UA Honors Week 2017 Features Tapping on the Mound
The University of Alabama will recognize the achievement of outstanding students and faculty during Honors Week, April 3-7, culminating in the Tapping on the Mound ceremony on Honors Day.
Awards & Honors
Ceremony to Celebrate Research by UA Faculty Rescheduled
Members of The University of Alabama faculty will be honored for their research contributions at the upcoming Faculty Research Day.
Social Ethicist and Scholar of Religions to Deliver 2017 Realizing the Dream Lecture
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Dr. Jonathan L. Walton, a social ethicist and scholar of religions, has been selected as the 2017 Realizing the Dream distinguished lecturer. He will give his Realizing the Dream lecture at 7 p.m. March 23 in the Embassy Suites Ballroom. It’s free and open to the public.
Alabama Forensics Council Wins 21st National Championship
The Alabama Forensics Council won its 21st national championship in March at the Novice National Championship Tournament at the University of West Florida.
UA Announces 2017 Premier Awards
The University of Alabama Division of Student Life has announced the recipients of the 2017 Premier Awards – the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service.
The 2017 UA Premier Award recipients will be recognized at a dinner Thursday, March 23, as well as during Honors Week.
UA Graduate Student Wins 2017 Scholars for the Dream Travel Award
University of Alabama graduate student Candace Chamber’s will receive the 2017 Scholars for the Dream Travel Award from the National Council of Teachers of English.
The Scholars for the Dream Travel Award is a national award given to emerging scholars of color – graduate students – who are embarking on scholarship that is promising, said Dr. Michelle Robinson, an assistant professor of English at UA.
Foundation Honors UA with Tree Campus USA Title
The University of Alabama was recently honored with 2016 Tree Campus USA recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management.
UA Announces Winner of 2017 Clarence Cason Award
The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences has named award-winning author and professor Dr. Patricia Foster winner of the 2017 Clarence Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing.
UA Awards Winners of High School Physics Contest
More than 150 students representing 16 schools recently competed in The University of Alabama’s 41st annual high school physics contest.
UA Professor Elected Fellow to American Physical Society
Dr. Andreas Piepke, a professor in The University of Alabama’s department of physics and astronomy, was recently elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society for his work in defining the nature of neutrinos.