2 UA Faculty Members Win NSF CAREER Awards
The National Science Foundation selected two University of Alabama professors, Dr. Alexey Volkov and Dr. Kimberly Genareau, for CAREER Awards for their research.
UA Plans Presentation Ceremony for Official Class Rings
The University of Alabama’s University Supply Store has announced that official student class rings for the 2016 ceremony will spend 24 hours inside Denny Chimes on the UA campus before a presentation ceremony Friday, April 15.
UA Alumna, Director of Google Engineering to Speak on Campus
Dr. Nan Boden, director of engineering at Google, is speaking Friday, April 8, on The University of Alabama campus as part of the department of computer science’s colloquium series and with the Alabama IEEE Computer Society.
UA to Host Robotics Competition
Students from across Alabama, from third graders to seniors in high school, will be at The University of Alabama April 9 programming robots and hoping their instructions are good enough to win the Alabama Robotics Competition.
UA Researcher’s Paper Looks for Leads in Bee Population Decline
Domesticating bees for agricultural pollination may present a greater risk for transmitting the kinds of pathogens that are threatening wild bumble bee populations as a whole, a paper co-written by a University of Alabama biologist says.
UA, South African Researchers to Speak at Indigenous Education Symposium
National and international education researchers will discuss the importance and impact of indigenous education at the Symposium on Indigenous Education: Philosophies and Practices Wednesday, April 6 at The University of Alabama.
Abstract Textile Art on Display at UA Gallery
The artwork of Heather Whidden, a University of Alabama Master of Fine Arts student, will be displayed from Friday, April 1 to Friday, April 29 at the UA Gallery in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in downtown Tuscaloosa.
UA’s Capstone Leadership Academy Hosts Top High School Sophomores
One hundred outstanding high school sophomores who have shown an interest in leadership through service were selected to participate in the Capstone Leadership Academy at The University of Alabama.
UA Students Update Capstone Creed
University of Alabama students announced during this Honors Week an updated statement of the University’s core values to reflect the importance of promoting equity and inclusion on campus.
UA Preview
This week at The University of Alabama: Honors Week – Robotics contest slated for April 9 – Rocket contest offered to middle schoolers – Study looks at marriage in Brazil – Alumna, Google engineering director to speak – Researchers to speak at education symposium – Stages of parent-infant attachment bonds – Heart attack signs for men and women