UA’s Tapping on the Mound Ceremony Caps Honors Week
The University of Alabama will recognize the achievement of outstanding students and faculty during Honors Week, April 4-8, culminating in the Tapping on the Mound ceremony on Honors Day.
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Graduate Students to Showcase Research at Education Symposium
More than 100 graduate students will present research papers and posters at the eighth annual Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling Graduate Research Symposium, Thursday, March 31 at The University of Alabama.
UA Social Work Alumnus to Deliver Speech at Honors Day
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — University of Alabama School of Social Work alumnus Dr. Barry Ackerson will deliver the school’s Honors Day Convocation on Friday, April 8, at UA. The convocation will be at the Bloom Hillel Student Center, 380 Ninth St., across from the Bryant Museum on the UA campus. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m.
Distinguished University Research Professor Honored with Burnum Award
Highly-regarded for his research and a devoted scholar, Dr. Arunava Gupta, Distinguished University Research Professor, is this year’s recipient of the Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award, one of the highest honors bestowed on professors at The University of Alabama.
UA Set to Host Chemical Engineering Conference, Car Contest
The University of Alabama will host the regional conference for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers on campus from March 31 to April 2. It will include a contest of small-scale cars fueled by chemical reactions.
UA’s Brewer-Porch Children’s Center Announces Restructuring Plan
Brewer-Porch Children’s Center, a specialized treatment center and an outreach unit of The University of Alabama, is implementing organizational and program changes following an in-depth review of its strengths, needs and resources.
UA Offers Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference
Some 500 undergraduate students at The University of Alabama will have an opportunity to highlight their research and creative projects during the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference on campus. The ninth annual conference, hosted by UA’s Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development, will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, in the Ferguson Student Center. All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend.
UA’s Culverhouse Announces 2016 Business Hall of Fame Inductees
The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce today announced six business professionals to be inducted into the Alabama Business Hall of Fame in 2016.
UA Anthropology Student Wins NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant
With the help of a $9,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, University of Alabama doctoral student Erik Porth and his dissertation adviser, Dr. John Blitz, are hoping to uncover some of the secrets of Moundville’s long ago decline.
UA Names Palan Dean of Culverhouse College of Commerce
Dr. Kay M. Palan, dean of Haworth College of Business at Western Michigan University, has been named dean of The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce.