Honors Week Recognizes Top Scholars, Leaders at UA

The University of Alabama will recognize the achievement of outstanding students and faculty during Honors Week activities on campus April 3-8.

UA in the News: March 26-28, 2011

UA researchers help make hydrogen fuel more attractive for cars – Research aids rural health – ‘Sleep out on the Quad’ fights hunger, homelessness – Faculty comment on job growth, views on science and faith – UA events – and more…

Storing Captured Carbon

Storing Captured Carbon

Three research projects, funded with nearly $13 million, involve University of Alabama scientists studying the feasibility of pumping carbon dioxide into the ground as an alternative to releasing the greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.

Midkiff Receives UA Engineering’s Hackney Leadership Award

The University of Alabama College of Engineering announced Dr. K. Clark Midkiff Jr., professor and director of UA’s Center for Advanced Vehicle Technology, as the 2011 T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership award recipient.

McGaha Awarded UA Engineering Outstanding Alumni Volunteer Award

The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently awarded J. Ray McGaha with the 2011 Outstanding Alumni Volunteer Award.

UA Honors Five Distinguished Engineering Fellows

The University of Alabama College of Engineering honored five alumni of the College by inducting them into its class of 2011 Distinguished Engineering Fellows.

UA in the News: March 25, 2011

UA wins third straight wheelchair basketball national championship – UA participates in second Druid City Arts Festival – UA athletic department welcomes visitors from Japan – Faculty experts comment on BP blowout preventer, earthquakes in Alabama – and more…

Retired BB&T Chief to Deliver Smith Ethics Lecture at UA

John A. Allison, retired chairman and chief executive officer of BB&T Corp., the 10th largest financial services holding company headquartered in the U.S., will deliver the 2011 J. Craig Smith Business Ethics Lecture at The University of Alabama Tuesday, April 12.

UA Community Service Center to Sponsor ‘Sleep Out on the Quad’

The University of Alabama Community Service Center will hold its annual “Sleep Out on the Quad” Wednesday, March 30.

UA in the News: March 24, 2011

UA engineering professor comments on flawed blowout preventer – UA team has alternate fuel breakthrough – Brown named new alumni affairs director – UA robotics team does well in hardware competition – Crossing Points students take part in mock interviews – and more…