‘The Help’ Actor to Speak to UA Film Students

Brian Kerwin, who has appeared in near-countless Hollywood films and television shows, will guest lecture March 14 in a University of Alabama telecommunication and film class.

Gupta Named UA Distinguished Research Professor

The University of Alabama’s Board of Trustees has named Dr. Arunava Gupta, a professor of chemistry and chemical and biological engineering at UA, a Distinguished University Research Professor.

UA Graduate Programs Ranked Among U.S. News ‘Best Graduate Schools’

The University of Alabama School of Law is ranked 21st in the nation, and the UA School of Library and Information Studies is ranked 18th, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2014 edition of its annual “Best Graduate Schools” publication. UA’s Master of Business Administration program comes in at 58th among all MBA programs.

Fairhope Student Elected UA SGA President

Jimmy Taylor, a Fairhope junior majoring in finance in the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, was elected president of The University of Alabama Student Government Association for the 2013-2014 term.

UA in the News: March 12, 2013

U.S. News ranks UA Law School No. 21 – UA hosts state technology conference – UA researchers receive grant to study obesity in the Black Belt – Criminal justice expert comments on mass shooter case – Center for Gifted Education director to speak at UA – Office of Disability Services meets students’ needs – Student choreographers prepare for Dance Alabama! show – and more…

UA, VA Partner to Meet Needs of Rural Veterans

The University of Alabama and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have partnered together to create a trained workforce capable of meeting the medical and mental health needs of veterans in rural communities.

UA Engineering Theater Group Presents ‘All the Great Books Abridged’

The University of Alabama’s College of Engineering Does Amateur Radical Theater, or COE Does ART, will parody classic literature in its production of “Engineers Present: All the Great Books Abridged.”

UA Student News for March 12, 2013

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 Ferguson bike-rack changes, March 13, 5 p.m. Registration and submission of project abstracts for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference, March 22 TODAY SGA elections, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. First Generation Scholars’ Week event:

Sports: The Common Language

Sports: The Common Language

A leader in sports, athletically, The University of Alabama launches a sports communication research program.

UA Social Work Grad Student to Present Research in Brazil

Later this week, a University of Alabama social work graduate student will fly to Sao Paulo, Brazil, where she’ll present research on health-care access for women in rural Haiti at an international conference.