UA National Alumni Association Names Distinguished Alumni for 2015
The University of Alabama National Alumni Association recently named the recipients of its top awards.
UA Economics Professor Receives Burnum Award
A pioneer and leading scholar in the field of the political economy of terrorism, Dr. Walt Enders, professor of economics in The University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Commerce, is the 2015 recipient of one of the highest honors the University bestows on its faculty— the Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award.
UA Scholars Seek to Bridge Gap Between Communities, Researchers
A team of University of Alabama scholars aims to strengthen the relationships between researchers and the communities they study via a new grant.
UA in the News: April 15, 2015
New design for dash cam wins UA business plan competition – UA students raise awareness of human trafficking – Social Work, HES host child abuse conference – Ten apparel design students to compete in Emerging Designer competition – UA researchers report on retirement savings, economic cost of child abuse – UA experts comment on unionization of community-college instructors, Cuba’s removal from terror list – and more…
Sleep Out Event to Educate UA Students About Homelessness
The Impacting Poverty Team for The University of Alabama Center for Sustainable Service and Volunteerism will hold its annual Sleep Out on the Quad event from 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, until 6 a.m. Thursday, April 23, on the soccer fields near the Student Recreation Center.
Lindly Receives UA Engineering’s Hackney Leadership Award
The University of Alabama College of Engineering’s Dr. Jay K. Lindly, professor of civil engineering and director of the University Transportation Center for Alabama, is the 2015 T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership award recipient.
UA’s History Comes to Life during Guided Tour
The Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Gorgas House Museum hosts its first Living History Tour April 25. Through guided tours, visitors will learn from fascinating figures who have earned their spot in Alabama’s history, including the Gorgas family.
UA in the News: April 14, 2015
UA prof receives grant for wheelchair study – Rural Health Conference to include cooking challenge – Battle gives J. Craig Smith Business Lecture – UA study shows economic cost of child abuse – UA experts comment on BP oil spill, government issues in Ghana – Theatre department presents ‘42nd Street’ – and more…
Cramer, Maddox to Speak at Child Maltreatment Conference on UA Campus
Dr. Debra Nelson-Gardell is an organizer of “A Blue Ribbon Event: Leading the Way in Protecting our Children – An Alabama Legacy of Innovation and Leadership,” a mini-conference to be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon on April 20 at the Child Development Research Center on The University of Alabama campus.
UA Student News for April 14, 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. APPLICATION/NOMINATION DEADLINES Student Government Association directors. Applications available at http://sga.ua.edu/sga-director-applications.html through April 16. Sign-ups for mandatory interviews: SGA office at 2617 Ferguson Center. More information: info@sga.ua.edu or 348-3326. Student Government Association standing committees, April 18. Applications: