Hood Named Interim Vice President for Student Affairs at UA
University of Alabama President Judy Bonner has named Dr. Steven Hood as interim vice president for student affairs.
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UA, Muscogee (Creek) Nation Partnership Hopes to Shed Light on Past
The University of Alabama and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Cultural Preservation Office are teaming up in an effort to find evidence that links prehistoric Muscogee people within different geographic regions.
UA Student Selected to Attend Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany
Brandon Hill, a University of Alabama doctoral student, is one of 600 students from around the world selected to attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting June 29-July 4.
Dean’s List Students Named for UA Spring Term
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A total of 8,388 students enrolled during the 2014 spring semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean’s List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the President’s List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s). The UA Dean’s and President’s List recognizes full-time undergraduate students.
Orlando Magic Official to Speak at Foster Youth Program Luncheon at UA
Lucas Boyce, director of business development and legislative affairs for the Orlando Magic basketball team, will speak to participants of the nsoro College Bound Pre-Collegiate Program at The University of Alabama at noon Friday, June 20, in 205 Gorgas Library.
UA Doctoral Student Selected for Gerontological Social Work Award
Quentin Maynard, a doctoral student at The University of Alabama School of Social Work, has been selected for the fifth cohort of the Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work Pre-Dissertation Initiative.
UA’s Computer-Based Honors Program Names Participants for 2014-2015
he University of Alabama’s Computer-Based Honors Program has begun announcing its selections for the 2014 freshman class. The program, which has been named among the six most intriguing honors programs in the United States by the National Institute of Education, pairs academically elite students directly with leading research professors and cutting-edge computing technology to complete scholarly research projects in any field of study.
UA’s Center for Public Television and Radio Wins Two Emmys
The University of Alabama-housed Center for Public Television and Radio won Southeast Regional Emmy Awards for its documentary on Paul “Bear” Bryant and its original short documentaries, “Alabama Detours.”
UA Engineering Students Win Metal-Casting Contest
A team of University of Alabama engineering students won the 2014 Student Casting Competition for the Southeast organized by the American Foundry Society.This is the third time in four years UA students have won the AFS competition.
UA Engineering Students Selected for NASA Scholarships
The Alabama Space Grant Consortium awarded seven undergraduate scholarships and one graduate fellowship to students at The University of Alabama.