UA in the News: April 13-15, 2013

Crimson Tide football team visits the White House – Mal Moore receives posthumous honor – Sarah Patterson named Citizen of the Year – UA psychologists use grant to help people with pain – Relay for Life raises $49,000 – UA expert comments on Southern culture – Veteran and Military Affairs hosts Purple Up! Day – Theatre department presents ‘Show Boat’ – Events – and more…

UA Hosts Statewide High School Finance Competition

The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences department of consumer sciences will welcome 19 Alabama high schools April 23 as it hosts the third annual Alabama Personal Finance Challenge.

UA Preview

This week at The University of Alabama: More than 550 students present at research and creative activity conference – UA named to community service honor roll – Greek community to award grants – Students receive Goldwater Scholarships – Engineering teams compete – Spring faculty/staff meeting – Dinoff lecture – T-Time fashion show

Literary Darwinism Topic of ALLELE Lecture at UA

Dr. Joseph Carroll, a leading scholar on the connection between social science and literary study, will visit The University of Alabama to give the lecture “The Historical Position of Literary Darwinism” April 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Building auditorium.

Nobel Laureate, Chemistry Researcher to Lecture at UA

Dr. Robert H. Grubbs, the 2005 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, will visit The University of Alabama to lecture on his ground-breaking research in the area of organic synthesis.

Artist and Long-time UA Professor Emeritus Alvin Sella Dies

Artist and Long-time UA Professor Emeritus Alvin Sella Dies

Professor Emeritus Alvin “Al” Sella, acclaimed artist and long-time faculty member in the department of art and art history at The University of Alabama, died April 8 at Hospice of West Alabama.

UA’s First Black Warrior Film Festival to Host Films, Speakers

The Black Warrior Film Festival will be a free all-day event held at The University of Alabama’s Reese Phifer Hall Saturday, April 13.

UA in the News: April 10, 2013

UA students plan Relay For Life event – Fraternity, sorority host philanthropy cookout – UA table tennis team goes to national championship – UA theatre department presents ‘Show Boat’ – Author to discuss Emancipation Proclamation – MFA students offer workshops for high school students – UA expert comments on best ways to use tax refunds

UA in the News: April 9, 2013

Top UA grad students honored with awards – UA theatre department to present ‘Show Boat’ in Mobile – ‘Seinfeld’ director to sign books at UA – African-American alumni return to campus – UA expert comments on Gov. Bentley’s possible challengers – UA graduation rates increase – Chinese student shares culture with school children – and more…

UA in the News: April 6-8, 2013

Bloomberg Businessweek ranks UA business school 29th – Barrett Jones named McWhorter Scholar-Athlete – UA celebrates Honors Day – UA researchers receive grant to study chronic pain management – Student teaches Zumba in schools – Pulitzer Prize winner speaks at UA – UA students win awards for interior design – UA remembers Coach Mal Moore – UA experts comment on faculty unions, corruption among politicians, high school students’ campaign for a new school – and more…