UA Law Alum to Join Advancement Team
Elizabeth Utsey Sadler will assume the position of assistant dean for advancement at The University of Alabama School of Law on July 5.
UA College of Engineering Names New Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Department Head
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently named Dr. Charles L. Karr as head of the department of aerospace engineering and mechanics.
Three UA Advertising / Marketing Teams Take Top Awards at National Competition
Three University of Alabama advertising competition teams recently took top awards at a national competition sponsored by the Direct Marketing Educational Foundation (DMEF) — part of the Direct Marketing Association.
Kuehn Named UA Law Professor and Clinics Director
Robert R. Kuehn has been named to The University of Alabama School of Law faculty as professor of law and director of clinical programs, effective July 1.
State’s Hispanics Probably Undercounted in Census
The recently released 2000 Census figures showed that 75,830 people in Alabama marked on their census forms that they are Hispanic. But that number is widely regarded as being too low, according to Annette Watters, manager of the Alabama State Data Center at the Center for Business and Economic Research at The University of Alabama.
UA Museum Dig Unearths Rare, 15th Century Native American Council House
A University of Alabama Museum of Natural History archaeological team has discovered the remains of a type of 15th-century Native American council house never before found in Alabama.
UA to Host ‘The Long Weekend’ Journalism Camp July 20-22
The Alabama Scholastic Press Association will host “The Long Weekend,” a three-day journalism camp at The University of Alabama, July 20-22.
UA Archaeologist to Reveal New Discoveries from the Ancient Civilization of Moundville
The University of Alabama’s Dr. Vernon James Knight, Jr. will reveal his latest findings from the ancient civilization of Moundville during a Saturday, June 30 meeting of the Alabama Archaeological Society at the Moundville Archaeological Park.
UA Partnering with NASA in National Space Center
The University of Alabama is partnering with NASA and five other universities in the National Space Science and Technology Center, a $22 million research facility that opened recently in Huntsville.
Donald F. Smith Chemistry Scholarship Established at UA
Long-time University of Alabama chemistry professor and educator Donald F. Smith has been honored with the establishment of a scholarship in his name.