Dr. Carl A. Pinkert has been named vice president for research at The University of Alabama. Pinkert comes to UA from Auburn University where he has served as associate vice president for research since 2009. The appointment is effective Nov. 1.
The Center for Advanced Public Safety, or CAPS, at The University of Alabama will host a weather research workshop July 10 to present and evaluate research and applications aimed at enhancing the severe weather warning process.
A total of 7,822 students enrolled during the 2013 spring semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean’s List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the President’s List with an academic record of 4.0 (all As).
Two University of Alabama faculty members have been appointed associate deans in The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences.
The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at The University of Alabama has unveiled its six honorees for the 2013 Milestones in Mentoring Awards.
Dr. Suzanne S. Prevost has been named the dean of The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing, succeeding Dr. Sara Barger, who is stepping down in August.
The University of Alabama School of Social Work will host an informational brown bag lunch with Dr. Harold Kudler, clinical lead of the Rural Health Program Mid-Atlantic Veterans Integrated Service Network.
Dr. Judith L. Bonner was named the President of The University of Alabama on November 1, 2012..
More than 20 photographs depicting the civil rights movement will be displayed June 17-28 at The University of Alabama’s Supply Store in the Ferguson Center. The free exhibit, compiled from the archives of The Birmingham News, is sponsored by the UA College of Continuing Studies, The Birmingham News and AL.com. The exhibit will travel the state for the remainder of the year, representatives said.
Dr. Daniel Riches, assistant professor of history at The University of Alabama, has written a new book titled “Protestant Cosmopolitanism and Diplomatic Culture,” published by Brill Academic Publishing.
The book explores 17th century Brandenburg-Swedish relations and presents an image of early modern diplomacy driven by complex networks of individuals driven by their personal backgrounds, cultural interests, religious convictions and connections.