Pam Doyle Tran Named Assistant Dean for UA College of Communication and Information Sciences

Dr. Pamela Doyle Tran has been named assistant dean for undergraduate studies at The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences.

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week Events Set at UA

The University of Alabama will join with hundreds of other campuses around the country during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week Feb. 26-March 2 to raise awareness about the multiple factors — including genetics and sociocultural pressures — that influence the development of eating disordered behaviors and negative body image.

UA Lab Expands e-Citation Throughout State

The University of Alabama’s CARE Research & Development Laboratory is expanding its electronic ticketing system, known as e-Citation. This latest expansion includes deployment to all Alabama’s state troopers.

Publishing Company Chief to Deliver Keynote Address at UA’s Entrepreneurship Awards Banquet

F. Michael Reilly, president and chief executive officer of Randall-Reilly Publishing Co., will deliver the keynote address at a reception and award dinner Thursday, March 1, celebrating The University of Alabama’s Entrepreneurship Program’s Top 20 national ranking in Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Education.

Four Students Named to USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Team

Four students from The University of Alabama have been named to the 2007 USA Today All-USA College Academic Team.

‘Grate’ American Sleep-Out to be Held on UA Quad During Hunger and Homelessness Week

Events for Hunger and Homelessness Week Feb. 19-23 at The University of Alabama will be part of an educational campaign striving to inform the public about the harsh reality faced by the 800,000 homeless people in America today.

Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame to Hold 2007 Ceremony

The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame will induct seven individuals and honor four corporations/institutions during a Feb. 24 ceremony at the Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa in Birmingham.

UA Students Help Inspire Creativity at MLK Elementary

Fourth grade students at Tuscaloosa’s Martin Luther King Elementary school will use dance, fashion and hip hop music to spark creativity during the Creative Writing Project held by student volunteers from The University of Alabama on Friday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. at the school.

2007 McNair Scholars Named at UA

The University of Alabama has named a select group of students who will be McNair Scholars for 2007.

Eclectic Mix of Dance to be Performed at UA’s Repertory Dance Theatre Concert

University of Alabama department of theatre and dance faculty choreographers created an eclectic program mixing a variety of dance and music styles in the Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre Spring Concert 2007, Feb. 21-24 in the Morgan Auditorium in the UA Theatre District.