UA’s Museum Offers History Exploration to Community
The West Alabama community will have an opportunity to search for pieces of the past during The University of Alabama Museum of Natural History’s 37th annual Museum Expedition.
UA in the News: May 2-4, 2015
Record number of UA graduates receive Fulbright Awards – UA commencement – Education policy expert discusses federal initiatives – History professor comments on reasons behind black migration to the South – Political science professor comments on changes in civil service – Graduates receive degrees posthumously – Cuba project expands to UNA
UA Preview
This week at The University of Alabama: – Crash data experts available to discuss impaired driving dangers during Cinco de Mayo – UA hosts childhood literacy summit – Moundville Archaeological Park features ancient cooking techniques – K-12 students honored for literary efforts – State job growth to continue – Memory screenings available – Scholars bridging gaps between researchers, communities they study – Geologist available remotely from India to discuss Nepal earthquake – UA experts comment on what to know about reducing allergy symptoms without medication, also tips for burping your baby.
UA Matters: Reducing Allergy Symptoms Without Medication
The University of Alabama’s Dr. Richard Friend offers some suggestions to reduce allergy symptoms without medication.
UA in the News: May 1, 2015
UA graduation boosts Tuscaloosa’s economy – Cleburne teacher receives Capstone Inspiring Educator Award – UA student is a semifinalist in Emerging Designer competition – Friends remember John Servati – CAPS research documents vehicle accidents
Spring 2015 Graduates Announced at UA
The University of Alabama will award some 4,714 degrees during winter commencement Friday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2, on campus.
Bice to Speak at UA Childhood Literacy Summit
The University of Alabama will hold “Lifting Literacy, Lifting Lives: A Statewide Summit to Discuss Literacy Issues in the Education of Early and Emergent Readers,” May 7.
14 UA Graduates Receive Fulbright Awards for 2015-16
A record 14 University of Alabama graduates won Fulbright awards for 2015-16. Thirteen UA graduates won awards as teaching assistants to research and teach abroad, and one UA graduate received a Fulbright research award. The highly competitive Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study and research projects or for English teaching assistantships. More than 11,000 applicants compete for approximately 1,500 awards each year.
UA in the News: April 30, 2015
Incoming freshman brings race car to UA – CBER releases business confidence index, population forecast – Retired UA prof works on book about Vietnam War – UA, Ohio State study looks at retirement readiness – UA prof coined Munchausen by Internet – UA prof comments on same-sex marriage – Alabama Choir School concert planned – and more…
Two UA Students Named as Hollings Scholars
Two University of Alabama students in the College of Engineering will receive the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship for 2015-2017.