UA Doctoral Student Named Fellow by International Organization
A University of Alabama engineering doctoral student was named a fellow by the International Road Federation.
Campus Impact
Director Named for UA’s New Center for Insurance Information
Dr. Lars Powell has been named as the inaugural director of the newly created Alabama Center for Insurance Information and Research at The University of Alabama.
UA Professor Developing Wearable Device to Track Diet
A University of Alabama researcher is the lead on a $1.8 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Health to test the practical accuracy of a wearable sensor in tracking diet.
UA Social Work to Help Fill Gap in Mental Health Care Workforce
The University of Alabama’s School of Social Work has received a $945,337 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to help service the state of Alabama’s shortage of behavioral health care professionals.
UA Campus Smoke-free Policy Takes Effect in New Year
As part of ensuring the health and well-being of our students, faculty, staff and visitors, The University of Alabama will become smoke-free effective Jan. 1, 2015.
Huryn Named Director of UA’s Center for Freshwater Studies
Dr. Alex Huryn, professor in The University of Alabama’s department of biological sciences, has been named director of the Center for Freshwater Studies in UA’s College of Arts and Sciences.
UA’s Sonic Frontiers Presents Transcontinental Concert
The University of Alabama’s Sonic Frontiers concert series presents its first transcontinental, telematic concert Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 8:30 p.m.
UA Hosts Second Year of Three-Minute Thesis Competition
Graduate students at The University of Alabama get a chance to show off their research and presentation skills in the second iteration of Three Minute Thesis, and this time the stakes are even higher.
UA to Host Medal of Honor Exhibit
The University of Alabama has been selected by the Saluting America Foundation as the nation’s first university to host the Medal of Honor Exhibit of Valor from Friday, Nov. 7, through Saturday, Dec. 1, in the Ferguson Center’s Grand Hall on campus.
Student Researchers Recognized at UA’s NanoBio Summit
Judges selected seven student presenters as winners for their research poster presentations given during a recent scientific forum on nanotechnology and biotechnology hosted by The University of Alabama.