December Graduates Announced at UA
The University of Alabama awarded some 1,500 degrees during winter commencement Saturday, Dec. 13 on campus.
Awards & Honors
Bataan Death March Survivor Bert Bank to Receive Honorary Degree During UA’s Winter Commencement Ceremonies Dec. 13
Bert Bank, Bataan March survivor, former Alabama legislator and broadcasting executive, will receive an honorary doctorate during The University of Alabama’s winter commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 13 at 9 a.m., in Coleman Coliseum.
UA’s Adam Harbison Wins George J. Mitchell Scholarship to go with His Truman Scholarship
Chalk up another prestigious scholarship for The University of Alabama’s Adam Harbison.
UA College of Human Environmental Sciences Presents Alumni Awards
The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences presented the Jack Davis Professional Achievement Award to Roberta E. Donahue, Quinn M. Franklin, Daniel E. Glover, Stephen D. Iaconis, Hunter Lingle, Debra W. Morrison, Jessica Bradford Odom, Justin D. Shelton and Donna Wesley during recent homecoming activities on campus.
UA’s Alabama Productivity Center Names Keynote Speakers for 2008 Quality Award Conference
The Alabama Productivity Center at The University of Alabama will feature Bradley R. Byrne, Kathy Harris and Fonda Vera as keynote speakers for the 2008 Alabama Quality Award Conference and Ceremony.
UA Parkinson’s Researcher Joins ‘Scientific Dream Team’ Through HHMI Collaborative Innovation Awards
Surprising—sometimes groundbreaking—findings can emerge when scientists follow ideas that stray from the primary path of their research. But these promising detours may prove challenging to pursue for scientists who need to marshal time, expertise, and resources in a constrained funding environment that favors more predictable research proposals.
Movement Disorder Researchers Named Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professors at UA
A husband and wife professorial research team, who developed a microscopic worm as an animal model for studying human neurological diseases, are winners of The University of Alabama’s Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor award.
UA Receives Challenge Grant from The Kresge Foundation
The University of Alabama has received a $200,000 challenge grant from The Kresge Foundation that will be used to help renovate and expand the Jones Archaeological Museum at Moundville Archaeological Park.
UA Again Chosen as McGowan Scholars Academic Institution
The University of Alabama has again been chosen as a McGowan Scholars Academic Institution for the 2009-2010 academic year by the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund Inc.
UA Team Finishes Second in Marketing Case Competition
A team of five University of Alabama students recently participated in the 2008 “Walgreens Wrangle,” a marketing case competition hosted by Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Ark., and finished second in the 15-team event.