And you thought Tuscaloosa, Ala., wasn’t an international travel destination. More than 1,000 fish carcasses from around the world – including China, Russia, Vietnam and Africa – are periodically arriving at The University of Alabama as part of a $3 million National Science Foundation-sponsored project scientists hope will ultimately reveal more about gene function in fish and, eventually, humans.
Dr. E. Eugene Marsh III has been named dean of The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences and associate dean of the UA School of Medicine.
The University of Alabama Parents Association donated $5,000 to the UA Hurricane Relief Scholarship Fund, established by UA to assist students who have been impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
The food drive competition between The University of Alabama and Auburn University ended Thursday, Nov. 17, with Auburn University collecting 99,678 lbs. and UA collecting 62,014 lbs.
To recognize students affected by Hurricane Katrina, The University of Alabama will host “Lagniappe Social: A Little Something Extra” on Monday, Nov. 21, from 3:30-5 p.m. at the press box of Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Dr. David Wolf has been named assistant vice president for campaigns at The University of Alabama. The newly created position in the Office of University Advancement will provide leadership and direction in the area of university-wide major gift campaign initiatives. Wolf currently serves as both director of university leadership gifts and director of athletic development at UA.
Gary Creek has been named assistant vice president for marketing and communications at The University of Alabama.
Dr. Guy Caldwell, associate professor of biological sciences at The University of Alabama, was named the state’s 2005 Professor of the Year today by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, known as CASE.
The holiday weeks, beginning with Thanksgiving, historically have been among the deadliest times to be on the road, and speed is a major factor according to a University of Alabama study.
As part of the Distinguished Lecture Series in Sport Management a group of sport conference commissioners were on campus to give a panel presentation for UA students, faculty and staff.