Announcements

UA Alumni, Faculty, Students Helping New York-based Alfred Dunner in Dressing Up! Tuscaloosa Event

University of Alabama alumni, students, faculty and staff are teaming up for Dressing Up! Tuscaloosa, an event June 9-13 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Central High School to give out thousands of donated Alfred Dunner women’s garments to those affected by the April 27 tornado.

Dr. J. Michael Hardin Named Dean of the Culverhouse College of Commerce at UA

Dr. J. Michael Hardin has been named the eighth dean of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration at The University of Alabama, succeeding Dr. J. Barry Mason, who has held the position since 1989.

UA Pair Earn Library Leadership Awards

Beth Holley and Wayne Rau have been named recipients of the 2011 Library Leadership Faculty and Staff Awards.

Dr. Heidi Julien Appointed as New Director of UA School of Library and Information Studies

Dr. Heidi Julien, professor and graduate coordinator in the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, has been named director of the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) at The University of Alabama, following an international search.

UA Psychology Professor Seeks Relief for Chronic Headache Sufferers

Dr. Beverly Thorn, chair of The University of Alabama’s psychology department, is seeking volunteers for a key study into how “mindfulness meditation” can help manage chronic pain from headaches.

UA Athletics Department Gives $1 Million to UA Acts of Kindness Fund

The University of Alabama Athletics Department announced today that it is contributing $1 million to the UA Acts of Kindness Fund established by the University to assist students, faculty and staff who were impacted by the April 27 tornado.

UA Launches Mobile Application

The official mobile application for The University of Alabama launched this week, providing instant access to the campus directory, map, news and sports, as well as class schedules, library catalogs and more. The free application is available from the App Store.

DeMeco Ryans Pledges $300,000 Scholarship Gift to UA

DeMeco Ryans, one of the Crimson Tide’s most decorated football players on and off the field, has pledged a scholarship gift of $300,000 to endow a full scholarship for a deserving football student-athlete studying in UA’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration.

Nursing Doctoral Students from UA, UAB and UAH Gather in Tuscaloosa for Two-Day Intensive Seminar

Almost 140 nursing doctoral students from The University of Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Alabama in Huntsville will be in Tuscaloosa April 13-15 for a two-day joint doctoral nursing program intensive seminar.

UA Engineering to Host Summer Programs for High School Students

The University of Alabama College of Engineering will host a series of camps this summer for students interested in science, mathematics and engineering.