The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the 2013 recipients of the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching – the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards.
Dr. Maria Hernandez-Reif, professor of human development and family studies and director of the Pediatric Development Research Lab at The University of Alabama’s College of Human Environmental Sciences, has received the Ashley Montagu Award from the Canadian Touch Research Center.
A reception will be held Nov. 20 at The University of Alabama commemorating the 50th anniversary of the landmark 1964 U.S. Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health publication and honoring the memory of Dr. Luther Terry, an Alabamian who was the country’s Surgeon General at the time.
Dr. Jeff Gray, a University of Alabama associate professor of computer science, has been invited to serve on Code.org’s Education Advisory Council.
An assistant professor at The University of Alabama is seeking to identify the factors creating growing disparities in mental health care across the country.
Dr. Ajay K. Agrawal, professor and Robert F. Barfield Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Alabama, will receive the 2013 Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor Award Nov. 15 at the UA President’s Mansion.
Brazilian social work professor Marcelo Tavares is currently serving as a visiting scholar in The University Marcelo of Alabama School of Social Work.
Dr. Chunmiao Zheng, a professor of hydrogeology at The University of Alabama, will receive the 2013 M. King Hubbert Award from the National Ground Water Association for major science contributions to the knowledge of groundwater.
A University of Alabama engineering professor and recent engineering graduate received national recognition by the Society of Women Engineers.
Three University of Alabama students and two professors will publish a book chapter detailing their research in developing a smart phone application for children with autism.