UA In the News — April 5

UA In the News — April 5

Human engineering and Mississippi floods — A book collaboration — English professor lauded — and more.

UA Holds K-12 Robotics Competition

UA Holds K-12 Robotics Competition

Kindergarten through 12th-grade students from across the state will put their computer programming skills to the test at the annual Alabama Robotics Competition April 7.

More Than Climate, Engineering Worsening Flooding Along Mississippi

More Than Climate, Engineering Worsening Flooding Along Mississippi

Through discovering ancient floods along the Mississippi River, a group of scientists, including a University of Alabama professor, found human-led engineering, not climate, is the largest influence on worsening floods.

UA In the News — April 4

UA In the News — April 4

Junior wins PR award — Commentary on YouTube shooting — Dinner theater — and more.

UA Announces Inaugural Bama Blitz Online Fundraising Event

UA Announces Inaugural Bama Blitz Online Fundraising Event

The University of Alabama will host the inaugural Bama Blitz, an inspiring online fundraising event for alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends to come together and support UA.

Two UA Students Win Goldwater Scholarships for 2018

Two UA Students Win Goldwater Scholarships for 2018

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected two University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2018-2019. The winners are Elizabeth Rowe and Donna Xia.

UA In the News — April 3

UA In the News — April 3

Paul R. Jones Collection up for viewing — Chimes to ring for Dr. King — No dark matter? — and more.

To Understand Autocratic Followers, Strip Research of Bias

To Understand Autocratic Followers, Strip Research of Bias

The time is right, it seems, for a renewed effort to understand autocratic leaders and their followers without resorting to methods that strip away assumptions of value to the characteristics of followers of autocratic leaders, according to a recent paper by Dr. Peter Harms, assistant professor of management in the Culverhouse College of Commerce at The University of Alabama.

The World in Our Classrooms: An Inclusive Classroom Symposium

The World in Our Classrooms: An Inclusive Classroom Symposium

In collaboration with the Capstone International Center and the Inclusive Classroom Initiative, the Office for Academic Affairs invites you to a panel featuring the perspectives of international faculty and students at UA. 

Hundreds of Sixth-Graders to Launch Rockets Friday

Hundreds of Sixth-Graders to Launch Rockets Friday

The Tuscaloosa Rocketry Challenge will be held at noon Friday, April 6, on The University of Alabama’s outdoor recreation fields.