A former vice president and professor at a private Japanese university who previously was part of an IBM research team has been named director of The University of Alabama Center for Materials for Information Technology, known as MINT.
The Parent Leadership Academy, an initiative of The University of Alabama, will celebrate the graduation of its third class of elementary school parents from across the Tuscaloosa City and County School Districts on Thursday, May 6, at 6 p.m. at Hotel Capstone.
The University of Alabama Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility and department of telecommunication and film will host the fourth annual Documenting Justice film screening Tuesday, April 27, at 7 p.m. at the Bama Theatre.
The Manderson Graduate School of Business at The University of Alabama is ranked No. 33 among the 255 MBA programs at public universities included in the 2010 U.S. News rankings.
The “What’s for Dinner?” series on culinary culture and sustainability will be held Wednesday, April 21, at 5:30 p.m. in 205 Gorgas featuring a speaker’s panel to discuss the slow food movement, the perfect fruit and sustainability.
A four-person team that includes two faculty members at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce has had an article accepted for publication later this year that will shed some light on the thorny issue of the relevance and value of the research activities of business school faculty.
Dr. Lawrence F. Kohl, associate professor of history and Blount Senior Fellow at The University of Alabama, has won the 2010 Last Lecture award from the UA Graduate School.
The University of Alabama honored its top students of 2009-2010 for their academic achievement and leadership Friday, April 9, during the Tappings and Awards Ceremony, the highlight of UA’s annual Honors Week, April 5-9.
The National Science Foundation selected two University of Alabama professors for CAREER Awards totaling more than $890,000 for research projects related to improving future electronics and for investigating terahertz technology, respectively.
Bob Holt, vice president of sales and marketing for ThyssenKrupp Steel USA LLC, will deliver the keynote address at the 2010 Spring Sales Banquet April 23 at NorthRiver Yacht Club.