Colleges & Schools

U.S. Transportation Official to Speak at UA on Connected Vehicles

Kenneth M. Leonard, director of the U.S. Department of Transportation Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office, will discuss communication among vehicles, infrastructure and mobile computing in a seminar at The University of Alabama.

Leader in Transportation Research Joining UA

Leader in Transportation Research Joining UA

Dr. Shashi Nambisan, a civil engineer and leading expert in transportation and infrastructure systems, has been selected to lead transportation research efforts at The University of Alabama.

UA Couple Each Win Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Jim Knight, a professor emeritus of anthropology at The University of Alabama, and his wife Dr. Judith Knight, were each awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Southeastern Archaeological Conference for their decades of groundbreaking work in the field of archaeology in the South.

UA’s MBA Graduates Show Increase in Starting Salaries, Placement Rates

Graduates who completed MBAs from The University of Alabama in 2016 report starting salaries more than 8 percent higher than the previous year’s class.

UA Astronomy to Host Supermoon Viewing Event

UA Astronomy to Host Supermoon Viewing Event

The University of Alabama’s department of physics and astronomy will hold a public viewing of the “supermoon” that will be visible Nov. 14.

UA Speak Off Winners Announced

The Fall 2016 Speak Off Public Speaking Competition was held Nov. 1 in Morgan Auditorium. Students currently enrolled in COM 123, Public Speaking, had the opportunity to compete with the Informative speech they had prepared and delivered for class. Six students advanced to the finals and the following students won first through third places. Winning

Fashion For Life Features UA Student Designs

Fashion For Life Features UA Student Designs

The University of Alabama apparel design students will showcase their senior collections during the eighth annual Fashion for Life Nov. 20.

Why People are Bad

“There are so many ways to be bad. I’m exploring why people are bad — do they think they’re doing the right thing because they don’t know the right thing or are they really trying to hurt people? I’m studying not only what they do, but why they do it.”

UA constructing new performing arts academic center

UA Economic Research Center Receives National Honor

The Center for Business and Economic Research at The University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Commerce received national attention this week during the Association for University Business and Economic Research’s annual meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas.