Faculty & Staff

UA Journalism Professor Receives Krieghbaum Under-40 Award

Dr. Kim Bissell, Southern Progress Corporation Endowed Professor in Magazine Journalism in The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences, has been selected for the 2009 Krieghbaum Under-40 Award.

Outstanding Science Students at UA Chosen as Dystonia, Parkinson’s Scholars

Five leading undergraduate science students at The University of Alabama have been named 2009-2010 Alabama Dystonia Scholars and Parkinson’s Association of Alabama Scholars.

UA’s Government Documents Librarian Blogs in the Public Interest

Government documents have a tremendous amount of information buried in them, and Valerie Glenn and other librarians at The University of Alabama hold the shovel.

UA Students to Tee Off, Thanks to Grant from Ryder Cup-PGA Play Golf America

University of Alabama students who have not had an opportunity to learn the game of golf will soon be able to master the sport thanks to a grant to UA through Play Golf America University, a program designed to teach and engage students.

UA Chemistry Program Helps Prepare Future Scientists

A UA summer program supported by the National Science Foundation is helping prepare the next generation of chemists and scientific researchers.

UA Arts and Sciences’ ‘Space/Place’ Installed at Huntsville Biotech Institute

“Space/Place,” an installation featuring two sculptures of molecules by University of Alabama sculpture professor Craig Wedderspoon, has touched down on the campus of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville.

UA Matters: A Primer on Web 2.0 and Social Media

There was a time when writing meant using a pencil or pen to place words on a page and going to a meeting required some form of travel. Today, communication involves “tweeting,” “Skyping” and posting on something called a “wiki.” So how does one make sense of the new World Wide Web and how to use it?

Dr. John L. Blackburn, Long-Time UA Administrator and Civic Leader, Dies

Dr. John L. Blackburn, a veteran administrator at The University of Alabama and a prominent civic leader, died July 3, 2009, in Tuscaloosa.

James Hall Named Dean of UA School of Social Work

Dr. James A. Hall has been named dean of The University of Alabama School of Social Work.

Social Work Groups Sponsor Benefit Concert for UA Student, Staff Member with Cancer

Several organizations in The University of Alabama School of Social Work are sponsoring a benefit concert and silent auction to help two individuals in the school who have been diagnosed with cancer.