German Foundation Selects UA Professor for Lifetime Research Achievement Award
The German Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has selected a University of Alabama professor for its Humboldt Research Award.
Awards & Honors
UA Sets Record with 10 Students Named to USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Team
A record 10 University of Alabama students have been named to USA Today’s 2010 All-USA College Academic Team. Once again, UA led the nation with the most students on the team, and set a record for the most students any university has ever placed on the team in a single year. UA students Alan Blinder, Connor Johnson, Kendra Key, Dana Lewis, Joy Driver Aldridge, Richard Cockrum, Susan DeLeon, Amy Frees, Kalen Berry and Rebecca Long were named to the team.
UA Receives DOE Grant for Carbon Storage Research
The University of Alabama has been awarded a U.S. Department of Energy grant totaling more than $4.85 million for a multidisciplinary project that will characterize geologic formations for carbon dioxide storage in Alabama.
UA Receives $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for Innovative Global Health Research
The University of Alabama announced today that an interdisciplinary research team has received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
UA Professor Receives Powe Award
Dr. Yuping Bao, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at The University of Alabama, has been named a recipient of the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from the Oak Ridge Associated Universities.
UA Senior Heads for China on a Fulbright Scholarship
Jessica Hetherington, a University of Alabama senior, is headed for China on a Fulbright Scholarship, fulfilling a dream she had at age 17.
Order of Omega at UA Names Student Award Winners
The University of Alabama chapter of Order of Omega announced award recipients at their annual banquet held recently in Tuscaloosa. Order of Omega is the national honorary for fraternity and sorority members.
UA EMBA Programs Celebrate 25th and First Graduations
The University of Alabama’s Manderson Graduate School of Business and the Executive MBA Program recently celebrated the graduation of its 25th class and its first Huntsville EMBA class with a reception in The Zone at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
UA Plank Center Announces Selections for Public Relations Educator Fellowship Program
The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at The University of Alabama has announced the inaugural class for its Fellowship Program for Public Relations Educators.
UA’s Sixth Biennial Denny Society Event Honors a Record Number of Members
The University of Alabama’s Denny Society recently held its sixth biennial event honoring its 739 members, with a record 230 attendees.