UA Signs Cooperative Agreement with Ocean University China

University of Alabama students and students from one of China’s leading universities will have new opportunities to study at each other’s institutions under a cooperative agreement between UA and Ocean University China.

Mancini Selected as Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor at UA

Dr. Ernest A. Mancini, distinguished research professor of petroleum geology and stratigraphy at The University of Alabama, has been named the winner of the Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor Award for 2007.

UA Alum: Language Fluency, Cultural Awareness Provide Edge in Global Marketplace

German corporations have more than 2,500 subsidiaries and affiliations in the United States. More than 600,000 Americans are employed in these corporations, according to the University of Pennsylvania’s Lauder Institute. Advancement by employees in these companies, and many other global firms, often means traveling and working in international locations.

‘Baby Blues’ of a Different Shade

When you hear “baby blues,” chances are you think of the kind that hit after the baby is born – thanks to all the attention postpartum depression gets in the media and from celebrities like Brooke Shields.

Veterans Day Card from UA Students Being Signed at Ferguson Center

Students, faculty and staff at The University of Alabama are being invited to sign a large, poster-size Veterans Day greeting card to be presented to area veterans in commemoration of the November holiday.

Noted Scholar and Author to Speak at UA About Her Book on the Last Slave Ship to America

Dr. Sylviane Diouf, curator for the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York, will give two lectures on her award-winning research and writing at The University of Alabama on Nov. 12 and 13.

UA Adjunct Professor on Team Publishing Cosmic Ray Discovery in Science

Researchers believe they have confirmed the source of one of the Galaxy’s more puzzling phenomenons – high energy cosmic rays. An international team of scientists, including an adjunct professor at The University of Alabama, is publishing its recent findings in the Nov. 9 issue of the journal Science.

UA Study Shows Alcohol, Speed and Poor Weather are a Lethal Combination for Holiday Driving

Enemies of traffic safety remain alcohol, speed and poor weather conditions, according to a University of Alabama CARE Research & Development Laboratory study of the two most recent Thanksgiving holiday traffic patterns.

UA’s Lazer to Give Duffy Lecture at Notre Dame

Dr. Hank Lazer, professor of English and associate provost at The University of Alabama, will present the prestigious Duffy Lecture at The University of Notre Dame on Nov. 14.

Repertory Dance Theatre to Perform at UA

Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre, the pre-professional dance company of The University of Alabama, will perform Tuesday through Friday, Nov. 13-16, with festive dances choreographed by UA’s renowned dance faculty.