UA Media Advisory: UA’s Spring Commencement Exercises

UA’s Spring Commencement Exercises

UA Sarah Moody Gallery of Art Hosts Bachlor of Fine Arts Exhibit

The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art on The University of Alabama campus will feature the works of current students in the “2006 Bachelor of Arts Exhibition.”

VIDEO NEWS RELEASE: Denny Society Induction Ceremony

The Denny Society is composed of individuals who have chosen to take the visionary step of making provisions for the continued progress of The University of Alabama beyond the times that they themselves will witness.

UA Professor Receives Culture and Education Award from AlabamaGermany Partnership

Dr. Thomas Fox, a professor in the department of modern languages and classics at The University of Alabama, recently received the Culture and Education Award from the AlabamaGermany Partnership.

Pipeline to Potential Parkinson’s Breakthrough Runs Through UA Lab

There’s an almost audible buzz emitting from a basement level laboratory in The University of Alabama’s Biology Building. The five graduate and 10 undergraduate students who work there, alongside Drs. Guy and Kim Caldwell, UA biology professors, are pumped. So too are their aforementioned faculty mentors.

Coca-Cola Makes $1 Million Scholarship Donation to UA

The Coca-Cola Foundation has recently made a scholarship donation of $1 million to The University of Alabama’s “Our Students. Our Future.” campaign. The grant is an extension of the Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship program and the University will be the program’s first public institution partner.

UA Blackburn Institute Names New Fellows

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama Blackburn Institute has announced its 2006-2007 student fellows. The Blackburn Institute was founded in 1995 through the UA division of student affairs and named for Dr. John L. Blackburn, a well-known campus leader and former dean of students. The purpose of the Institute is to create a network

Rising Oil Pinches Pockets, Signifies Boon for UA Grads in Petroleum-Based Field

Paying nearly $3 per gallon of gas is not something Jamal Obid enjoys, but this University of Alabama student also knows the price spike plays a role in the legendary boon to bust swings of the oil industry. And that swing is headed in the best direction for those who, like Obid, are poised to graduate and enter their chosen profession…oil exploration.

UA Department of Communicative Disorders to Host Open House

The University of Alabama department of communicative disorders will hold an open house Thursday, May 11, from 4 to 7 p.m. to commemorate its first anniversary at its current location at 700 University Blvd., East, the old Capstone Medical Center building.

UA College of Commerce Administrator Receives National Government Accounting Award

Dr. Robert W. Ingram, Ross-Culverhouse Endowed Chair of Accountancy and senior associate dean of The Culverhouse College of Commerce at The University of Alabama, has been selected to receive the 2006 Cornelius E. Tierney/Ernst & Young Research award presented by the Association of Government Accountants.