UA’s Center for Public Television and Radio Wins Two Emmys

The University of Alabama-housed Center for Public Television and Radio won Southeast Regional Emmy Awards for its documentary on Paul “Bear” Bryant and its original short documentaries, “Alabama Detours.”

UA’s Plank Center Announces Educator Fellowship Class

The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at The University of Alabama has announced the fifth class for its Fellowship Program for Public Relations Educators.

UA Engineering Students Win Metal-Casting Contest

A team of University of Alabama engineering students won the 2014 Student Casting Competition for the Southeast organized by the American Foundry Society.This is the third time in four years UA students have won the AFS competition.

UA Engineering Professor Receives Oak Ridge Powe Grant

Dr. Lin Li, assistant professor of metallurgical and materials engineering at The University of Alabama, was one of 35 researchers selected to receive a nationally-competitive grant from Oak Ridge Associated Universities through the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards program.

UA Engineering Students Selected for NASA Scholarships

The Alabama Space Grant Consortium awarded seven undergraduate scholarships and one graduate fellowship to students at The University of Alabama.

UA, UAPD to Create Cybercrime Lab

The University of Alabama’s department of criminal Justice, in conjunction with The University of Alabama Police Department, recently received a $60,000 grant from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs to start a digital forensics crime lab at UA.

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This week at The University of Alabama: UA receives grant for cybercrime lab – High schoolers land summer jobs conducting materials science research – Science, math majors continue Noyce scholarships with STEM internships – Girls State meets at UA – Engineering prof patents process to improve carbon-capture – Student teams wins NASA robotic-mining competition – UA experts comment on proposed rules for cutting carbon emissions, creative activities to keep kids occupied – Business school reaches out with diversity initiative – College of Education’s summer enrichment program begins

UA Contingent Visits Greece to Further Ties With Aristotle University

When someone is truly confused by something, they might say “It’s all Greek to me,” but The University of Alabama Greece Initiative is just the opposite; it’s all about furthering understanding and collaboration between UA and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

UA Advertising Professor Emeritus Wins National Educator Award

Dr. Bruce Roche, professor emeritus in The University of Alabama’s department of advertising and public relations, recently received the inaugural Distinguished Advertising Educator Award from the American Advertising Federation at its annual meeting in Boca Raton, Fla.

UA’s Randall Research Program Recognizes 15 Budding Investigators

Fifteen University of Alabama undergraduate researchers received recognition through the Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program.