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 In the News — April 5

Moundville Archaeological Park in a contest … Professor sees the lessons of “Transformers” — UA class works with Secret Meals … and more.

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

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 In the News — April 2-4

UA student works against human trafficking — Sakura Festival returns — Black Scholars Day — and more.

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.