UA Astronomy to Host Public Star Gazing Events
The University of Alabama’s department of physics and astronomy invites members of the community to attend a series of public nights this season to look at the heavens through UA telescopes.
UA Names Director of Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies
Early modern literary scholar Dr. Michelle M. Dowd has been named Hudson Strode Professor of English and the new director of The University of Alabama’s Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies.
Sale to Benefit UA’s RISE Center
“Buy for RISE,” a charity sale and silent auction, will raise money for The University of Alabama’s RISE Center Friday, Aug. 26, and Saturday, Aug. 27, at the center, 600 Johnny Stallings Drive, across from University Medical Center.
UA Psychology Professor Honored for Contributions to Geropsychology
Dr. Forrest Scogin, professor of psychology at The University of Alabama, received the American Psychological Association Committee on Aging’s Award for the Advancement of Psychology and Aging at its annual convention earlier this month.
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MONDAY, AUG. 22 – SUNDAY, AUG. 28, 2016 BEST BETS WHEELCHAIR TENNIS PLAYER TRAINING FOR PARALYMPICS – Shelby Baron, a Hawaii native and UA communicative disorders major, will compete for the United States Women’s Wheelchair Tennis team in the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, which begin Sept. 7. Baron, who is training for her first
“Script A” Class Photo
Before classes began, UA freshmen students had the opportunity to meet fellow newcomers as well as UA faculty and staff and participate in a new tradition–Alabama’s first “Script A” photo with their entering class.
UA Announces Strategic Plan for Advancing the Flagship
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama today unveiled a five-year strategic plan to serve as the roadmap for its future success. The UA Strategic Plan: Advancing the Flagship is available at https://www.ua.edu/strategicplan. “This plan allows us to dream big, to take the outstanding university we are today and to envision opportunities and possibilities and strive
UA Law School to Host Conference on Bank Director, Officer Responsibilities
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Legal scholars and members of the banking community will visit The University of Alabama School of Law Aug. 26 to discuss bank director and officer responsibilities. The conference on Bank Director & Officer Responsibilities will be held in the Bedsole Moot Courtroom, room 140. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. and is free
UA Awarded Research Grant to Focus on Entrepreneurship, Business Growth
The University of Alabama was awarded a $100,000 grant to support research to understand the factors leading to the successes and failures of businesses that went public in 1996, the largest initial public stock offering class on record.
UA Launches Search for Provost
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama announced today it is beginning its search for a new provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. A 14-person committee of faculty, staff and students will oversee the national search with a goal of having a candidate in place by the beginning of the spring semester, said UA