UA PR Professor Wins Institute’s Pathfinder Award

Dr. Bruce Berger, the Reese Phifer Professor of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication and Information Sciences at The University of Alabama, will receive the Institute for Public Relations’ Pathfinder Award for career contributions to scholarly public relations research.

UA in the News: September 18, 2012

UA College of Education welcomes new dean – UA experts comment on political memorabilia, human genome – National champion softball team plans public celebration – Events – and more…

UA Student News for Sept. 18, 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 Application for Nonprofit Protégé Program, Sept. 21, 5 p.m., 346 Ferguson Center TODAY Crimson Outreach interest meeting, 5:30 p.m., 217 Bidgood Hall THIS WEEK’S DATES TO REMEMBER Hispanic Heritage Month General Interest and

UA Hosts Family Weekend, More Than 3,500 Expected to Attend

The University of Alabama is hosting Family Weekend, Friday-Sunday, Sept. 21-23, with more than 3,500 family members of UA students expected to visit campus.

UA-housed ADAP Co-Sponsors Forum Outlining New Standards’ Impact on Special Ed

Dr. Tommy Bice, Alabama’s State Superintendent of Education, will speak at a public forum on special education at the offices of United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham Monday, Sept. 24, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Scholar Visits UA to Speak on Tax Policy, Working Poor

Dr. Katherine Newman, renowned scholar and the James B. Knapp Dean of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, will visit The University of Alabama campus to speak about the impact of Alabama’s tax policy on the working poor.

UA School of Social Work Begins Fall Colloquium Series

The University of Alabama School of Social Work will open its 2012 Fall Colloquium Series Monday, Sept. 24, with guest lecturer Kimble Forrister.

UA RISE, Music Reps to Introduce Music Therapy Concepts to Russia

Educators from The University of Alabama’s RISE program and the UA School of Music will travel to St. Petersburg, Russia this month to work with children with disabilities and to develop a bilingual musical.

UA Celebrates Renovation at Rodgers Library

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the reopening of the renovated first floor of Rodgers Science and Engineering Library will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, on the first floor of Rodgers, part of The University of Alabama Libraries.

UA in the News: September 15-17, 2012

Record number enrolled at UA – UA campus master plan discussed – Society of Women Engineers hosts program for middle school girls – UA biologist, surgeon research new pain treatment – UA prof honored at White House – UA expert comments on community colleges – Bird watching trail to open – Events – and more…