The University of Alabama Rural Health Institute for Clinical and Translational Science was recognized for its work with the Governor’s KidCheck Health Initiative during an earlier ceremony at the State Capitol. The ceremony was hosted by Gov. Bob Riley and the Alabama Power Co.
A reception marking the gift of 15 lithographs of drawings by the 20th century’s greatest artist, Pablo Picasso, to the art and art history department and The College of Arts and Sciences will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Gorgas Library at The University of Alabama. The reception is in honor of the donors of the lithographs, Dr. Virginia Rembert Liles, professor emeritus of art and art history, and Raeford Liles.
Marr’s Field Journal, The University of Alabama’s undergraduate student literary and arts magazine, won a national Pacemaker award at the Associated Collegiate Press/College Media Advisers convention.
The Alabama Productivity Center and the Alabama Technology Network announces nine organizations as recipients of the 2009 Alabama Quality Award, the state’s highest honor for quality and performance excellence.
Milton Tarrell Nettles, a senior majoring in chemical and biological engineering from Monroeville, was recently awarded the AIChE Minority Scholarship Award by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, sponsored by the Minority Affairs Committee.
Lee Pike, professor and head of the Angelo Bruno Business Library at The University of Alabama, has been selected to receive the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award from the UA School of Library and Information Studies.
Nichole Ramirez, a senior majoring in aerospace engineering from El Paso, Texas, was selected as one of almost 100 undergraduate students nationwide to participate in NASA’s Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology Scholarship Program for a second consecutive year.
Amy Frees, a senior majoring in chemical and biological engineering from Huntsville, was recently selected as the national winner of the Society of Women Engineers’ undergraduate poster competition.
The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences presented the Jack Davis Professional Achievement Award during recent homecoming activities on campus.
The University of Alabama Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility will host the final round of the fifth annual Moral Forum Tournament on Monday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. in Morgan Auditorium.