Mal Moore, Longtime UA Athletics Director and Former Football Coach, Dies

Mal M. Moore, Director of Athletics at The University of Alabama, died on Saturday at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. Moore had been hospitalized for approximately three weeks due to a pulmonary condition.

Clam Shells Reveal Evidence of Ancient, Climate-Induced Downfall, UA Researchers Say

Analyses of clam shells used in ancient funeral ceremonies offer additional evidence as to how climate change may have contributed to the gradual collapse of an early South-American civilization, according to University of Alabama scientists.

UA in the News: March 22, 2013

Bill Battle named UA athletics director – Coaches, colleagues recall Mal Moore’s career – Dr. Lena Prewitt talks about her experience as UA’s first African-American business professor – Tennessee high school student learns Japanese through UA – UA law prof comments on Alabama bill that would allow displays of historic documents like the Ten Commandments

UA’s Arty Party to Benefit Creative Writing Program

A fundraising event, “Writing On The River,” will focus on the creative writing program in The University of Alabama’s department of English and will be held April 5 at 6 p.m. at The Pavilion at Cypress Inn on the Black Warrior River.

Capstone Leadership Academy Brings Talented High School Students to UA

A select group of high school sophomores invited from across the state attended the sixth annual Capstone Leadership Academy at The University of Alabama on Thursday and Friday, March 14-15.

UA Student Selected as 2013 Newman Civic Fellow

University of Alabama student Koushik Kasanagottu has been named as a 2013 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a national coalition of college and university presidents who are committed to fulfilling the public purposes of higher education.

UA’s C&IS to Award Dean’s Medal to Retired ABC News’ Cochran

The College of Communication and Information Sciences will honor alumnus and former ABC News correspondent John Cochran with its Dean’s Medal.

UA in the News: March 21, 2013

Mal Moore steps down as UA athletics director – UA president to recommend hiring Bill Battle as new AD – UA School of Law ranked 21st nationally – UA researcher compiles survey of Alabama fossils – UA expert comments on trademark law – Elliot Jackson Jones Scholarship awarded – ESPN host speaks on campus – and more…

Luncheon to Honor Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars at UA

A luncheon honoring The University of Alabama’s 2012-2013 Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars will be at noon Tuesday, April 2, in Smith Hall on the UA campus.

UA’s Natural History Museum Offers Summer Fun

Middle and high-school students will have an opportunity to help scientists uncover the mysteries of Alabama’s early life forms during the The University of Alabama’s Museum of Natural History’s 35th annual Museum Expedition.