UA’s Tapping on the Mound Ceremony Caps Honors Week
The University of Alabama will recognize the achievement of outstanding students and faculty during Honors Week, April 4-8, culminating in the Tapping on the Mound ceremony on Honors Day.
UA Law School to Host Symposium on Death Penalty
Legal scholars will visit The University of Alabama School of Law April 8 to discuss the death penalty.
Annual Civil War Lectures Series to be Held at UA
A series of Civil War lectures will be hosted at the Alabama Museum of Natural History on The University of Alabama’s campus April 2.
UA In the News — March 26-28
UA examines families while children are treated for cancer — C-SPAN looks at UA and Tuscaloosa — Spring events at UA boost economy — and more.
Graduate Students to Showcase Research at Education Symposium
More than 100 graduate students will present research papers and posters at the eighth annual Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling Graduate Research Symposium, Thursday, March 31 at The University of Alabama.
UA Social Work Alumnus to Deliver Speech at Honors Day
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — University of Alabama School of Social Work alumnus Dr. Barry Ackerson will deliver the school’s Honors Day Convocation on Friday, April 8, at UA. The convocation will be at the Bloom Hillel Student Center, 380 Ninth St., across from the Bryant Museum on the UA campus. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m.
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This week at The University of Alabama: Undergraduate research conference attracts hundreds of students – Faculty honored at Research Day – Small-scale car contest – Law School hosts panel on policing after Ferguson – Research Symposium slated for March 31 – Heart attack signs for men and women — What to know about new dietary guidelines
Distinguished University Research Professor Honored with Burnum Award
Highly-regarded for his research and a devoted scholar, Dr. Arunava Gupta, Distinguished University Research Professor, is this year’s recipient of the Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award, one of the highest honors bestowed on professors at The University of Alabama.
UA Set to Host Chemical Engineering Conference, Car Contest
The University of Alabama will host the regional conference for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers on campus from March 31 to April 2. It will include a contest of small-scale cars fueled by chemical reactions.
UA Matters: Heart Attacks — Different Signs for Men, Women
While men and women share some of the same heart attack symptoms, The University of Alabama’s Dr. Joseph Fritz explains they can also have different symptoms.