UA In the News — April 19

Feral cat population — Preparing for A-Day — Earth Day at Moundville Archaeological Park — and more.

UA Presentation Seeks to Raise Awareness About Mental Health Crisis in Jails

UA Presentation Seeks to Raise Awareness About Mental Health Crisis in Jails

The University of Alabama’s Dr. Marisa Giggie hopes to bring attention to the mental health crisis in jails and prisons during a presentation and panel discussion April 25.

UA In the News — April 18

UA Museums and biodiversity — Promoting the sciences and mathematics — The importance of soil — and more.

UA’s Naidoo Elected President of ALSC

UA’s Naidoo Elected President of ALSC

Dr. Jamie Naidoo has been elected president of the Association for Library Service to Children.

Former U.S. Attorney Named UA Distinguished Visiting Lecturer in Law

Former U.S. Attorney Named UA Distinguished Visiting Lecturer in Law

The University of Alabama School of Law has announced that former U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance will join the law school as a Distinguished Visiting Lecturer in Law in August.

UA In the News — April 15-17

UA students rework a toy car for a special-needs child; “A Chorus Line” caps UA stage experiences — Student composers present their own works — and more.

UA Graduates Win 15 Fulbright Awards for 2017-2018

UA Graduates Win 15 Fulbright Awards for 2017-2018

For the 2017–2018 competition period, 14 University of Alabama students have been selected for Fulbright Awards. This year’s total sets a record number of awardees for UA in the international exchange program.

UA Grad Students Win Research Travel Awards at Symposium

UA Grad Students Win Research Travel Awards at Symposium

Five graduate students representing three colleges at The University of Alabama were honored recently for the top research papers and posters at the Educational Studies Graduate Research Symposium.

UA Museums’ Bioblitz Encourages Exploration of Nature

UA Museums’ Bioblitz Encourages Exploration of Nature

Several University of Alabama museums are celebrating Earth Day with a Bioblitz Saturday, April 22.

Dr. Victoria Gallagher

Communications Professor to Speak at UA’s Hidden Humanities Lecture

Dr. Victoria Gallagher, a professor in the department of communication at North Carolina State University, will present “The Paradoxes, Perils, and Promises of the Humanities in the 21st Century” Thursday, April 20, at 7 p.m. in room 205 of Gorgas Library on The University of Alabama campus.