UA Students Selected for Environmental Contest
A team of University of Alabama students were selected for a national competition to design solutions to challenges facing the environment, the federal Environmental Protection Agency announced.
Faculty & Staff
UA Boasts Three New American Academy of Nursing Fellows
The University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing Dean Dr. Suzanne S. Prevost and graduate faculty member Dr. Marietta P. Stanton will become Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). They will be inducted, along with alumnae and former CCN senior associate dean Dr. Marsha Howell Adams .
UA to Test Virtual Environments for Preventing Marijuana Use by Youth
Few studies of prevention and intervention of adolescent marijuana use have included contextual cues, like environments and interactions, a gap in literature Dr. Amy Traylor, assistant professor of social work at The University of Alabama, hopes to fill with a virtual reality-based study of adolescents’ reactions to contextual cues.
Spears Set to Talk PCBs Oct. 13 at UA
Dr. Ellen Griffith Spears, an assistant professor at The University of Alabama, shares portions of her award-winning book, “Baptized in PCBs: Race, Pollution, and Justice in an All-American Town,” in room 205 of the Amelia Gorgas Library Oct. 13 at 5 p.m.
UA Psychologists Receive Grants to Expand ‘Coping Power’ Research
The University of Alabama Center for Prevention of Youth Behavior Problems recently received a pair of grants totaling more than $2.2 million to expand Coping Power, a children’s behavioral therapy program co-designed by Dr. John Lochman, a UA professor.
Structural Expert Named Drummond Chair in Civil Engineering
With more than 30 years of experience in reinforced concrete structures and earthquake engineering, Dr. Michael E. Kreger recently joined the faculty at The University of Alabama as the Garry Neil Drummond Endowed Chair in Civil Engineering.
UA Alumni Association Honors Four Outstanding Teachers With 2014 Awards
The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the 2014 recipients of the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching – the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards.
UA Researchers Develop Novel Method for Making Electrical Cellulose Fibers
By using liquid salts during formation instead of harsh chemicals, fibers that conduct electricity can be strengthened, according to a patent issued to a team of researchers at The University of Alabama.
UA Professor Named Fellow by Manufacturing Society
Dr. Yuebin Guo, a professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Alabama, was elected a Fellow by the Society for Manufacturing Engineers, or SME, one of two elected Fellows in this year’s class from American universities.
Artwork by UA Interior Design Professor on Display
A restrospective exhibit of artwork and design by Beverly A. Kissinger, assistant professor of interior design in The College of Human Environmental Sciences, runs through Saturday, Sept. 27, in the second floor gallery of Doster Hall on The University of Alabama campus.