


Dr. Stuart Bell delivers the 2016 Spring Faculty/Staff Address
On Tuesday, April 26, 2016, UA President Dr. Stuart Bell spoke to faculty and staff at the Spring Faculty/Staff Meeting.
UA’s Rural Medical Scholars Program Celebrates 20th Class
The Rural Medical Scholars Program at the College of Community Health Sciences will honor the graduates of its 20th class, as well as alumni of the now two-decade-old program, on Sunday, May 1, at Hotel Capstone on The University of Alabama campus. A reception for program alumni will be at 3 p.m. and will be followed by the 20th Annual Rural Scholars Convocation, where the current classes of the Rural Medical Scholars and Rural Community Health Scholars will be recognized.
UA’s Order of Omega Chapter Announces 2016 Awards
The University of Alabama chapter of Order of Omega recently announced award and scholarship recipients and initiated new officers at its annual Greek awards banquet in Tuscaloosa. Order of Omega is the national honorary for fraternity and sorority members.
UA In the News — April 27
UA’s goals for the future — Dealing with older buildings subject to earthquakes — Professor honored for library diversity research — and more.
Baker Receives UA Engineering’s Hackney Leadership Award
The University of Alabama College of Engineering’s Dr. John Baker, head of the department of aerospace engineering and mechanics, is the 2016 T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership award recipient.
UA’s Insurance Research Center Produces Tornado Preparedness Guide
The Alabama Center for Insurance Information at The University of Alabama, in partnership with others, has produced the 2016 Tornado Preparedness Guide & Insurance Tips for the state of Alabama.

UA Center for Community-Based Partnerships to Hold Awards Program
A University of Alabama awards program recognizing the best of engaged scholarship conducted by faculty, staff, student and community teams turns 10 years old Friday, April 29.
UA Student Team Wins Dow Big Data Challenge
A University of Alabama student team from the Culverhouse College of Commerce recently won first place in the 2016 Dow Big Data Challenge.
UA Student News for April 26, 2016
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. Submit your news at http://uanews.ua.edu/submit-student. DEADLINES Student Opinions of Instruction course-evaluation surveys, May 1 Full payment or participation in payment plan for summer term, May 10 Priority renewal date for registered campus organizations for fall time