While BernieMania is running wild as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) tours the country in his bid to become the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, the initial rush of excitement for his candidacy could wane as the Democratic Primary draws closer, said a group of political science professors at The University of Alabama.
The University of Alabama’s Nick Corrao received a fellowship and grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
APR, housed at The University of Alabama, won the award from the Alabama Associated Press for the fourth year in a row.
Meredith Cummings, also an instructor in the journalism department at The University of Alabama, won for her “Up Beat” blog on al.com.
A University of Alabama researcher recently received an award for research that looked at the connection between a married couple’s communication patterns and their financial wellness.
Dr. James Leeper, a professor in the department of community and rural medicine at The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences, has been selected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.
The leading national organization for journalism and mass communication education touted The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences as a leader in equality and diversity.
The University of Alabama will receive the 2015 Curriculum Partner Award at the Construction Industry Institute, or CII, Annual Conference in Boston in August.
Dr. Kevin Whitaker, a veteran University of Alabama administrator and faculty member, has been named UA’s interim provost.
Dr. J. Brian Gray has been named interim dean of The University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Commerce.