UA Engineering Students Selected for NASA Scholarships
The Alabama Space Grant Consortium awarded seven undergraduate scholarships and one graduate fellowship to students at The University of Alabama.
Awards & Honors
UA Advertising Professor Emeritus Wins National Educator Award
Dr. Bruce Roche, professor emeritus in The University of Alabama’s department of advertising and public relations, recently received the inaugural Distinguished Advertising Educator Award from the American Advertising Federation at its annual meeting in Boca Raton, Fla.
UA’s Randall Research Program Recognizes 15 Budding Investigators
Fifteen University of Alabama undergraduate researchers received recognition through the Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program.
Eight UA Graduates Receive Fulbright Awards for Study, Teaching Abroad
Eight University of Alabama graduates have won Fulbright Awards from the U.S. State Department to serve abroad as researchers and English Teaching Assistants during 2014-2015.
UA Doctoral Student Named Tillman Military Scholar
Michael A. LaRocca, a University of Alabama doctoral student in clinical psychology, is one of 60 U.S. service members, veterans and military spouses chosen as 2014 Tillman Military Scholars, a program of the Pat Tillman Foundation.
UA School of Law and ABA Journal Announce Finalists for 2014 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction
The University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal have named the finalists for the 2014 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. The public is invited to cast its votes on the ABA Journal website [www.abajournal.com] to help determine the winner.
UA Researcher Earns National Award from Cuba Academy of Sciences
A University of Alabama professor’s archaeological research in Cuba has earned him the National Prize from the Cuba Academy of Sciences, a major national award in that country.
UA Senior Wins National Journalism Multimedia Award
Daniel Roth, a senior telecommunication and film major at The University of Alabama, has been named winner in the “Best Use of Multimedia” category for the 2013 national Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards.
UA Filmmaker Wins National James Beard Foundation Award
Andrew Beck Grace, a University of Alabama telecommunication and film instructor and director of the Documenting Justice program, has been named a 2014 James Beard Foundation Award winner.
Spring 2014 Graduates Announced at UA
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama will award some 4,410 degrees during spring commencement Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3, on campus. With this graduating class, UA will have awarded more than 239,000 degrees since its founding in 1831 as the state’s first public university. Students listed as candidates to receive degrees include: