COUNTY COUNTDOWN

It would be impossible to list all the ways UA impacts each of Alabama’s 67 counties, so we’ve created a list of three for each.

AUTAUGA COUNTY

  • Students from Autauga County participated in UA E-Day, an event providing the opportunity to learn more about majors and careers in engineering and computer science.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 18 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • 93 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.

    • BALDWIN COUNTY

  • UA’s AI-enabled Urban Flood Monitoring Systems project is developing an integrated framework that combines machine learning algorithms, hydrologic modeling and real-time visual data to advance flood monitoring capabilities. This provides improved assessments and timely advisories during hurricanes, with the goal of reducing risks to people and infrastructure in flood-prone urban areas.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 272 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • 483 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.

    • BARBOUR COUNTY

  • 45 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for seven small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • UA proctored 25 State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producers and adjuster licenses for those in the county.

    • BIBB COUNTY

  • UA’s Mobile Digital Forensics Unit supported law enforcement by providing crucial digital forensics services.
  • UA’s Child Development Resources training program provided two professional development trainings impacting 13 child care providers in the county.
  • UA’s Capstone College of Nursing provided school health screenings (health, vision, hearing) for 2,111 students in 8 schools in the county.

    • BLOUNT COUNTY

  • UA proctored 55 State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producer and adjusters licenses for those in the county.
  • 78 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 19 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.

    • BULLOCK COUNTY

  • UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research assisted with Bullock County Strong, focusing on workplace readiness training.
  • 18 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for four small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.

    • BUTLER COUNTY

  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for five small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • Six individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA proctored five State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producer and adjusters licenses for those in the county.

    • CALHOUN COUNTY

  • UA’s Mobile Digital Forensics Unit supported law enforcement by providing crucial digital forensics services.
  • UA’s Alabama Productivity Center Internship Program Projects and Professional Service Projects trained 21 people on lean productivity tools resulting in two new jobs and $2,208,271 in reported investments in productivity, and time and cost savings.
  • UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research planned and facilitated a professional development trip for Oxford City Schools to visit a workforce development program.

    • CHAMBERS COUNTY

  • UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research assisted in implementing the Chambers County Strong Initiative, a program teaching relationship building, resume writing, life skills and workplace readiness training with the goal of transitioning high school students to two-or four-year college enrollment, employment or military service enlistment.
  • 62 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 10 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.

    • CHEROKEE COUNTY

  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for eight small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • 50 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA proctored 30 State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producer and adjusters licenses for those in the county.

    • CHILTON COUNTY

  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for six small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • UA proctored 79 State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producer and adjusters licenses for those in the county.
  • 97 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.

    • CHOCTAW COUNTY

  • UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research provided technical assistance for CDL licensing to a training provider in the county.
  • 18 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for six small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.

    • CLARKE COUNTY

  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 10 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • 37 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research presented and participated in the Regional Rural Summit for the county.

    • CLAY COUNTY

  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 10 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research participated in the East Alabama STEM Design Studio providing individualized datasets for the county and worked with the East Alabama STEM Ecosystem on required business/industry/educator surveys.
  • 37 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.

    • CLEBURNE COUNTY

  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 11 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • UA proctored 19 State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producer and adjusters licenses for those in the county.
  • UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research participated in the East Alabama STEM Design Studio providing individualized datasets for the county and worked with the East Alabama STEM Ecosystem on required business/industry/educator surveys.

    • COFFEE COUNTY

  • UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research analyzed the economic and fiscal impact of a new veneer, plywood and engineered wood products plant in the county.
  • UA’s College of Community Health Sciences placed four third-year medical students in Enterprise as part of their clinical training in service to the community.
  • UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research planned and facilitated a professional development trip for Enterprise City Schools to visit a workforce development program.

    • COLBERT COUNTY

  • UA hosted county middle and high school students for Science Olympiad, an annual regional STEM competition.
  • 144 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 73 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.

    • CONECUH COUNTY

  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for five small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • 26 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA proctored nine State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producer and adjusters licenses for those in the county.

    • COOSA COUNTY

  • 13 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA proctored 15 State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producer and adjusters licenses for those in the county.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for two small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.

