Best in Engaged Scholarship to Be Recognized at UA

A Veterans Affairs program for people entering or returning to college after military service is among the exemplary projects that will be recognized Friday, April 20, at The University of Alabama Center for Community-Based Partnerships awards luncheon.

UA Student News for April 17, 2012

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. DEADLINES TO REMEMBER UA Day of Service volunteer registration, April 18 Purchase period for home-game football tickets for students who opted in, now through April 20 Applications for SGA director and standing committee positions, today, 5

UA in the News: April 17, 2012

UA to hold Day of Service as tornado anniversary nears – UA instructor collects, publishes storm reflections – UA Arboretum plant sale draws crowds – UA economists project growth – UA researchers seek to bring farmer-friendly research to market – and more …

Holt Students Experience ‘Winds of Change’ with Help from UA Students, Faculty

“Winds of Change,” a youth-led series of discussions addressing recovery priorities in Holt after the April 27, 2011, tornado, will be held from Wednesday, April 18, to Friday, April 20, at the Holt High School auditorium. Dr. Jeffrey G. Parker, associate professor of psychology at The University of Alabama, is spearheading the initiative.

UA in the News: April 14-16, 2012

Crimson Tide football team to visit White House – UA senior studies women’s use of technology – UA theatre and dance department presents ‘Chicago’ – Trent Richardson grants teen’s prom wish – Saban and Croyle address students on character – and more…

UA to Host Robot Programming Competition

More than 100 elementary and high-school students from across Alabama will be at The University of Alabama April 21 telling robots what to do and hoping their instructions are good enough to win the Alabama Robotics Competition.

UA Chemistry Professor Among First to Receive New SEC Award

Dr. David Dixon, professor and holder of the Robert Ramsay Chair of Chemistry at The University of Alabama, has been named a recipient of one of the first Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Awards.

UA Names Streiffer Dean of College of Community Health Sciences

Dr. Richard H. Streiffer, professor and past chairman of the department of family and community medicine at Tulane University Medical School in New Orleans, has been appointed dean of The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences, the Tuscaloosa branch campus of the UA School of Medicine.

Brazilian Psychologist to Hold Lecture at UA on Child Welfare System

Visiting international scholar Reginaldo Torres Alves Júnior will provide a firsthand look at the history of the child welfare system in Brazil during a lecture series April 18 in The University of Alabama’s Little Hall.

UA in the News: April 13, 2012

UA faculty member named to Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics post – UA English instructor collects, publishes April 27 survivor stories – Creative Campus teams for Habitat donation – and more …