Prevost named new dean of Alabama’s nursing school
Tuscaloosa News – June 26
The University of Alabama has named Suzanne S. Prevost as the next dean of Capstone College of Nursing… Prevost is scheduled to begin work Aug. 16, succeeding Sara Barger, who is stepping down as dean…“Dr. Prevost has an outstanding background in nursing, teaching and university administration,” said UA Interim Provost Joe Benson on Tuesday. “She will bring excellent leadership to our College of Nursing.” Prevost, now an associate dean for practice and community engagement and a nursing professor at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, has held teaching posts and various nursing positions at medical facilities in Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana, South Carolina and Pennsylvania…
Alabama student earns Federal Highway Administration research fellowship
Tuscaloosa News – June 26
The Federal Highway Administration recently awarded an Eisenhower Grant for Research Fellowship to a University of Alabama senior in civil engineering, who will spend the summer working at a federal research center in Virginia. Owen Killeen, a native of Norwich, Conn., received the fellowship as part of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program, according to a release from UA. He will spend the summer working at the Federal Highway Administration’s Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean, Va., participating in work on improving the testing process that determines how certain aggregates react with cement…
UA chemistry professor receives $1 million grant
Crimson White – June 26
The National Science Foundation has selected a University of Alabama professor for a CAREER grant. Patrick Frantom, assistant professor of chemistry in the University’s College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded $1 million dollars to be put toward his studies of enzymes. The five-year grant will allow for research to be performed at a high level at the Capstone…The grant will allow for two full-time graduate students to be employed and fund the supplies and equipment needed.
Start-up networking program comes to Tuscaloosa
Crimson White – June 26
The autoXLR8R accelerator program stopped in Tuscaloosa June 24 and 25 for part of its 13-week “tech tour” across the Southeast. The program, which is in its first year, connects entrepreneurs and start-ups with manufacturers, researchers, industry insiders and investors from around the region. In addition to The University of Alabama’s Alabama Institute for Manufacturing Excellence, participants will visit places like the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tenn., Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research and Mississippi State University’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Research. Ron Davis, executive director of the Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute and president of the Alabama Automotive Manufacturing Association, said the program is meant to create the networking opportunities needed to get start-up businesses off the ground.
UA student wins grant to help local river
Crimson White – June 26
Gillian Richard, a University of Alabama public relations student and Black Warrior Riverkeeper intern will have a little more help now cleaning up the Black Warrior River. Richard recently received the Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation grant from the UA College of Communication and Information Sciences department. The grant is for Richard to work with the Black Warrior Riverkeeper, which she has been interning for this summer. Black Warrior Riverkeeper is a nonprofit, citizen-based clean water advocacy organization, founded in 2001.
UA archivist attends Iowa leadership, training conference
Crimson White – June 26
Donnelly Walton, The University of Alabama’s interim archivist and curator of southern history and culture collections, arrived at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, June 16 to attend the Archives Leadership Institute, a recognition and preparation for her role as one of a carefully curated group of 25 emerging and innovative leaders. Walton, who was formerly the University’s archival access coordinator, has held her position at the University since 2011 and has been an archivist at the University since 2001.
Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center is progressing
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – June 25
In Tuscaloosa, the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center is coming along. City leaders steered more than $1 million block grant to help renovate a building for the venue downtown today. Some of them got a look at the progress inside. Once it’s complete, there will be a theatre and two galleries, one for the University of Alabama and the other for the arts center.
Farmers market attracts hundreds each week
Crimson White – June 26
Even though many University of Alabama students are away from Tuscaloosa for the summer, Homegrown Alabama continues to open its farmers market every Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m. This Thursday, the Tomato Festival will take place at the market, which will include a salsa making competition, allowing visitors to judge, and a showcase performance from the Crimson Tide Ballroom Dancers. Tomato sandwiches will also be available.
Al.com – June 25
Bama Bound welcomes freshmen before fall
Crimson White – June 26
For Brittan Jarmon, getting into an engineering program at a great college was certainly never the problem. With engineering programs across the nation vying to recruit females into the work force, Jarmon’s hard work in high school opened up many doors for her when it came time to choose a college. … After attending her Honors Bama Bound freshman orientation session earlier this month, Jarmon said she was certain she’d chosen the right school for her.
Students travel abroad for culture experience
Crimson White – June 26
Whether in Mexico, New Zealand, China or the Czech Republic, University of Alabama students can earn class credit in these countries and many others through the University’s various study abroad programs. Every semester, students travel abroad to study languages, cultures, history or major-specific topics in countries throughout the world. Some gain work experience through internships while others participate in service learning initiatives. Students studying anything from the classics to chemical engineering can find a study abroad program that will cater to their academic needs.
UA Outdoor Recreation offers students adventure
Crimson White – June 26
Regardless of a student’s atheltic ability, The University of Alabama’s Outdoor Recreation program offers a variety of adventurous opportunites for those seeking to explore the outdoors – ranging from beginner-level activities to advanced. Stephen Middleton, the Outdoor Rec coordinator, is the man behind it all. Middleton said he is trying to break away from traditional, boring trips and give students something exciting and adventurous.
A real sea serpent tale: Forget giant catfish, Alabama’s zeuglodon was 70 feet long
Al.com – June 26
At about the same time that reports of river serpents in the Tennessee River were appearing in area newspapers, the fossilized remains of a real sea serpent were uncovered in south Alabama… Today, skeletons are displayed at the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution, the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, the McWane Science Center in Birmingham and The Alabama Museum of Natural History on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa.