The White House has announced that President Bush intends to appoint University of Alabama President Robert E. Witt to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).
The University of Alabama awarded some 1,059 degrees during winter commencement ceremonies in December.
A total of 3,763 students enrolled during the fall 2005 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 (all As).
The Association of American Publishers has presented “Rivers of North America,” co-edited by University of Alabama ecologist Dr. Arthur Benke, an Award for Excellence.
The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame will induct six individuals and honor one corporation/institution during a ceremony on Feb. 25 at the Marriott Huntsville in Huntsville.
Dr. Matthew D. Bunker, Reese Phifer Professor of Journalism in the College of Communication and Information Sciences at The University of Alabama, will be one of six University of Florida College of Journalism and Communication graduates to receive recognition as an “Alumni of Distinction.”
Six students from The University of Alabama have been named to this year’s USA Today All-USA College Academic Team – the most of any school in the nation.
Two students at The University of Alabama have been chosen to participate in the Air Force Officer Accession and Training Schools Summer Technical Recruiting Internship Program.
What has a head, spine, tail and is sometimes considered man’s best friend? Students in The University of Alabama book arts graduate program wouldn’t say a dog, but they would say a book.
Recipients of the 2006 Premier Awards — the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service at The University of Alabama — were announced by UA President Robert E. Witt on Feb. 4 at a recognition ceremony.