UA Engineering Professor Named Fellow by ASME
Dr. Samit Roy, the William D. Jordan Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, was recently elected as a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Faculty & Staff
UA Conference Focuses on Latinos, Latinas in U.S. South
The University of Alabama is hosting the first conference to look at the lives of Latinas and Latinos in the southern United States. “Latinas/os in the U.S. South: Immigration, Integration and Identity” will be held Friday, Feb. 19, at the Hotel Capstone on the UA campus.
Yarbrough Named Director of Leadership Gifts for UA
Kathy Yarbrough has been named director of leadership gifts for The University of Alabama.
Noted Archivist to Discuss African-American Genealogy at UA
The University of Alabama Black Faculty and Staff Association is presenting guest speaker Frazine Taylor, an expert on African-American genealogy, who will give a workshop on campus Saturday, Feb. 13, from 10 a.m.-noon in 110 AIME Building.
UA Recycling Program is Finalist for Best Practices Award
The recycling program at The University of Alabama has been selected as one of five finalists in the 2010 Southern Association of College and University Business Officers Best Practices competition.
O’Neal Named Director of Development for UA College of Arts and Sciences
Larry W. O’Neal has been named director of development for The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences. In this role, he will lead the College’s fundraising efforts and cultivate, solicit and steward gifts to the College.
Noted Organist Highlights UA’s 2010 Church Music Conference
Acclaimed concert organist Stephen Tharp will highlight The University of Alabama School of Music’s 2010 Church Music Conference Friday, Jan. 29, and Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Concert Hall in UA’s Moody Music Building.
‘Rivers of North America,’ Edited by UA Biologist, Released in New Format
A “Field Guide to Rivers of North America,” co-edited by a University of Alabama biologist and based on an award-winning book, was recently published by Academic Press.
UA Center’s November Housing Reports Show Year-Over-Year Increases
Two reports from The University of Alabama’s Alabama Center for Real Estate show year-over-year increases in the state’s latest monthly home sales and new construction figures.
UA’s Rural Health Institute Awarded Grant to Expand Telemedicine Efforts
The University of Alabama’s Rural Health Institute for Clinical and Translational Science has received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program to expand telemedicine efforts in rural Alabama.