Faculty & Staff

Students at UA Raise Funds for Secret Meals Program

Advertising and public relations students in a service-learning class at The University of Alabama have raised some $5,585 for Secret Meals For Hungry Children, an Alabama Credit Union program that benefits needy area children.

Long-time UA Professor, Anthropologist Allen Maxwell Dies

Dr. Allen R. Maxwell, professor emeritus of anthropology at The University of Alabama, died Nov. 16, 2011 at his home. He was 71.

Biologist with Penchant for Strengthening Science Education Named UA’s Outstanding Professor

A biology professor who has won nearly $5 million in grants to strengthen undergraduate education in the sciences is the winner of The University of Alabama’s Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor award.

Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Food Drive in Final Week

The University of Alabama Community Service Center is making a final push to reach its goal of collecting 250,000 pounds of food by Friday, Nov. 18, the end of the annual Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive.

Dance Competition to be Community Event at UA

The University of Alabama Ferguson Center, Stillman College and Shelton State Community College are presenting T-Town’s Best Dance Crew on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom.

Painting with a Purpose Event at UA to Honor Tornado Victims

The Ferguson Center Student Union and art department at The University of Alabama will host a painting session on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 6 p.m. in remembrance of Morgan Sigler, one of the UA students who died in the April 27 tornado.

UA Math and Science Mentoring Program Wins $25,000 from Pepsi Refresh Competition

The University of Alabama Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility’s CollegeFirst Advanced Placement Mentoring Initiative will be the recipient of a $25,000 award from the Pepsi Refresh online voting competition.

UA’s Alabama Productivity Center Announces 11 AQA Winners

The Alabama Quality Award panel of judges has designated 11 organizations as recipients of the 2011 Alabama Quality Awards, honoring them for quality and performance excellence.

UA Theatre Professor Continues Research in Cuba

Seth Panitch, University of Alabama associate professor of theatre, will lead a group of UA graduate students to Havana, Cuba, later this month to stage a production of American playwright Christopher Durang’s “Beyond Therapy.”

Crimson Couch to 5K Event to be Held at UA

More than 800 people are expected to participate in the Crimson Couch to 5K Walk/Run Event Sunday, Nov. 13, at The University of Alabama.