UA Departments Collaborate With New Orleans Producers on Student Film

Several academic units at The University of Alabama have entered into collaboration with Court 13, a New Orleans-based film cooperative that produced the Academy Award-nominated “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” The collaboration is titled Court13@UA and started in the fall 2014 semester on the UA campus. The pilot year of the partnership has produced a short film, which premieres at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center.

UA In the News: April 21, 2015

Child abuse conference held at UA – UA researcher looks at lure of dangerous texting behaviors – UA study says students are sleep-deprived – UA student raises awareness about distracted driving – UA to manage Gulf State Park facilities – Lavender Graduation honors LGBT students – UA business students work with MedPass startup company

UA Student News for April 21, 2015

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/category/ua-student-news/ to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. EVENTS University of Alabama student-athletes and the general student body are combining efforts during “Shut Out Trafficking” awareness week, which runs through Thursday, April 23. Today, athletics social media channels are providing interactive videos and facts

UA’s Plank Center Names 2015 Mentoring Honorees

Six communications leaders will receive Milestones in Mentoring awards from the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at The University of Alabama during an induction ceremony at the Union League Club of Chicago Oct. 29.

UA in the News: April 18-20, 2015

Search for next UA president on track – Four UA students named Goldwater Scholars – Brookwood wins personal finance contest at UA – Journalism major wins Holle Award – UA prof studies sleep and college students – UA expert comments on jobless rate – UA hosts rural health conference – A-Day brings fans to campus – Beeler to deliver ‘Last Lecture’ – and more…

UA Preview

This week at The University of Alabama: UA grad student to participate in Olympic Committee’s FLAME program – Student wins ‘People’s Choice’ award at 3MT conference – Stran receives grant for wheelchair study – Astronomer to discuss Hubble Space Telescope – UA experts comment on what to know about child abuse, online dating – Events include child abuse summit, lecture honoring men in nursing, Living History Tour, Science Sunday, basket weaving at Moundville

Lecturer to Discuss Nobel Prize Winner in UA’S ALLELE Lecture Series

Dr. Sean Carroll, an evolutionary biologist, will present a lecture on the work of Jacques Monod, a French biologist and Nobel Prize winner, Thursday, April 23 as part of the Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution, or ALLELE, series at The University of Alabama.

Philosopher to Discuss Human, Nonhuman Animal Communication in UA Lecture

Dr. Dorit Bar-On, professor of philosophy at the University of Connecticut, will discuss the relationship between human and nonhuman animal communication in the final lecture of The University of Alabama’s 2014-2015 Philosophy Today series.

UA Social Work Celebrates D.C. Internship Anniversary

The University of Alabama School of Social Work will celebrate its Washington, D.C. internship program Thursday with a reception in the national’s Capitol.

UA Grad Student Pursuing Love of Sport with Summer Program

University of Alabama graduate student Gennelle Chatman was recently selected to participate in the United States Olympic Committee’s FLAME program.