Faculty & Staff

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UA Begins Search for Vice President for Community Impact

The VP for community impact serves as UA’s executive leader responsible for leading strategy for forging meaningful partnerships.

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UA Searching for School of Leadership and Policy’s First Dean

UA has started the search for the dean of the recently established School of Leadership and Policy. 

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On the Weather Watch with UA’s Meteorologist, Sarah Johnston

Johnston uses her combined skills in emergency management and meterology to help keep campus safe.

From Lab to Locker Room: Engineering Confidence Through Assistive Technology 

From Lab to Locker Room: Engineering Confidence Through Assistive Technology 

Students used creativity and skills to develop a life-improving tool for a UA coach.

Carla Atkinson and three researchers sample water on the Ichawaynochaway Creek in SW Georgia.

What Lives Beneath: Atkinson’s Work Reveals Why Mussels Matter

Freshwater ecologist Dr. Carla Atkinson is one small piece of the system working to understand and preserve Alabama ecosystems.

Multiyear Effort to Modernize UA’s Enterprise Systems Kicks Off

Multiyear Effort to Modernize UA’s Enterprise Systems Kicks Off

“Capstone Convergence is one of the most significant transformation efforts the University has undertaken in decades.”

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UA Students Lead River Pitch Winners

The highly anticipated annual competition awarded 12 first-place prizes worth $1,000. New this year, a $250 prize was awarded for second place.

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Longtime Police Executive Named New UAPD Chief

UAPD has named former deputy chief and longtime police executive Scott Thurmond as chief.  

Culverhouse Gift to Create Faculty Endowment in UA School of Leadership and Policy

Culverhouse Gift to Create Faculty Endowment in UA School of Leadership and Policy

This is the first gift to the School of Leadership and Policy and pushes Culverhouse’s gifts to the University over $20 million.

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UA Begins National Search for Provost

UA has launched its national search for a new provost.