UA, Shanghai Normal University Begin Elementary Ed Partnership
The University of Alabama’s College of Education is strengthening its international ties through a collaborative effort with Shanghai Normal University Tianhua College in China.
UA Social Work Colloquium to Focus on Evidence-Based Practice
Dr. Bruce Thyer, professor and former dean at the Florida State University School of Social Work, will give a talk on “Evidence-Based Practice: Myths and Misconceptions,” at noon Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, in room 104 of Little Hall at The University of Alabama.
South African Professor to Speak at UA on Post-Apartheid Education System
The United States and South Africa face similar challenges in dealing with race, poverty and education, according to a South African researcher who’ll speak Thursday at The University of Alabama.
UA Doctoral Student Selected for Gerontological Social Work Award
Yugi Guo, a doctoral student in the School of Social Work at The University of Alabama, has been selected to receive the 2015 Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work Pre-Dissertation Initiative Award.
UA Social Work Seeks to Connect Hispanic Families with Resources
The annual Hispanic Heritage Colloquium at The University of Alabama’s School of Social Work is a celebration of culture, but it’s one with a new mission: to connect Hispanic families with resources and agencies.
UA Student, Veteran Seeks Participants for Combat Stress Study
Mike LaRocca, a doctoral student in the clinical psychology program at The University of Alabama, is seeking military veterans to participate in a survey-based study about how positive psychology may predict psychological distress among combat veterans.
UA to Host Panel on Cyber Security
Students and community members can learn how to protect themselves against cyber crimes, and what law enforcement agencies and private sector companies are doing to combat the growing problem, during a community panel Oct. 1 at The University of Alabama.
UA to Help Strengthen K-12 Special Education, Math Teachers
K-12 math and special education teachers in Tuscaloosa County and West Alabama will build stronger working relationships and teaching skills through a new research and service project at The University of Alabama.
Senior Bowl’s Savage, SEC’s Claybrook Headline Lecture Series at UA
Officials from the Southeastern Conference, Turner Sports, the Phoenix Suns and Atlanta Falcons are among nearly two dozen speakers slated to participate in a new lecture series at The University of Alabama.
UA Social Work Professor Selected to Receive Distinguished Young Alumni Award From Florida State
Dr. David L. Albright, associate professor in The University of Alabama School of Social Work, has been selected to receive the Florida State University College of Social Work 2015 Distinguished Young Alumni Award.