Noted Behavioral Health Expert to Speak at UA Symposium
A noted behavioral expert will give the keynote address for a graduate student symposium in The University of Alabama College of Education April 9.
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UA’s Honors College Hosts One-Man Theatrical Performance
The University of Alabama Honors College presents Jhino “The Piper” Ferreira in his one-man play, “Cops and Robbers,” at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 10, at Tuscaloosa River Market, 1900 Jack Warner Parkway. Ferreira, a rapper as well as a Bay Area police officer, plays 17 different characters in the play, which centers on a police shooting.
Hundreds of UA Student Researchers to Display, Discuss Findings
More than 700 University of Alabama students representing a cross section of campus will present research findings April 7, during UA’s annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference at the Bryant Conference Center.
UA’s Honors Week 2015 to Include Tapping on the Mound
The University of Alabama will recognize the achievement of outstanding students and faculty during Honors Week activities on campus from Monday, March 30, to Sunday, April 5. The Tapping on the Mound ceremony, a tradition since the early 1900s, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 3, on the Mound at the west side of the UA Quad (rain location will be Moody Music Building Concert Hall). University honoraries Omicron Delta Kappa, Mortar Board, Blue Key National Honor Society and Anderson Society will induct members.
UA’s Panhellenic Association Hosts 2015 Easter Egg Hunt
The Alabama Panhellenic Association will host its annual Easter egg hunt for the Tuscaloosa community on the front lawn of the President’s Mansion Sunday, March 29.
UA Hovercraft Team Preparing for Race Against Rival, Others
A team of University of Alabama engineering students are set to race in the Third Annual University Hoverbowl Challenge near Tuscaloosa March 28.
UA Engineering Students Host Rocket Contest at Nearby Middle School
A water-rocket contest among middle-school students March 24 is the culmination of an outreach effort by students from The University of Alabama.
UA Computer Science Students Recognized for Research in National Contest
Two University of Alabama students studying computer science recently finished in the top five at a national computer-science contest.
UA to Launch Interdisciplinary Cyber Crime Minor
The University of Alabama’s department of criminal justice will help fill positions in a burgeoning field following the announcement of a new cybercrime minor.
UA Student Body Elects Junior From Pelham as SGA President
Elliot Spillers, a junior from Pelham majoring in business management, was elected president of The University of Alabama Student Government Association for the 2015-2016 term.