UA Social Work Celebrates D.C. Internship Anniversary

The University of Alabama School of Social Work will celebrate its Washington, D.C. internship program Thursday with a reception in the national’s Capitol.

UA Scholars Seek to Bridge Gap Between Communities, Researchers

A team of University of Alabama scholars aims to strengthen the relationships between researchers and the communities they study via a new grant.

Cramer, Maddox to Speak at Child Maltreatment Conference on UA Campus

Dr. Debra Nelson-Gardell is an organizer of “A Blue Ribbon Event: Leading the Way in Protecting our Children – An Alabama Legacy of Innovation and Leadership,” a mini-conference to be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon on April 20 at the Child Development Research Center on The University of Alabama campus.

Philosopher, Author to Deliver Curtis Lecture at UA

Dr. Harry Brighouse, professor of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will deliver the annual James P. Curtis Lecture at 6 p.m. Tuesday on The University of Alabama campus.

Yale Psychologist to Deliver Annual Basowitz Memorial Lecture at UA

Dr. John F. Dovidio, the Carl I. Hovland Professor of Psychology at Yale University, will deliver the 2015 Basowitz Memorial Lecture at The University of Alabama April 10.

Noted Behavioral Health Expert to Speak at UA Symposium

A noted behavioral expert will give the keynote address for a graduate student symposium in The University of Alabama College of Education April 9.

UA to Conduct Wheelchair Study in Partnership with Tuscaloosa Schools

Over the next year, The University of Alabama’s Dr. Margaret Stran will conduct a manual wheelchair study in which she’ll adjust chairs of students at Tuscaloosa City and Tuscaloosa County School systems. The study is funded by a grant from the Christopher Reeve Foundation.

UA Social Work Alumna to Deliver Honors Day Convocation

Latrelle Porter, executive director of Hospice of West Alabama, will deliver The University of Alabama School of Social Work’s Honors Day Convocation Friday, April 3 in room 120 of Farrah Hall.

‘Sankofa African-American Museum on Wheels’ to Visit UA

Angela Jennings will hold a colloquium, “Sankofa African-American Museum on Wheels,” at The University of Alabama March 23.

UA to Launch Interdisciplinary Cyber Crime Minor

The University of Alabama’s department of criminal justice will help fill positions in a burgeoning field following the announcement of a new cybercrime minor.