Randy Easterling, safety program supervisor for The University of Alabama’s Safe State Consultation Program, has been elected president of the Alabama Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers, a professional association of occupational safety and health professionals.
The American Legion Alabama Boys State convention has awarded University of Alabama President Judy Bonner with its highest honor, the James V. Thompson Award. Named after the first young man elected Alabama Boys State governor, this is the first time the Thompson Award has been awarded to a woman.
The University of Alabama’s College of Education invites third-party comments to be submitted to the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation under the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Standards, which will visit UA for an accreditation visit in Spring of 2016.
This week at The University of Alabama: Professor leads online teacher training with assist from Google – Boys State on campus – Early College class to prepare high-school students for new dual credit opportunity – Summer camps include creative writing, museum expedition, Moundville day camps – UA experts available to comment on illegal activities on ‘Deep Web,’ avoiding hot car deaths.
Climate change is impacting Peruvian farmers and those who heal them. A UA researcher documents the story on film while trying to help sustain an ancient medical tradition.
The University of Alabama’s Tammy Morrow offers some precautions caregivers can take to avoid hot-car deaths.