Had she preferred, Olivia Canada could have chosen an easier path to a master’s degree at the University of West Alabama. She could have taken her time, enjoyed the process, made a few memories. But that wasn’t her choice.

Dr. Mustafa Morsy in lab

Famine didn’t mar the childhood of Dr. Mustafa Morsy, a professor of biology at the University of West Alabama. Food for his family in Alexandria, Egypt, was readily available. “I was always thankful as middle-class people growing up that my dad was able to feed us,” he said.   

UWA student with antlers in field

Dr. Lee Stanton expected the University of West Alabama’s creation of a conservation enterprise track within its environmental science degree program would be a measured exercise. Worthwhile and fulfilling, yes. But purposefully deliberate.

University of West Alabama Athletic Trainer and Instructor Erin Miller has been selected by the American Sports Medicine Institute in the recently established R.T. Floyd ASMI Athletic Training Residency Program. Announced by Dr. James R. Andrews of the Andrews Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Center, this highly competitive program will train the next generation of physician practice athletic trainers.
RT Floyd Manual of Structural Kinesiology

University of West Alabama professor and athletic trainer Dr. R.T. Floyd has just published a new edition of a textbook that has come to serve as a cornerstone of athletic training, physical education and health science curricula across the nation.

UWA Research Symposium 2020

The University of West Alabama will host its ninth annual University Research Symposium (URS) on Tuesday, March 10. Led by the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, the event showcases undergraduate and graduate research from UWA and a slate of schools across the region.

UWA biology students are helping area youth smile through a dental education program launched in 2019. Tamoria Ford, second from left, is one of three UWA students leading a collaboration with the American Dental Association to provide education and basic services in a one-day clinic held recently.
New school will focus on health-related career paths including clinical service as well as medical sales, advocacy, equipment, wellness and more
Gift creates ultimate 2k acre classroom and millions of teachable moments

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