UA Tech Transfer Associate Earns ‘Certified Licensing Professional’ Designation

Dr. Richard P. Swatloski, a licensing associate within The University of Alabama’s Office for Technology Transfer, has earned the Certified Licensing Professional credential.

‘Discovering Alabama’ Wins 2011 Emmy Awards

Discovering Alabama earned two Emmy Awards in the 2011 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ Southeast competition for the program “Discovering Alabama: Oil Spill.”

UA Student Wins $5,000 Scholarship for 3D Tornado Film

Xavier Burgin, a University of Alabama senior from Columbus, Miss., was awarded a $5,000 scholarship as winner of the inaugural 3D Movie Award at the Campus MovieFest International Grand Finale, held June 23-26 in Hollywood, Calif.

UA Student News for June 28, 2011

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. ANNOUNCEMENTS The University will be closed Monday, July 4 for the Independence Day holiday. UA will hold three commencement ceremonies Aug. 5 and 6 to award degrees to more than 4,000 graduates.The deadline for faculty, staff

UA Student Video Wins GoAbroad Innovation Award

A student video for The University of Alabama’s Capstone International Center has been named the winner of a GoAbroad Innovation Award.

UA Plans Three Commencement Ceremonies, Candlelight Remembrance for Aug. 5-6

The University of Alabama will hold three commencement ceremonies Aug. 5 and 6 to award degrees to more than 4,000 graduates. The ceremonies will include students who were scheduled to participate in both May and August commencement exercises.

Dean’s List Students Named for UA Spring Term

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A total of 7,006 students enrolled during the 2011 spring semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean’s List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the President’s List with an academic record of 4.0 (all As). The UA Dean’s and President’s List recognizes full-time undergraduate students.

An Uncommon Approach: Nobles, Commoners Grant Insights into Maya Kings

An Uncommon Approach: Nobles, Commoners Grant Insights into Maya Kings

If tomorrow’s archaeologists are inspired by an approach taken by Dr. Lisa LeCount, they might be tempted one day to learn about the long ago lives of Prince William and Kate Middleton by looking a bit further down the hierarchal chain.

NCBW Chair to Address Minority High-Schoolers in Accounting Awareness Program at UA

Dr. Faye E. Williams, national chair of the National Congress of Black Women, will be the lead speaker for the 2011 Accounting Career Awareness Program presented by the National Association of Black Accountants and the Center for the Advancement of Minority Accountants.

Sports Media Expert Named Reagan Chair for UA’s C&IS

Dr. Andrew Billings has been appointed the Ronald Reagan Endowed Chair in Broadcasting in the College of Communication and Information Sciences at The University of Alabama.