UA Graduate Students to Host Creative Writing Camp
Area high school students – from rising freshmen through graduating seniors – are invited to participate in the summer 2012 Creative Writing Camp at The University of Alabama May 28-June 8.
Faculty & Staff
UA Partners with Tuskegee in Developing Nanoscience Curriculum for Black Belt Middle-Schoolers
Faculty and staff from The University of Alabama will test nanoscience modules with middle-school teachers from the Black Belt Friday at the McWane Center in Birmingham.
Ghanaian Saxophonist to Perform in UA’s Sonic Frontiers Series
Ghanaian saxophonist and visual artist Nii Noi Nortey will perform using instruments of his own design in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, in The University of Alabama’s Ferguson Center Theater.
Purple Martins Get Prime Living Quarters on UA Campus
A University of Alabama geographer and ornithologist is leading an effort to build houses on campus for the purple martin, a popular migratory bird.
IceCube Neutrino Observatory Explores Origin of Cosmic Rays; UA Scientists on Research Team
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a massive detector in Antarctica, is honing in on how the highest energy cosmic rays are produced.
Best in Engaged Scholarship to Be Recognized at UA
A Veterans Affairs program for people entering or returning to college after military service is among the exemplary projects that will be recognized Friday, April 20, at The University of Alabama Center for Community-Based Partnerships awards luncheon.
Holt Students Experience ‘Winds of Change’ with Help from UA Students, Faculty
“Winds of Change,” a youth-led series of discussions addressing recovery priorities in Holt after the April 27, 2011, tornado, will be held from Wednesday, April 18, to Friday, April 20, at the Holt High School auditorium. Dr. Jeffrey G. Parker, associate professor of psychology at The University of Alabama, is spearheading the initiative.
UA to Host Robot Programming Competition
More than 100 elementary and high-school students from across Alabama will be at The University of Alabama April 21 telling robots what to do and hoping their instructions are good enough to win the Alabama Robotics Competition.
UA Chemistry Professor Among First to Receive New SEC Award
Dr. David Dixon, professor and holder of the Robert Ramsay Chair of Chemistry at The University of Alabama, has been named a recipient of one of the first Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Awards.
UA Names Streiffer Dean of College of Community Health Sciences
Dr. Richard H. Streiffer, professor and past chairman of the department of family and community medicine at Tulane University Medical School in New Orleans, has been appointed dean of The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences, the Tuscaloosa branch campus of the UA School of Medicine.