Champions for Change: Leadership Academy

Champions for Change: Leadership Academy

On June 10, 2013, The University of Alabama and the UA College of Education co-hosted a daylong, interactive conference for selected high school students from Alabama.  The conference focused on the role the students can play in their schools and communities now and in the years to come.  Speakers included Dr. Kelvin Croom, a UA

UA’s College of Arts and Sciences Names New Associate Deans

Two University of Alabama faculty members have been appointed associate deans in The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences.

UA Archaeologists Unearth Tuscaloosa’s Early History

University of Alabama archaeologists are getting a glimpse of what life in Tuscaloosa might have been like more than 180 years ago. From bottles and porcelain pieces to soil and flotation samples taken from privies, or outhouses, the analysts are discovering many “stories” of Tuscaloosa’s past.

UA’s Plank Center Names 2013 Mentoring Honorees

The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at The University of Alabama has unveiled its six honorees for the 2013 Milestones in Mentoring Awards.

No Mountain Too Low

No Mountain Too Low

Global earthquakes help a University of Alabama geologist image a mostly ice-buried mountain range in Antarctica.

Suzanne Prevost Named Dean of UA College of Nursing

Dr. Suzanne S. Prevost has been named the dean of The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing, succeeding Dr. Sara Barger, who is stepping down in August.

UA Physician Offers Tips on Sun Safety

The long, lazy days of summer are finally here, and while it’s the perfect time to have some fun in the sun, one University of Alabama professor stressed the importance of being smart while enjoying those golden rays.

UA Engineering Student Selected for Eisenhower Fellowship

The Federal Highway Administration recently awarded an Eisenhower Grant for Research Fellowship to Owen Killeen, a University of Alabama senior in civil engineering, as part of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program.

UA Preview

This week at The University of Alabama: Two UA students head to Germany to meet Nobel Prize winners – Professor takes play to New York, Havana – Students living in foster care attend college prep program at UA – UA expert offers advice on preparing for kindergarten – Camps and activities

UA’s REACH Hosts High-School Students for Pre-College Program

A select group of high-school students who are living in foster care, have been emancipated recently or are wards of the state will have the opportunity to participate in a pre-collegiate summer program at The University of Alabama through the nsoro Foundation of Atlanta.