2 UA Students Named Goldwater Scholars
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected two University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2016-2017.
2 UA Faculty Members Win NSF CAREER Awards
The National Science Foundation selected two University of Alabama professors, Dr. Alexey Volkov and Dr. Kimberly Genareau, for CAREER Awards for their research.
UA to Host Robotics Competition
Students from across Alabama, from third graders to seniors in high school, will be at The University of Alabama April 9 programming robots and hoping their instructions are good enough to win the Alabama Robotics Competition.
UA’s Capstone Leadership Academy Hosts Top High School Sophomores
One hundred outstanding high school sophomores who have shown an interest in leadership through service were selected to participate in the Capstone Leadership Academy at The University of Alabama.
UA Matters: Stages of Parent-Infant Attachment Bonds
The University of Alabama’s Dr. Mary Elizabeth Curtner-Smith discusses the importance of bonding between parents and infants.
UA Students at Crimson White, Alice Receive SPJ Regional Awards
Two periodicals produced entirely by students at The University of Alabama have garnered numerous awards in the annual Society of Professional Journalists Region 3 Mark of Excellence contest. The Crimson White newspaper and Alice magazine won first place in six categories and received six finalist awards in the competition. The contest honors the best in collegiate student journalism based on such criteria as enterprise, ingenuity, respect for audience and adherence to high journalistic standards, including the SPJ code of ethics.
Painter to Present UA Art Lecture at Dinah Washington Center
Acclaimed artist Phoebe Beasley will present a keynote lecture titled “Connecting Textured Roots and Routes” at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center Wednesday, April 13 at 5:30 p.m.
Anthropologist to Present UA Lecture on the Muslim Headscarf
Dr. Mayanthi Fernando, an anthropologist and ethnographer from the University of California at Santa Cruz, will present “Storytelling Against the Grain: Muslim Lives, French Myths, and the Power of Ethnography” Thursday, April 21 at 7 p.m. in room 205 of Gorgas Library on The University of Alabama campus.
UA Annual Lecture Series Celebrates Men in Nursing
New York nursing leader Timothy Shi presents “Just Nurse, Not Male Nurse” during UA’s Capstone College of Nursing annual Joe Burrage Memorial Lectureship on April 19.
UA’s Museum Expedition to Investigate Gulf State Park
The University of Alabama’s 38th annual Museum Expedition is heading to the Gulf Coast this summer in an effort to help archaeologists investigate the prehistoric occupation of the Gulf State Park area.