UA Professor and Art Historian Joseph Bolt Dies
Dr. Joseph Sullivan Bolt, who served for 36 years as a professor in the department of art within the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of Alabama, died Tuesday, July 9. He was 81.
Campus & Community
UA to Co-Host Governor’s Safety and Health Conference
The University of Alabama’s College of Continuing Studies’ Division of Environmental and Industrial Programs, in coordination with the Alabama Governor’s office, will host the Alabama Governor’s Safety and Health Conference Aug. 26-28 at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach.
UA Wins $1.8 Million from Howard Hughes Medical Institute to Strengthen Undergraduate Education
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded $1.8 million to The University of Alabama, enabling the University to continue strengthening undergraduate education in biological sciences, UA Interim President J. Barry Mason announced today.
UA Professor Named President of International Communication Association
Dr. Jennings Bryant, professor of communications and Reagan chair of broadcasting in the College of Communication and Information Sciences at The University of Alabama, will become president of the 3,800-member International Communication Association at the close of its 52nd annual conference that convenes July 15-19 in Seoul, Korea.
State Housing Market Sets Another Record for May, According to UA Center
The Alabama housing market boomed in May with a record setting 3,837 existing, single-family homes sold, according to numbers released by the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.
American Ballet Theatre Intensive at UA Marks Sixth Year
For the sixth consecutive year the American Ballet Theatre, one of the world’s premiere ballet companies, is holding classes at The University of Alabama. More than 150 of the finest dance students from Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, Bermuda and the United States are taking part in the ABT Summer Intensive from July 6-26.
UA Tuba Quartet Hits all the Right Notes, Wins International Competition
The University of Alabama’s Tuba quartet recently brought home a first-place award from the International Tuba Euphonium Association conference in Greensboro, N.C., where they competed against quartets from across America and around the world.
Students Participate in SURP Summer Program at UA
The 2002 Summer Undergraduate Research Participation (SURP) Program in the chemistry department at The University of Alabama gives students an individual project to work on for 10 weeks with UA faculty, staff and graduate students. The National Science Foundation and the UA chemistry department sponsor this program.
UA Students Show Support for Troops Abroad
Campus patriotism is remembered this July Fourth through Operation Moral Support, a philanthropy event sponsored by the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) University of Alabama chapter, in which UA students sent more than 580 cards of support to soldiers fighting overseas.
Huntsville Area Dean’s List Students Named at UA
A total of 2,950 students enrolled during the spring 2002 term at The University of Alabama made the Dean’s List with academic records of 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) or above, or the President’s List with academic records of 4.0, announced Dr. Nancy Barrett, UA provost and vice president for academic affairs.