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 …

UA Students Receive Goldwater Scholarships

University of Alabama students continue to rank among the best in the country with three students chosen to receive prestigious Goldwater Scholarships and one student given an honorable mention.

UA-Based Media Outlets Win Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

Media stations housed in The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences have won seven regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association.

UA Engineering to Host Summer Programs for Students

The University of Alabama College of Engineering’s department of computer science will host a series of camps this summer for students interested in the field.

Center for the Book at UA Announces Winners of Letters About Literature

Students from across Alabama have won recognition from Letters About Literature, a national reading and writing program. The Alabama Center for the Book, based at The University of Alabama, sponsors the contest.

UA in the News: April 12, 2012

University of Alabama student interns for Supreme Court – Rick Bragg selected for Last Lecture award – Witt focused on recruiting – Students display talents – Cheerleaders compete internationally – and more …

UA Engineering Students to Compete in Aircraft Contest

The High Tide, a team of aerospace engineering students from The University of Alabama College of Engineering, will compete with its airplane in the AIAA Student Design/Build/Fly competition hosted by Cessna Aircraft and Raytheon in Wichita, Kan., April 13-15.