4 UA Students Win Holle Award
The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences 2016 Holle Awards for creativity in communication honored five students with a total of $50,000 in cash prizes.
UA In the News — May 7-9
May graduation — Were ancient reptiles warm-blooded? — Watching Mercury pass — and more.
UA Hosts Letters About Literature Award Ceremony for Alabama Winners
The Alabama winners of the 23rd Letters About Literature competition have been selected and will be announced at a ceremony held in their honor at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 14, at The University of Alabama’s Gorgas Library, room 205.
Letters About Literature is a national reading and writing contest for students in grades 4-12, according to read.gov. Students are asked to read a book, poem or speech and write a letter to the author about how the work impacted their lives. The letters are divided into three levels and are judged by each state affiliate for the Center of the Book.
National Science Foundation Selects UA Graduates for Competitive Fellowships
Two graduating seniors at The University of Alabama have accepted admittance to the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Sarah McFann from Arlington, Tennessee, and Samantha Tilson from Littleton, Colorado, both in chemical and biological engineering, are two of 2,000 NSF Graduate Research Fellows selected from more than 13,000 applicants. The students from UA will receive financial support for graduate studies.
UA Preview
This week at The University of Alabama: Jones Gallery showcases miniature art – May Interim classes – and a robotics contest.
UA Graduates Give Advice to Their Freshmen Selves
More than 5,300 students graduated from The University of Alabama on May 6 and 7, 2016. Prior to commencing, some of the graduates took time to give some advice to their freshmen selves.
UA Action Card Recognized with National Social Networking Award
The University of Alabama’s Action Card Office was presented with the 2016 National Association of Campus Card Users’ Best Social Networking and/or Website Award at the 23rd annual NACCU conference in San Francisco.
UA Design/Production Team Wins National ADDY Award
The Office of Design/Production in The University of Alabama’s Division of Strategic Communications has received a National ADDY in the American Advertising Awards competition.
UA In the News — May 6
Job prospects up for grads — Arts Renaissance boosts creativity in schools — A look at the unemployment rate in Alabama — and more.
Spring 2016 Graduates Announced at UA
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama will award some 5,350 degrees during spring commencement Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7. With this graduating class, UA will have awarded more than 254,000 degrees since its founding in 1831 as the state’s first public university. Students listed as candidates to receive degrees include: