Campus & Community

UA’s Community Health Sciences Co-Sponsors African Film Festival

The fourth annual Tuscaloosa Evening of African Film, co-sponsored by The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences, will be Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa.

Historian Mary Louise Roberts to Present Lecture at UA About the Corpse

Dr. Mary Louise Roberts, an internationally recognized historian and distinguished professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, will present “Five Ways to Read a Corpse” at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, . in room 38 of Lloyd Hall on The University of Alabama campus. The lecture, which is sponsored by the department of history, is free and open to the public.

International Relations Club at UA Receives Awards at Model U.N. in Mexico City

A delegation from the Alabama International Relations Club at The University of Alabama recently received awards at the fifth annual Harvard National Model United Nations- Latin America conference in Mexico City.
A group of 10 UA students traveled to the week-long event, where they debated international politics and discussed solutions to critical global issues with hundreds of students from universities around the world.

Nursing Applicants: More than GPAs

Nursing Applicants: More than GPAs

It takes more than just high IQs to make good nurses, says Michelle Cheshire, a researcher in The University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing. She suggests “soft skills” should also be considered in deciding which applicants are good fits for nursing programs.

Zzzs Tough for Some to Catch

Zzzs Tough for Some to Catch

University of Alabama researcher, Dr. Adam Knowlden, says college students are typically more sleep deprived than the rest of us and often ignore the health benefits of adequate slumber. Knowlden surveyed college students about their sleep behaviors and attitudes. He co-authored an article that published in Family & Community Health.

Dean’s List Students Named for UA Fall 2015 Term

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A total of 10,626 students enrolled during the 2015 fall semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean’s List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the President’s List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s). The UA Dean’s and President’s lists recognize full-time undergraduate students.

UA Student News for Jan. 26, 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. DEADLINES Capstone Men and Women applications, Jan. 29, noon, 284 Rose Administration Building SGA applications for executive and senate positions, Feb. 4, 6 p.m. Peer Leader applications, Feb. 5, 5 p.m.

What Makes a Great Team?

What makes a great team?  We asked students on our campus after the football team’s 16th National Championship win.

UA School of Social Work Opens Buford Award Nominations

Nominations are being accepted by The University of Alabama School of Social Work for the 2016 Buford Peace Award. The Peace Award is granted annually to a UA faculty member, whose teaching, research, practice and professional life have demonstrated exceptional levels of involvement in mediating human disputes, helping overcome prejudice, promoting justice and establishing peace.

Multiple Schools to Compete in Leadership Diversity Competition at UA

Nine schools will make up 14 teams participating in the 2016 Culverhouse Leadership Diversity Competition Jan. 28-30 at The University of Alabama.