    • COVINGTON COUNTY

  • UA’s Center for Economic Development provided planning assistance to the Wiregrass Trail Partnership for rail corridor redevelopment.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 15 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • 71 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.

    • CRENSHAW COUNTY

  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for three small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • Students from Crenshaw County participated in UA E-Day, an event providing the opportunity to learn more about majors and careers in engineering and computer science.
  • 61 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.

    • CULLMAN COUNTY

  • 198 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 20 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • UA proctored 155 State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producer and adjusters licenses for those in the county.

    • DALE COUNTY

  • 127 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 28 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • Students from Dale County participated in UA E-Day, an event providing the opportunity to learn more about majors and careers in engineering and computer science.

    • DALLAS COUNTY

  • UA’s Mobile Digital Forensics Unit supported law enforcement by providing crucial digital forensics services.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 14 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • UA’s College of Community Health Sciences ROVER (Regional Operated Vehicle for Education and Research, a mobile health care unit with exam rooms) operated in the county.

    • DEKALB COUNTY

  • UA students, through the Division of Student Life, led workshops with DeKalb County Schools focused on obtaining scholarships for college.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 34 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • Students from DeKalb County participated in UA E-Day, an event providing the opportunity to learn more about majors and careers in engineering and computer science.

    • ELMORE COUNTY

  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 28 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • UA’s Alabama Productivity Center provided project assistance and coaching services resulting in one new job and $736,274 in cost savings and investments in productivity.
  • UA’s Department of Computer Science and the Crimson Defense Cyber Security Club hosted a Capture the Flag cyber security competition for high school students from Elmore County at the Department of the Air Force Information Technology and Cyberpower conference.

    • ESCAMBIA COUNTY

  • 58 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 27 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • UA proctored 55 State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producer and adjusters licenses for those in the county.

    • ETOWAH COUNTY

  • UA’s Mobile Digital Forensics Unit supported law enforcement by providing crucial digital forensics services.
  • Students from Etowah County participated in UA E-Day, an event providing the opportunity to learn more about majors and careers in engineering and computer science.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 57 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.

    • FAYETTE COUNTY

  • UA’s Mobile Digital Forensics Unit supported law enforcement by providing crucial digital forensics services.
  • UA’s Child Development Resources training program provided three professional development trainings impacting 35 child care providers in the county.
  • UA’s Alabama Productivity Center provided technical assistance resulting in $100,000 of client-reported new employee skills and investments in productivity.

    • FRANKLIN COUNTY

  • 63 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 12 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • UA proctored 43 State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producer and adjusters licenses for those in the county.

    • GENEVA COUNTY

  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 12 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • 92 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA’s Center for Economic Development provided planning assistance to the Wiregrass Trail Partnership for rail corridor redevelopment.

    • GREENE COUNTY

  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for two small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • 27 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA’s College of Community Health Sciences ROVER (Regional Operated Vehicle for Education and Research, a mobile health care unit with exam rooms) operated in the county.

    • HALE COUNTY

  • UA’s Capstone College of Nursing provided school health screenings for 500 students in six schools in the county.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for eight small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • Six teachers in the county participated in RET: Engaging and Training Alabama STEM Teachers in Sensing Technologies, a seven-week summer professional development program for science and math teachers (grades 5 to 9). They engaged in hands-on research guided by faculty mentors from the Styslinger College of Engineering to help them learn about engineering and translate those experiences back to their classrooms.

    • HENRY COUNTY

  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for four small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • 28 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research served students at Headland High School by participating in the Hudson Alpha Symposium on DNA extraction from peanut plants there.

    • HOUSTON COUNTY

  • Students from Houston County participated in UA E-Day, an event providing the opportunity to learn more about majors and careers in engineering and computer science.
  • 228 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 51 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.

    • JACKSON COUNTY

  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 15 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • 83 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA proctored 48 State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producer and adjusters licenses for those in the county.

    • JEFFERSON COUNTY

  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 553 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • UA hosted county middle and high school students for Science Olympiad, an annual regional STEM competition.
  • Two county students participated in the highly selective Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation program. This six-week summer program at UA, supported by awards from the National Science Foundation, provides hands-on environmental research about upcycling plastic waste.

