Faculty & Staff

UA, Naval Observatory Partnership to Improve Precise Timing Education

UA, Naval Observatory Partnership to Improve Precise Timing Education

The University of Alabama has partnered with the United States Naval Observatory to train UA students in precise timing and time interval technology, which is used in highly precise atomic clocks on which the U.S. military, financial sector, GPS satellites and power grids rely.

UA Professor Uses NFL Experience to Prepare Students

UA Professor Uses NFL Experience to Prepare Students

Not all sports fans are suited for the business of sports. Just ask Melvin Lewis, former NFL professional turned professor. 

UA Researcher Manages Teaching, Daughter’s Broadway Debut

UA Researcher Manages Teaching, Daughter’s Broadway Debut

For University of Alabama researcher Jamie Mills, there was some trepidation when she learned her daughter, Madalen Yarbrough Mills, was selected to play “Sophie” in the Broadway adaptation of the Jack Black movie, “School of Rock.”

UA CrossingPoints Graduate Reaches Ultimate Goal

UA CrossingPoints Graduate Reaches Ultimate Goal

Shortly after Cody Pope completed his second Summer Bridge at UA – a college-preparation program for individuals with intellectual disabilities – program coordinator Dr. Amy Williamson was convinced Pope could live independently.

Matt Fajack Named UA’s Vice President for Financial Affairs

Matt Fajack Named UA’s Vice President for Financial Affairs

Matthew M. Fajack will join The University of Alabama as vice president for financial affairs beginning Feb. 15, pending approval by The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees.

McDaniel, UA Office to Expand Positive Behavior Services in Alabama

McDaniel, UA Office to Expand Positive Behavior Services in Alabama

“Exciting” times are ahead for Dr. Sara McDaniel and the Alabama Positive Behavior Support Office, which has partnered with the Alabama Department of Education to expand its PBIS program.

University of Alabama Team Assesses Hurricane Irma Aftermath

University of Alabama Team Assesses Hurricane Irma Aftermath

A team of faculty, graduate and undergraduate students collected data in four Florida cities including Marco Island, the location where Irma made landfall.

UA Pioneer Named 2017 Blackmon-Moody Award Winner

UA Pioneer Named 2017 Blackmon-Moody Award Winner

Dr. Brent Hardin, director and co-founder of The University of Alabama’s Adapted Athletics Program, has been named the 2017 recipient of the Frederick Moody Blackmon-Sarah McCorkle Moody Outstanding Professor Award.

College of Arts & Sciences Hosts Diversity Day

College of Arts & Sciences Hosts Diversity Day

The College of Arts and Sciences will host a Diversity Day at the Bryant Conference Center Monday, Nov. 13, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The symposium, which is themed “Why Diversity Matters,” is open to students and faculty of all disciplines.

Ensemble to Perform ‘Born to Be Wild’ with Steppenwolf Keyboardist

Ensemble to Perform ‘Born to Be Wild’ with Steppenwolf Keyboardist

On Friday, Nov. 3, Steppenwolf keyboardist and University of Alabama instructor of music administration Michael Wilk will join the UA Horn Studio to perform a special rendition of the band’s 1968 worldwide hit “Born to Be Wild.”