UA in the News: Dec. 12, 2014

Harper Lee, Rick Bragg among Alabama Writers Hall of Fame Class

Winter 2014 Graduates Announced at UA

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama will award some 2,109 degrees during winter commencement Saturday, Dec. 13, on campus. With this graduating class, UA will have awarded more than 242,000 degrees since its founding in 1831 as the state’s first public university. Students listed as candidates to receive degrees include: CITY STATE/NATION ZIPCODE NAME

UA in the News: Dec. 11, 2014

Education faculty select recipient for top award – Social work professor discusses food bank needs – Free legal services co-sponsored by UA School of Law – Mural installation underway at Coleman Coliseum – UA to hold holiday book sale

UA in the News: Dec. 10, 2014

K-12 computer science instruction gets boost from UA faculty – Social work professor discuses best donations for food banks – Real estate center to present conference – UA Press holds book sale … and more …

UA Professor to be Inducted into First Alabama Writers Hall of Fame

A University of Alabama professor has been selected to the inaugural class of the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame.

UA in the News: Dec. 9, 2014

UA’s CBER to hosts economic conference – Gymnasts host RISE holiday party – UA participates in initiative to address world hunger

UA Earns Place on National Honor Roll for Community Service, Service Learning

For the fifth consecutive year, The University of Alabama has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction, recognizing the University’s strong commitment to bettering communities through service and service-learning partnerships.

UA Student News for Dec. 9, 2014

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 Dewpoint submissions, Dec. 15 THIS WEEK UA Press holiday book sale, Dec. 12-14, second floor, McMillan Building on Hackberry Lane Winter commencement, Dec. 13, 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Coleman Coliseum UA Recycling Day, Dec.

UA in the News: Dec. 5-8, 2014

UA commencement set for Saturday – UA president joins other university leaders in global fight against hunger – Four inducted into Educator Hall of Fame – UA lists foods needed at local food banks – New UA grad earns degree at 60 – UA researcher’s study shows sitting by a fire can reduce blood pressure – UA scientists study Pyrex – and more…

UA Computer Science Professor Honored as Distinguished Educator

A University of Alabama professor of computer science is one of 49 scientists, engineers and educators recently named a Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery.