UA Students Highlight Research, Creativity during Annual Conference  

UA Students Highlight Research, Creativity during Annual Conference  

More than 500 undergraduate students at The University of Alabama are highlighting their research and creative projects during the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference March 29-30.

Where Friends are Waiting: International Spouse Group

Where Friends are Waiting: International Spouse Group

“We share our lives.” That’s how members describe the purpose and function of UA’s International Spouse Group. Sharing can mean celebrating broad cultural topics such as holidays, or mundane things like how to get the better deals for the car insurance. Members practice English, have potlucks with food from their countries, and help each other

UA In the News — March 21

A five-minute warmup — Religion scholar to speak — UA official involved in playground fund-raiser — and more.

A graphic that reads "Faculty Research Day, Celebrating Excellence."

Ceremony to Celebrate Research by UA Faculty Rescheduled

Members of The University of Alabama faculty will be honored for their research contributions at the upcoming Faculty Research Day.

Phylogeneticist to Discuss Microscopic Organisms in UA’s ALLELE Series

Dr. Casey Dunn, an associate professor at Brown University and a pioneer in the study of the tree of life, or phylogenetics, will give the next installment of the Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution, or ALLELE, series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30, in the North Lawn Hall Auditorium on The University of Alabama campus.

UA’s CCHS Hosts Brussels Sprout Challenge at Heart Walk

UA’s CCHS Hosts Brussels Sprout Challenge at Heart Walk

The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences will once again be hosting the Brussels Sprout Challenge during the American Heart Association West Alabama Heart Walk Saturday, March 25.

UA Hosts History Conference on Connections Between South and Latin America

The University of Alabama’s history department is hosting a daylong conference Monday, March 27, that will highlight the transnational connections between the U.S. South and Latin America in the 19th century. The conference is titled “Dreams of Dominion: The U.S. South and Latin America.”

Social Ethicist and Scholar of Religions to Deliver 2017 Realizing the Dream Lecture

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Dr. Jonathan L. Walton, a social ethicist and scholar of religions, has been selected as the 2017 Realizing the Dream distinguished lecturer. He will give his Realizing the Dream lecture at 7 p.m. March 23 in the Embassy Suites Ballroom. It’s free and open to the public.

UA Announces 2017 Premier Awards

The University of Alabama Division of Student Life has announced the recipients of the 2017 Premier Awards – the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service.
The 2017 UA Premier Award recipients will be recognized at a dinner Thursday, March 23, as well as during Honors Week.

UA In the News — March 12-20

UA students offer a valuable civics lesson to kids in high school — Moundville Archaeological Park named top destination — UA student raises money for diabetic alert dog — and more.