Rheta Grimsley Johnson, a novelist and nationally syndicated columnist, will receive the 2010 Clarence Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing from The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences Tuesday, March 9 at a dinner in her honor at the Hotel Capstone.
The University Supply Store will hold a Graduation Celebration on Wednesday and Thursday, March 24-25, at the Ferguson Center Plaza from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. each day. The event is a one-stop shopping and preparation venue for May graduates.
Deidra Lloyd has been named director of advancement for the School of Social Work at The University of Alabama.
The UA School of Library and Information Studies’ master’s degree program has been granted continued accreditation by the American Library Association.
Works from The University of Alabama’s Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art will be on display Feb. 16-18 in Montgomery at the Alabama State House.
The University of Alabama will join public universities from throughout the state in demonstrating support for higher education at two special events planned for March 3-4 in Montgomery. Events include the 2010 Alumni Leaders’ Advocacy Banquet and the annual Higher Ed Day Rally.
Award-winning films about Asia will be screened as one of the film series that the UA Asian Studies Program is presenting this semester. Six films will be shown each Monday from Feb. 15 until March 29 (with the exception of spring break on Monday, March 15).
Emission & Power Solutions, Plc (Frankfurt Exchange Ticker Symbol: EPI), a clean tech company that licenses, acquires, develops, deploys, and transfers technologies dedicated to improving fuel economy while also reducing environmentally harmful exhaust emissions, announced today that it has licensed the patent pending Vapor Emissions System developed by Dr. Marcus Ashford at The University of Alabama.
The University of Alabama has scheduled activities for the observance of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Feb. 22-28, celebrating the heritage of entrepreneurship in America and underscoring opportunities for new entrepreneurs.
The University of Alabama ranks 10th among more than 600 public universities nationwide in the enrollment of National Merit Scholars for 2009-2010 with 103 scholars in the fall 2009 freshman class. The ranking also places UA 24th among more than 2,400 universities when both public and private institutions are included.