UA Social Work Students to Study in Hong Kong
Seven social work students from The University of Alabama will take part in a two-week visit to Hong Kong to study social work practices in one of the world’s most remarkable cities.
UA Professor Selected for Fulbright Specialist Grant in China
Dr. Joy Burnham, associate professor and program coordinator in counselor education at The University of Alabama, was selected for a Fulbright Specialist grant in Education at Shenyang Normal University in China.
UA Social Work Professor Named Hartford Faculty Scholar
Dr. Avani Shah, assistant professor of social work at The University of Alabama, is one of eight geriatric social work professionals nationally to be named a 2012 Hartford Faculty Scholar by the Gerontological Society of America.
National Science Conference to Convene at UA
A national conference on college level science education will convene at The University of Alabama’s Bryant Conference Center May 21-22.
UA Professor’s Book Makes Best-Seller List
A “best seller” designation wasn’t on Dr. Wayne Urban’s radar until his book made the American Educational Research Association’s Sense Publishers Top 12 Best Selling Book List for 2012.
UA Senior Earns Lucy Foster Award; Nominated for ‘Do Something Awards’
University of Alabama senior social work major Adrienne McCollum recently received the 2012 Autherine Lucy Foster Award, given annually by the UA Black Student Union and Black Faculty and Staff Association
Media Advisory: UA’s Spring Commencement Exercises
The University of Alabama will hold spring commencement exercises May 4 and 5. Feature story ideas include graduates who have overcome adversity and the story behind the ceremonial mace.
UA Partners with Tuskegee in Developing Nanoscience Curriculum for Black Belt Middle-Schoolers
Faculty and staff from The University of Alabama will test nanoscience modules with middle-school teachers from the Black Belt Friday at the McWane Center in Birmingham.
Brazilian Psychologist to Hold Lecture at UA on Child Welfare System
Visiting international scholar Reginaldo Torres Alves Júnior will provide a firsthand look at the history of the child welfare system in Brazil during a lecture series April 18 in The University of Alabama’s Little Hall.
UA Social Work Alumna to Deliver Honors Day Speech at Lloyd Hall
The University of Alabama School of Social Work will welcome back one of its distinguished alumni to deliver the school’s honors day speech Friday at Little Hall.