UA Students Behind ‘Fearful Girl’ Project
Two UA students were behind a well-known statue’s temporary transformation into a statement on gun violence.
Capstone Agency Again Named Nation’s Top Student-Run Firm
UA’s Capstone Agency was awarded Best Campaign, Best Tactic and Best Student-Run Firm in the 2018 Public Relations Student Society of America Student-Run Firm Awards in Austin, Texas.
UA Announces 2018 Communication Hall of Fame Inductees
The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences will hold its biennial Communication Hall of Fame dinner Thursday, Oct. 4, in the North Zone at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The 2018 inductees are Jennings F. Bryant Jr., Rece Davis, Fred D. Gray and Houston and Voncile Pearce.
UA Awarded Grant to Study Communication in Intimate Partnerships
The National Science Foundation awarded three University of Alabama professors a grant of more than $300,000 to study the relationship between communication and physiological responses in intimate partnerships.
‘Thacker Mountain Radio Hour’ coming to Alabama Public Radio
“The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour,” a weekly literature and music program based in Oxford, Mississippi, has been picked up for broadcast on Alabama Public Radio beginning Saturday, Sept. 1.
APR Wins National Edward R. Murrow Award
Alabama Public Radio has been awarded a National Edward R. Murrow Award for best news series in small market radio.
UA Professor to Direct Episode of ‘Queen Sugar’
University of Alabama professor Dr. Rachel Raimist will direct an episode of the award-winning television show “Queen Sugar,” which will air fall 2018.
UA’s Alpine Living Wins SPJ National Mark of Excellence
University of Alabama student-produced magazine, Alpine Living, has been awarded a national Mark of Excellence Award from the Society of Professional Journalists in the category of Best Affiliated Website.
Plank Center Sponsors, Joins Study Spanning 80 Countries
The University of Alabama’s Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations will sponsor and participate in a study of the communication industry in North America, addressing topics such as “fake news,” leadership performance, personal stress of communication professionals and more.
APR Wins National Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
Alabama Public Radio is the 2018 winner of the national Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Radio for their investigative documentary “Help Wanted: Alabama’s Rural Health Care Crisis.”