UA Students, Faculty Facilitate Historic Bill

Students and faculty from The University of Alabama played a crucial role in Gov. Robert Bentley’s recent signing of the historic Scottsboro Boys Act at the Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center in Scottsboro.

UA Professor Receives Grant to Collect Data on Armed Conflicts

The National Science Foundation awarded a $236,000 grant to Dr. Douglas M. Gibler, professor of political science at The University of Alabama, to collect and code data about armed conflict between nations.

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This week at The University of Alabama: Interim classes range from wedding planning to glassblowing – University Fellows partner with community of Marion – Political scientist awarded NSF grant – Nursing students to study in Asia, Bolivia – Lunabotics team defends title – SummerTide Theatre

UA Engineering Students Prepare Vehicle for Competition

The University of Alabama Society of Automotive Engineers’ formula team, Crimson Racing, will return to the SAE competition at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. May 7-11.

UA-housed APR Wins National Sigma Delta Chi Award

Alabama Public Radio, housed at The University of Alabama, won a national award for its documentary “Winds of Change,” that covered the first anniversary of the April 2011 Tuscaloosa tornado.

NSF Selects UA Students, Alumna for Highly Competitive Fellowships

The National Science Foundation selected seven University of Alabama students and one alumna for its Graduate Research Fellowship Program from among more than 13,000 applicants.

UA Social Work Professor Tabbed for Autherine Lucy Foster Award

Dr. Cassandra “Cassie” Simon has been named the 2013 winner of the Autherine Lucy Foster Award, given annually by The University of Alabama Black Student Union and the Black Faculty and Staff Association.

UA Social Work Instructor to Provide Ethics Training for Mental Health Professionals

Joanne Terrell, an instructor in the The University of Alabama School of Social Work, will conduct a six-hour workshop focusing on values and ethical principles for mental health professionals.

UA Student Newspaper Wins National Mark of Excellence Award

A team of University of Alabama students has been named the winner of the Society of Professional Journalists’ national award for breaking news reporting by a large-circulation student newspaper.

UA Professor Expands Knowledge of Telemedicine

Telemedicine is a key component to providing specialty care in rural areas, said one University of Alabama professor. With the help of a grant, Dr. Lloyda Williamson had an opportunity to see how telemedicine programs work in other places.