Students Compete for Miss UA Title
A new Miss University of Alabama will be crowned Saturday, Feb. 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa.
Awards & Honors
UA’s School of Accountancy Makes Strong Showing in Rankings
The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse School of Accountancy made a strong showing in Public Accounting Report’s top 25 school rankings for 2010. The undergraduate program placed 23rd, up from 25th in 2009, and graduate programs rose to 22nd from 2009’s 25th place.
UA Opera Theatre Students Take National Awards
The University of Alabama Opera Theatre won second and third place in the 2011 Collegiate Opera Scenes Competition at the annual convention of the National Opera Association on Jan. 6.
UA Archaeologist Named AAAS Fellow
Dr. Richard A. Diehl, a University of Alabama archaeologist specializing in MesoAmerica, has been awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow.
Poets & Quants Ranks UA’s Manderson Graduate School 34th among Publics
The Manderson Graduate School of Business at The University of Alabama placed 34th among public institutions in a new ranking of MBA programs created by John Byrne, former editor of Business Week and founder of the original Business Week rankings back in the 1980s.
NACAS Mentor Award Goes to UA’s Caples
Susan Caples, assistant director of transportation services at The University of Alabama, has received the Regional Mentor Award from the National Association of College Auxiliary Services.
UA’s ‘My Football Ticket’ Program Named Technology Award Winner
The University of Alabama Action Card Office has received the National Association of College Auxiliary Services Technology Award for the ‘My Football Ticket’ program.
UA Computer Scientist Co-Authors Two of Journal’s Most Downloaded Articles of Year
Two research articles co-authored by a University of Alabama computer scientist are among 2010’s “Top 25 Hottest Articles” appearing in the scientific journal Information and Software Technology, according to an online database regularly accessed by nearly 11 million users.
UA Engineering Graduate Student is Finalist in National Research Competition
Ferosh Jacob, a computer science doctoral student in The University of Alabama College of Engineering, was recently named one of three finalists at the OOPSLA/SPLASH student research competition held in Reno, Nev., earlier this semester.
December Graduates Announced at UA
The University of Alabama will award some 1,840 degrees during winter commencement Saturday, Dec. 11, on campus.