Awards & Honors

UA Chemistry Student to Attend U.N. Climate-Change Conference in South Africa

The American Chemical Society selected five students nationwide, including a University of Alabama sophomore, as representatives to attend the upcoming United Nations climate-change conference in Durban, South Africa.

Biologist with Penchant for Strengthening Science Education Named UA’s Outstanding Professor

A biology professor who has won nearly $5 million in grants to strengthen undergraduate education in the sciences is the winner of The University of Alabama’s Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor award.

UA Math and Science Mentoring Program Wins $25,000 from Pepsi Refresh Competition

The University of Alabama Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility’s CollegeFirst Advanced Placement Mentoring Initiative will be the recipient of a $25,000 award from the Pepsi Refresh online voting competition.

AQA Team Showcase Winners Announced by UA

The Alabama Quality Award panel of judges has chosen nine organizations to receive the 2011 Team Showcase awards.

UA’s Alabama Productivity Center Announces 11 AQA Winners

The Alabama Quality Award panel of judges has designated 11 organizations as recipients of the 2011 Alabama Quality Awards, honoring them for quality and performance excellence.

Students Compete in Final Round of UA Moral Forum’s Tornado Recovery Initiative

As part of a service-learning course sponsored by The University of Alabama Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility, 81 Honors College students are vying for up to $15,000 to implement projects to aid in Tuscaloosa’s tornado recovery. The final round of competition is Monday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. in Lloyd Hall Auditorium.

UA Student One of Four Selected to Host Fashion Show Benefit by National Magazine

Abigail Hardin, a senior in The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences, is one of four college students nationwide selected by Marie Claire magazine to host benefit fashion shows in their respective college towns.

UA Ranked 10th Fittest Campus in Nation

The dreaded freshman weight gain may be a thing of the past on The University of Alabama campus, recently ranked 10th among the 25 fittest campuses in the country by “Men’s Fitness.”

UA’s C&IS Announces 2011 Hall of Fame Inductees

The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences’ Communication Hall of Fame welcomed four new inductees Oct. 27.

UA’s CHES Presents Jack Davis Alumni Awards

The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences presented the Jack Davis Professional Achievement Awards during recent homecoming activities.