Campus & Community

UA Sets Record with 10 Students Named to USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Team

A record 10 University of Alabama students have been named to USA Today’s 2010 All-USA College Academic Team. Once again, UA led the nation with the most students on the team, and set a record for the most students any university has ever placed on the team in a single year. UA students Alan Blinder, Connor Johnson, Kendra Key, Dana Lewis, Joy Driver Aldridge, Richard Cockrum, Susan DeLeon, Amy Frees, Kalen Berry and Rebecca Long were named to the team.

UA Biology Professors Receive NSF Grant to Research Oil Spill

Two University of Alabama professors have received a National Science Foundation Rapid Response Research grant to research environmental clean-up solutions for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

UA Senior Heads for China on a Fulbright Scholarship

Jessica Hetherington, a University of Alabama senior, is headed for China on a Fulbright Scholarship, fulfilling a dream she had at age 17.

UA Awarded $1.5 Million from Howard Hughes Medical Institute to Develop New Ways of Teaching Science

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute will award $1.5 million to The University of Alabama to launch four distinct initiatives designed to teach and inspire the nation’s next-generation of scientists.

UA Student News for May 4, 2010

DATES TO REMEMBER May 7 WVUA-FM benefit, Mellow Mushroom, 9 p.m. May 8 Commencement, Coleman Coliseum, 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. May 8-9 The Tuscaloosa Regional Air Show, Tuscaloosa Regional Airport, 9 a.m. ANNOUNCEMENTS Census enumerators are going door to door this week. The questions and answers are expected to take about 5 minutes. If

UA’s Moundville Celebration Marks Reopening of Museum

Living history and craft demonstrations, music, dance, children’s activities and crafts will help visitors celebrate the reopening of Jones Archaeological Museum at Moundville Archaeological Park.

Longtime UA Administrator and Advocate Mary Jolley to Receive Honorary Degree at UA’s Spring Commencement Ceremonies May 8

Dr. Mary Jolley, long-time University of Alabama administrator and advocate, will receive an honorary degree during UA’s spring commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 8 at Coleman Coliseum.

UA Student News for April 27, 2010

DATES TO REMEMBER April 27 Documenting Justice film screening, Bama Theatre, 7 p.m. April 27-30 Opt-in for purchasing student football tickets for the 2010 season BFA juried exhibition, Harrison Galleries, 2315 University Blvd., 5-8 p.m. April 28 Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, Student Recreation Center, 6:30 p.m. April 28-30 Maria Muller thesis exhibition, Ferguson

UA Student News for April 20, 2010

DATES TO REMEMBER April 20 Crimson Culture Week, continues through April 24 Take Back the Night march and rally, Crimson Promenade, 6 p.m. April 21 Student Government Association director applications due, 5 p.m. April 22 Alabama Forensic Council open auditions, 226 Reese Phifer Hall, 1:30-5 p.m. Sigma Delta Tau event, Five Guys, 5-9 p.m. April

UA Student News for April 13, 2010

DATES TO REMEMBER April 16 Deadline for mailing back 2010 census forms Day of Silence iPad learning session, Apple Campus Store, 9:15 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. “Oh Horrors! It’s Murder!” 126 H.M. Comer Hall, 7 p.m. April 17 A-Day concert, corner of University Boulevard and Stadium Drive, 11 a.m. A-Day game, Bryant-Denny Stadium, 2 p.m.