Snail Believed Extinct Found in Cahaba by UA Graduate Student

A freshwater snail declared extinct in 2000 was recently rediscovered in the Cahaba River by a University of Alabama graduate student.

Haskew Named Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering

The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently named Dr. Timothy Haskew as head of the department of electrical and computer engineering.

UA Social Work Professor’s Article Lauded

A recent article by Dr. David Pollio, a faculty member in The University of Alabama School of Social Work, has been chosen by an academic journal as its “best quantitative empirical article of 2011.”

Summer Graduates Announced at UA

The University of Alabama will award some 1,599 degrees during summer commencement Saturday, Aug. 4, on campus.

‘Squash the Heat’ Event to be Held at UA Farmers Market

The University of Alabama Homegrown Farmers Market invites Tuscaloosa residents to the “Squash the Heat” themed market on Thursday, Aug. 2, from 3-6 p.m. on the lawn of Canterbury Episcopal Church.

UA’s Plank Center Recognizes Public Relations Mentors

The University of Alabama’s Plank Center has announced its 2012 Honoring Milestones in Mentoring Awards honorees.

UA To Hold Summer Commencement Ceremony Aug. 4

The University of Alabama will hold its summer commencement ceremonies Aug. 4 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.

Media Advisory: UA’s Summer Commencement Exercise

The University of Alabama will hold its summer commencement exercise Aug. 4.

UA Engineering Students in Finals of National Design Contest

A team of engineering students from The University of Alabama College of Engineering is among the top 12 finalists in the Texas Instruments Analog Design Contest.

Living on the (Botanical) Edge

Living on the (Botanical) Edge

John Clark doesn’t seem like a violent man. Yet, a group once wondered aloud whether he was one of those “foreigners who kills people and puts them in boiling water and extracts their fat to cook with.”