    • LAMAR COUNTY

  • UA’s Mobile Digital Forensics Unit supported law enforcement by providing crucial digital forensics services.
  • UA’s Child Development Resources training program provided three professional development trainings impacting 33 child care providers in the county.
  • 28 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.

    • LAUDERDALE COUNTY

  • Students from Lauderdale County participated in UA E-Day, an event providing the opportunity to learn more about majors and careers in engineering and computer science.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 96 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • 143 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.

    • LAWRENCE COUNTY

  • UA’s Mobile Digital Forensics Unit supported law enforcement by providing crucial digital forensics services.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for eight small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research provided workforce consultations.

    • LEE COUNTY

  • UA proctored 278 State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producer and adjusters licenses for those in the county.
  • 291 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 137 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.

    • LIMESTONE COUNTY

  • UA’s Alabama Productivity Center Internship Program Projects and Professional Service Projects trained 18 people on QMS and Core Tool, resulting in $742,298 of reported time and cost savings and investments in productivity.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 55 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • 118 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.

    • LOWNDES COUNTY

  • UA’s College of Community Health Sciences ROVER (Regional Operated Vehicle for Education and Research, a mobile health care unit with exam rooms) operated in the county.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for nine small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • 17 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.

    • MACON COUNTY

  • UA’s Department of Computer Science and the Crimson Defense Cyber Security Club hosted a Capture the Flag cyber security competition for high school students from Macon County at the Department of the Air Force Information Technology and Cyberpower conference.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for ten small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • 42 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.

    • MADISON COUNTY

  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 567 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • UA proctored 819 State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producer and adjusters licenses for those in the county.
  • UA hosted county middle and high school students for Science Olympiad, an annual regional STEM competition.

    • MARENGO COUNTY

  • A UA faculty physician in the College of Community Health Sciences provides obstetrics patient care five days a week in Demopolis.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for five small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • 68 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.

    • MARION COUNTY

  • UA’s Mobile Digital Forensics Unit supported law enforcement by providing crucial digital forensics services.
  • UA’s College of Community Health Sciences ROVER (Regional Operated Vehicle for Education and Research, a mobile health care unit with exam rooms) operated in the county.
  • UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research provided workforce consultations for Winfield.

    • MARSHALL COUNTY

  • 149 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 24 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • UA proctored 105 State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producer and adjusters licenses for those in the county.

    • MOBILE COUNTY

  • UA’s Enhancing Coastal Transportation Infrastructure Resilience to Compound Flood Impacts project, in close collaboration with the Alabama Department of Transportation and the City of Mobile, develop a multi-hazard probabilistic vulnerability assessment model for the Mobile Bay region. This model has a specific emphasis on maintaining accessibility to critical infrastructure during hurricanes and ensuring that emergency response and recovery operations can function effectively.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 257 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research provided analysis of the economic and fiscal impacts of Bellingrath Gardens’ payrolls and expenditures on Mobile County and the state of Alabama.

    • MONROE COUNTY

  • 32 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 24 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • UA proctored 23 State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producer and adjusters licenses for those in the county.

    • MONTGOMERY COUNTY

  • UA’s Department of Computer Science and the Crimson Defense Cyber Security Club hosted a Capture the Flag cyber security competition for high school students from Montgomery County at the Department of the Air Force Information Technology and Cyberpower conference.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 179 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research provided analysis of the economic and fiscal impacts of Jackson Hospital’s payrolls, expenditures and employment on the state of Alabama.

    • MORGAN COUNTY

  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 41 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • 267 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA proctored 200 State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producer and adjusters licenses for those in the county.

    • PERRY COUNTY

  • UA’s Mobile Digital Forensics Unit supported law enforcement by providing crucial digital forensics services.
  • UA’s College of Community Health Sciences ROVER (Regional Operated Vehicle for Education and Research, a mobile health care unit with exam rooms) operated in the county.
  • 24 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.

