UA Matters: Avoiding Poisonous Plants in Summer, Fall
The University of Alabama’s Monica Watkins suggests ways to avoid poisonous plants.
Abstract Landscapes on Display at UA Gallery
Abstract landscapes by husband and wife duo Josh and Heather Whidden are on exhibit at The University of Alabama Gallery in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in downtown Tuscaloosa.
Bell Named UA President
The Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama System has named Dr. Stuart R. Bell president of The University of Alabama.
UA Doctoral Student Earns Tillman Scholarship
Sharon Height, a University of Alabama student in the executive doctoral program for higher education administration, is one of 60 U.S. service members, veterans and military spouses chosen as 2015 Tillman Scholars, a program of the Pat Tillman Foundation.
UA Alumna’s Gift to Establish UA Away Global Leadership Endowment
Sara Finley, a 1982 University of Alabama graduate, has made a $250,000 gift to UA to establish the Sara J. Finley UA Away Global Leadership Endowment.
UA’s College of C&IS Wins National Diversity Awards
The leading national organization for journalism and mass communication education touted The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences as a leader in equality and diversity.
UA Preview
This week at The University of Alabama: Youth build bird houses, learn self-defense – 3D printing demo – Physicists seek big answers from small particles – Professor leads online teacher training with assist from Google – Summer camps include creative writing – UA experts available to comment on exercising, working in summer heat; brain drain prevention, Venus, Jupiter sharing a stage
UA’s Jones Gallery to Display Newly Acquired Works
A small sampling from more than 400 pieces of art that were recently acquired by The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences will be displayed at the Paul R. Jones Gallery of Art in downtown Tuscaloosa beginning June 22.
UA Matters: Exercising, Working in the Summer Heat
Hot, humid weather poses great challenges for those working or exercising out of doors. The University of Alabama’s Dr. Phil Bishop offers some advice on staying safe in the heat. Exercise and work causes us to produce more heat, and we must evaporate sweat to stay cool, so exercise early in the AM and late
UA Honored by Construction Industry for Engineering Curriculum
The University of Alabama will receive the 2015 Curriculum Partner Award at the Construction Industry Institute, or CII, Annual Conference in Boston in August.