Faculty & Staff

UA Professor Receives Powe Award

Dr. Yuping Bao, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at The University of Alabama, has been named a recipient of the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from the Oak Ridge Associated Universities.

UA Awarded $1.5 Million from Howard Hughes Medical Institute to Develop New Ways of Teaching Science

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute will award $1.5 million to The University of Alabama to launch four distinct initiatives designed to teach and inspire the nation’s next-generation of scientists.

UA EMBA Programs Celebrate 25th and First Graduations

The University of Alabama’s Manderson Graduate School of Business and the Executive MBA Program recently celebrated the graduation of its 25th class and its first Huntsville EMBA class with a reception in The Zone at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

UA Plank Center Announces Selections for Public Relations Educator Fellowship Program

The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at The University of Alabama has announced the inaugural class for its Fellowship Program for Public Relations Educators.

UA Faculty Member Inducted into Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame

Dr. John Wheat, professor of community and rural medicine in The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, was recently inducted into the Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame in Montgomery.

UA Professor Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Stipend

Dr. Albert Pionke, an associate professor of English at The University of Alabama, has received a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend Award to research “Education as a Rite of Privilege.”

UA Experts on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

As efforts to address the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continue, University of Alabama faculty experts are available to comment on areas ranging from petroleum engineering, water quality and ecosystems to the economic impact of the spill and resulting public relations issues.

From Julia Child to Twilight – UA Interim Term Offers Creative Approach to Learning

The University of Alabama is giving students an opportunity to experience a creative approach to learning through its Interim Program May 10-28.

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Inducts New Members at UA

The University of Alabama chapter of Phi Kappa Phi honor society inducted 194 new members in an initiation ceremony held recently on campus.

Area High School Students Invited to Attend UA’s Creative Writing Camp

The University of Alabama English department invites area high school students to attend the summer 2010 Creative Writing Camp on weekdays, June 14-25, from 1-4 p.m. in 301 Morgan Hall.