Faculty & Staff

UA’s Center for Public Television and Radio Wins Two Emmys

The University of Alabama-housed Center for Public Television and Radio won Southeast Regional Emmy Awards for its documentary on Paul “Bear” Bryant and its original short documentaries, “Alabama Detours.”

UA Engineering Professor Receives Oak Ridge Powe Grant

Dr. Lin Li, assistant professor of metallurgical and materials engineering at The University of Alabama, was one of 35 researchers selected to receive a nationally-competitive grant from Oak Ridge Associated Universities through the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards program.

UA Contingent Visits Greece to Further Ties With Aristotle University

When someone is truly confused by something, they might say “It’s all Greek to me,” but The University of Alabama Greece Initiative is just the opposite; it’s all about furthering understanding and collaboration between UA and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

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.

Bomar Named Executive Director of UA Museums

Dr. William Bomar was recently appointed to executive director of The University of Alabama Museums.

With Patented Technology, UA Professor Hopes to Improve Electronic Devices

Electronic devices could be made cheaper, smaller and more efficient by reducing the complexity of their internal method of converting and regulating energy, according to a patent by a University of Alabama engineering professor.

UA Scientists Identify Metabolic Link between Aging, Parkinson’s

University of Alabama researchers identified within animal models an enzyme that links genetic pathways that control aging with the death of dopamine neurons – a clinical hallmark of Parkinson’s disease.

UA Engineering Professor Hopes to Improve Carbon-Capture with Patented Technology

Less than a year after patenting a process that could improve stripping greenhouse gasses from industrial emissions, a University of Alabama engineering professor was recently granted another patent that uses a different solvent to accomplish the same goal.

Google Grant Helps UA Professor Offer Online Training to Teachers Nationwide

Dr. Jeff Gray, professor of computer science at The University of Alabama, will lead a free, online course this summer to train high-school teachers in a new computer-science course and future College Board AP exam.

UA’s Honors College Hosts Opening of Photography Gallery in Marion

The University of Alabama’s Honors College will host a gallery opening Thursday, May 22, in Marion as part of its 57 Miles partnership with Perry County.