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This week at The University of Alabama: Student teams provide service in Greensboro, Nicaragua – Faculty to make predictions – Commentary available on increase in anti-Semitism
Registration Opens for Spring QEP Workshop
Registration has opened for the Learning in Action spring 2017 pedagogy workshop, Designing Courses for Significant Learning. Over the course of one afternoon and one day, participants will have the opportunity to: identify special factors to consider in designing a course that fosters significant student learning articulate a vision for multi-dimensional, significant learning apply the Taxonomy of
UA Students Win First Environmental Research Competition
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Two students in the department of geological sciences recently received $5,000 by winning the first University of Alabama Outstanding Research Competition. The competition funds theses and dissertations that perform cutting-edge research related to the assessment and treatment of chemical contaminants in soil and groundwater. The competition was created by Geosyntec Consultants, an engineering
Winter 2016 Graduates Announced at UA
The University of Alabama will award some 2,270 degrees during winter commencement Saturday, Dec. 10.
UA Shatters United Way Campaign Goal Again
The University of Alabama has, for the 17th year, exceeded its United Way campaign goal. The 2016 goal was $365,000, or $1,000 per day for each day of the year. The total pledged — $431,715.73 — was announced at a Dec. 8 celebration held at the Bryant Conference Center. The College of Continuing Studies hosted this
UA Alternative Break Teams Head to Nicaragua, Greensboro
The University of Alabama’s Center for Service and Leadership is sending four teams made up of more than 60 UA students, as well as leaders, on Beyond Bama: Alternative Break from Saturday, Dec. 10, to Saturday, Dec. 17.
Economic Forecast: Alabama Job Growth Continues, UA’s CBER Says
Recent numbers indicate that Alabama job growth continues its slow but solid pace. The state added 24,500 jobs between October 2015 and October 2016.
UA Professor Receives Fellowship in Children’s Literature
Dr. Jamie Campbell Naidoo, associate and Foster- EBSCO Endowed Professor at The University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies, has received the first Arne Nixon Center Research Fellowship in Children’s Literature from California State University, Fresno.
UA Researchers Study Watermelon’s Effect on Blood Vessels
University of Alabama researchers are recruiting for a 10-week study to see how watermelon affects blood vessel function.
UA Professor Returns to White House for Champions of Change Reunion
Dr. Suzanne Horsley, an associate professor in The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences, headed back to the White House for the Champions of Change Reunion today.