All university offices closed for Labor Day holiday. AU College of Veterinary Medicine hosts third annual Sports Medicine Program continuing education conference, featuring experts on injuries, diseases, nutritional factors and physiological functions of sporting and working dogs and horses. Thursday, Sept. 21, Fall quarter classes start at AU, which begins its 140th year.
Many graduates compare earning of doctoral degree to reaching top of Mount Everest.
But it will be one more item on lengthy list of accomplishments for Becky Adcock, who has limited use of her arms because of spinal cord injury. AU scientists assisting in collaborative effort to study and protect endangered species, including two rare plants and a bird that live in Alabama's coastal bogs. The printed version will be distributed soon. Other links include general information about the university, specific information about schools and colleges and the AU-based Agricultural Weather Information Service.