This week at The University of Alabama: Freshmen serve community at Ripple Effect 2013 – Week of Welcome continues through Aug. 29 – Math professor receives NSF grant – Book looks at Cold War’s impact on the South – Capstone College of Nursing awarded grant for collaborative approach – UA experts comment on student loan rates, drug issues in sports, impact of closing embassies on terrorism
UA freshmen wrap up Alabama and Outdoor Action projects – UA prof writes book on Cold War impact on the South – Doctoral student awarded grant for HIV/AIDS research – UA geography department reports rainfall data – Sorority recruitment continues
UA grad student wins NSF grant for HIV/AIDS research – UA honors students participate in Alabama and Outdoor Action – UA Early College allows high school students to earn college credit – Art prof exhibits paintings at Birmingham Public Library – UA involved in K-12 back-to-school rally – and more…
UA School of Law offers foreclosure legal assistance – Sorority recruitment under way – UA softball coach speaks to school counselors – UA grad student speaks at women’s summit
Martina Thomas, a doctoral student in The University of Alabama’s anthropology department, was awarded a $16,000 Dissertation Improvement Grant from the National Science Foundation for her work in determining the social factors that influence a person’s knowledge and behavior regarding HIV risk.
A new book by Dr. Kari Frederickson, a University of Alabama associate professor of history, explores how the Cold War changed the American South in ways that are just now being understood.
UA College of Arts and Sciences to partner with Habitat for Humanity in day of community service – UA experts comment on bankruptcy, green smoothies — and more…
The Bible says the prophet is not honored in his own country; The University of Alabama’s Hank Lazer could say the same thing is true about poets.
The board of advisers for The University of Alabama’s Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations has re-elected five members and added one new adviser, bringing the group to 23.
Students move in for pre-semester programs – More than 2,000 participate in UA’s fall sorority recruitment – UA experts comment on journalism education, potential of oil sands, Mobile mayoral race, Thomas Jefferson – and more…