    • PICKENS COUNTY

  • A UA faculty physician in the College of Community Health Sciences provides obstetrics patient care each week in Carrollton.
  • Two Girl Scouts troops from the county worked with faculty, staff and students in UA’s Styslinger College of Engineering to complete the badges “Think Like an Engineer” and “STEM Career Exploration.”
  • UA’s Mobile Digital Forensics Unit supported law enforcement by providing crucial digital forensics services.

    • PIKE COUNTY

  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 19 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • 100 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • Students from Pike County participated in UA E-Day, an event providing the opportunity to learn more about majors and careers in engineering and computer science.

    • RANDOLPH COUNTY

  • UA’s Alabama Productivity Center Internship Program Projects and Professional Service Projects assistance resulted in five new jobs and provided $755,000 in client-reported investments in productivity and time and cost savings.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for five small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • UA proctored 30 State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producer and adjusters licenses for those in the county.

    • RUSSELL COUNTY

  • 119 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA proctored 163 State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producer and adjusters licenses for those in the county.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 18 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.

    • SHELBY COUNTY

  • A county teacher participated in RET: Engaging and Training Alabama STEM Teachers in Sensing Technologies, a seven-week summer professional development program for science and math teachers (grades 5 to 9). They engaged in hands-on research guided by faculty mentors from the Styslinger College of Engineering to help them learn about engineering and translate those experiences back to their classrooms.
  • UA proctored 374 State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producer and adjusters licenses for those in the county.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 139 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.

    • ST. CLAIR COUNTY

  • UA’s College of Community Health Sciences placed four third-year medical students in Pell City as part of their clinical training in service to the community.
  • UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research participated in the East Alabama STEM Design Studio providing individualized datasets for the county and worked with the East Alabama STEM Ecosystem on required business/industry/educator surveys.
  • UA’s Mobile Digital Forensics Unit supported law enforcement by providing crucial digital forensics services.

    • SUMTER COUNTY

  • UA’s College of Community Health Sciences ROVER (Regional Operated Vehicle for Education and Research, a mobile health care unit with exam rooms) operated in the county.
  • A county teacher participated in RET: Engaging and Training Alabama STEM Teachers in Sensing Technologies, a seven-week summer professional development program for science and math teachers (grades 5 to 9). They engaged in hands-on research guided by faculty mentors from the Styslinger College of Engineering to help them learn about engineering and translate those experiences back to their classrooms.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for six small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.

    • TALLADEGA COUNTY

  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 54 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • 169 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research participated in the East Alabama STEM Design Studio providing individualized datasets for the county and worked with the East Alabama STEM Ecosystem on required business/industry/educator surveys.

    • TALLAPOOSA COUNTY

  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 12 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • 74 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA proctored 34 State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producer and adjusters licenses for those in the county.

    • TUSCALOOSA COUNTY

  • In partnership with the Tuscaloosa City Schools, students in every PreK classroom were provided a free health screening by UA’s Capstone College of Nursing.
  • Five county students participated in the highly selective Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation program, a six-week summer program at UA which is supported by awards from the National Science Foundation and provides hands-on environmental research about upcycling plastic waste.
  • UA’s Mobile Digital Forensics Unit supported law enforcement by providing crucial digital forensics services.

    • WALKER COUNTY

  • UA’s Mobile Digital Forensics Unit supported law enforcement by providing crucial digital forensics services.
  • UA’s College of Community Health Sciences ROVER (Regional Operated Vehicle for Education and Research, a mobile health care unit with exam rooms) operated in the county.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for 17 small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.

    • WASHINGTON COUNTY

  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for four small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.
  • 28 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA proctored 15 State of Alabama Insurance Testing exams for insurance producer and adjusters licenses for those in the county.

    • WILCOX COUNTY

  • UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research participated in the county Career/Resource Fair.
  • 19 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for two small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.

    • WINSTON COUNTY

  • UA’s Center for Economic Development started a gateway enhancement project in partnership with the City of Haleyville for the southern access to the Bankhead National Forest including public information, wayfinding, branding and promotion of local tourism assets.
  • 64 individuals participated in UA’s CELL (Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning) certifications, conferences, trainings, or continuing education programs.
  • UA provided advising, training, and financing services for two small businesses in the county through initiatives sponsored by the Office for Research and Economic Development.