UA Professor’s Book Makes Best-Seller List
A “best seller” designation wasn’t on Dr. Wayne Urban’s radar until his book made the American Educational Research Association’s Sense Publishers Top 12 Best Selling Book List for 2012.
UA Senior Earns Lucy Foster Award; Nominated for ‘Do Something Awards’
University of Alabama senior social work major Adrienne McCollum recently received the 2012 Autherine Lucy Foster Award, given annually by the UA Black Student Union and Black Faculty and Staff Association
Media Advisory: UA’s Spring Commencement Exercises
The University of Alabama will hold spring commencement exercises May 4 and 5. Feature story ideas include graduates who have overcome adversity and the story behind the ceremonial mace.
UA Partners with Tuskegee in Developing Nanoscience Curriculum for Black Belt Middle-Schoolers
Faculty and staff from The University of Alabama will test nanoscience modules with middle-school teachers from the Black Belt Friday at the McWane Center in Birmingham.
Brazilian Psychologist to Hold Lecture at UA on Child Welfare System
Visiting international scholar Reginaldo Torres Alves Júnior will provide a firsthand look at the history of the child welfare system in Brazil during a lecture series April 18 in The University of Alabama’s Little Hall.
UA Social Work Alumna to Deliver Honors Day Speech at Lloyd Hall
The University of Alabama School of Social Work will welcome back one of its distinguished alumni to deliver the school’s honors day speech Friday at Little Hall.
UA Criminal Justice Professor Recognized with Buford Peace Award
Dr. Bronwen Lichtenstein, associate professor and graduate director in the department of criminal justice at The University of Alabama, has been selected the winner of the 2012 Lahoma Adams Buford Peace Award.
UA Social Work Instructor to Hold Workshop in Tuskegee
In observance of Social Work Month, University of Alabama instructor Joanne Terrell will conduct a six-hour workshop focusing on values and ethical principles for social workers. The workshop will be held March 23 in Building 90 at the Veteran’s Assistance Medical Center in Tuskegee.