U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby to Speak at UA Water Policy Summit
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby will speak at The University of Alabama’s 2016 Water Policy Summit Friday, April 8 at 8 a.m.
Campus & Community
UA Engineering Students Host 2016 Rocket Contest at Nearby School
Student volunteers from the University of Alabama College of Engineering will host the Tuscaloosa Rocketry Challenge at Hillcrest High School’s football field at noon Friday, April 8.
3 UA Equestrians Qualify for National Championship
Three students from The University of Alabama Equestrian Team qualified to ride for national championship honors as the team recently competed at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association zone championships at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia.
UA Journalism Professor Selected for 2016 Last Lecture Award
Dr. Chris Roberts, the 2016 recipient of The University of Alabama’s Last Lecture Award, will give a talk titled “MAMA CALLED: Lessons Learned by Leaving Alabama and Coming Home Again,” April 20 at 7 p.m. in room 159 Russell Hall.
2 UA Students Named Goldwater Scholars
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected two University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2016-2017.
UA Student News for April 5, 2016
Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/category/ua-student-news/ to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. Submit your news at http://uanews.ua.edu/submit-student. EVENTS The Tapping on the Mound ceremony, the culmination of Honors Week, will be held Friday, April 8, at 1:30 p.m. Classes will be dismissed for the day. The Office of
2 UA Faculty Members Win NSF CAREER Awards
The National Science Foundation selected two University of Alabama professors, Dr. Alexey Volkov and Dr. Kimberly Genareau, for CAREER Awards for their research.
UA to Host Robotics Competition
Students from across Alabama, from third graders to seniors in high school, will be at The University of Alabama April 9 programming robots and hoping their instructions are good enough to win the Alabama Robotics Competition.
UA’s Capstone Leadership Academy Hosts Top High School Sophomores
One hundred outstanding high school sophomores who have shown an interest in leadership through service were selected to participate in the Capstone Leadership Academy at The University of Alabama.
UA Matters: Stages of Parent-Infant Attachment Bonds
The University of Alabama’s Dr. Mary Elizabeth Curtner-Smith discusses the importance of bonding between parents and infants.