Back Receives UA Engineering’s Hackney Leadership Award

Back Receives UA Engineering’s Hackney Leadership Award

The University of Alabama College of Engineering announces Dr. W. Edward Back, professor and chair of the department of civil, construction and environmental engineering, as the 2017 T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership award recipient.

UA In the News — April 26

Three-Minute Thesis watch party — Backing a bill on pets in cars — Public relations students work with police — and more.

Plank Center Study: Culture Impacts Leadership Cycle among PR Pros

The University of Alabama’s Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations has completed research documenting the first-known attempt to understand the process and various stages of leadership development in public relations specialists.

Five UA Students Receive Boren Scholarships for Language Study

Five UA Students Receive Boren Scholarships for Language Study

Five University of Alabama students have received Boren Scholarships for the study of languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests and underrepreented in study abroad.

UA Club Tennis Team Named USTA ‘Club of the Year’

UA Club Tennis Team Named USTA ‘Club of the Year’

Shelby Akin could count the members of The University of Alabama club tennis team on her hands when she arrived on campus as a freshman.

UA In the News — April 25

Slash Pine festival for writers — Mental health crisis in jails — Evidence in a shell — and more.

VTU Researcher to Discuss Prevalence of Anxiety in People with ASD

A researcher who studies the prevalence of anxiety in people with autism spectrum disorder will share details of her work during a lecture Friday, April 28, at The University of Alabama.

UA In the News — April 22-24

Alumni donate to UA program — An honorable renaming — Swimmer gives back — and more.

UA’s Electric Vehicle Focus Part of National Transportation Collaboration

UA’s Electric Vehicle Focus Part of National Transportation Collaboration

The University of Alabama is one of four universities selected by the National Science Foundation to team together with government agencies and private companies to tackle challenges facing technological advances in automobiles.

Fitbit Program Encourages Movement

Fitbit Program Encourages Movement

The UA Wellness Fitbit Program gives active, benefit eligible UA employees the opportunity to purchase Fitbit devices at reduced rates and to participate in campus-wide wellness challenges.