UA Alumni-Athlete Award Recipients Honored at Football Game

Three University of Alabama alumni — Sylvester Croom Jr., Charles Wayne Owen and Lillie M. Leatherwood — were honored with the 2015 Paul W. Bryant Alumni-Athlete Award during a ceremony Saturday, Sept. 12, at Bryant-Denny Stadium on the UA campus.

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This week at The University of Alabama: Benefits of flu shots – Engineers research ways to improve bridges – Students wins second in international horn competition – Partnering with county schools for math – Taking a bird census by recording calls – Football bowl reps headline sports communication lectures – PR legend inducted into Hall of Fame

UA Matters: Anxiety and Depression in Children, Adolescents

The University of Alabama’s Dr. Matthew Jarrett offers advice for recognizing and treating anxiety and depression in children and adolescents

UA in the News: Sept. 11, 2015

Resiliency program available to UA students – Researcher works to improve bridges – Students receive study abroad awards – Denny Chimes to play patriotic music – Students develop system for ranking football line play – Game Day traffic tips – Life Track program provides additional opportunities … and more …

Senior Bowl’s Savage, SEC’s Claybrook Headline Lecture Series at UA

Officials from the Southeastern Conference, Turner Sports, the Phoenix Suns and Atlanta Falcons are among nearly two dozen speakers slated to participate in a new lecture series at The University of Alabama.

UA’s Sport Management Lecture Series Kicks off Friday

The 2015 University of Alabama Distinguished Lectures in Sport Management series, which kicks off Friday, offers the community talks ranging from ethics, integrity and the anti-doping movement to discussion of the World Games 2021.

UA in the News: Sept. 10, 2015

Sleep expert discusses physiological changes during slumber — Meet SGA leaders

UA Social Work Professor Selected to Receive Distinguished Young Alumni Award From Florida State

Dr. David L. Albright, associate professor in The University of Alabama School of Social Work, has been selected to receive the Florida State University College of Social Work 2015 Distinguished Young Alumni Award.

UA Alumnus, CEO of Halyard Health to Discuss Company Transformations

Robert Abernathy, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Halyard Health Inc., will present “Transforming a Company” for the Helen Crow Mills and John Carroll Mills Lecture Thursday, Sept. 24 at 4 p.m. in the Mortar Board Room, room 300, of the Ferguson Student Center on The University of Alabama campus.

UA Physics and Astronomy Department to Host Public Star Gazing Events, Science Talks

The University of Alabama’s department of physics and astronomy invites members of the community to attend a series of public nights this season to look at the universe through UA telescopes. The events are free of charge.