Water skiing, pool parties and playing golf are activities many teenagers enjoy during the summer. This year, a University of Alabama summer sports camp is making those activities possible for a group of Alabama youth who may be in wheelchairs or have a disability.
Christina L. Daniel, a University of Alabama student from Aliceville, was named the first recipient of the UA African-American Alumni Society Endowed Scholarship.
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently named Dr. Sally Anne McInerny as head of the department of aerospace engineering and mechanics. McInerny is the first female department head in the history of UA’s College of Engineering.
Dr. Charles “Chuck” Lydeard, associate professor of biological sciences at The University of Alabama, has been appointed program director in the Division of Environmental Biology at the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Arlington, Va.
The College of Communication and Information Sciences at The University of Alabama has accepted 30 students for the largest Multicultural Journalism Workshop in the 21-year history of the program. The previous largest class, in 1998, had 26 participants.
Dr. Anne McDonald Culp, professor of human development and family studies at The University of Alabama, was recently elected Division 37 president-elect for the American Psychological Association.
Alabama Public Radio WUAL-FM at The University of Alabama is the only public radio station in the state to receive a grant issued by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to purchase the equipment needed to make the transition to digital radio.
Charles Snead, horn professor and interim director of The University of Alabama’s School of Music, has been selected to serve on the FulSpec U.S. Studies – Music 2 Peer Review Committee for the Fulbright Senior Specialists Program. The School of Music is housed in UA’s College of Arts and Sciences.
The American Ballet Theatre will conduct a three-week Summer Ballet Intensive, June 26-July 18 on the campus of The University of Alabama. This is an opportunity for aspiring dancers to spend three weeks with members of the nation’s most acclaimed ballet company.
The U.S. Census Bureau has released new population estimates for Alabama’s cities and towns that give the state its most recent indications of growth since the 2000 census, according to Annette Watters, manager of the Alabama State Data Center at The University of Alabama.