‘Migrations’ Theme of 2019 Black History Month
The University of Alabama’s Black History Month celebration includes innovative and informative events. UA Crossroads coordinates the activities each year.
J. Frank Barefield Jr. College of Arts and Sciences
UA to Conduct Study of Corrections’ Women’s Risk Needs Assessment
University of Alabama researchers will soon begin a four-year, $1.9 million validation study of the Alabama Department of Corrections’ women’s risk needs assessment process.
Reid Named Interim Dean of School of Social Work
Dr. Lesley Reid, chair of The University of Alabama Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, has been named interim dean of UA’s School of Social Work.
UA Observatory Open Jan. 20 for Total Lunar Eclipse
The University of Alabama department of physics and astronomy will host a free public viewing session for the super wolf blood moon total lunar eclipse on the evening of Sunday, Jan. 20, at the observatory atop Gallalee Hall.
Sign Language Theatre Troupe Performs at UA
Sunshine 2.0, a professional traveling theatre troupe that uses American sign language as well as vocals to perform for deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adults, will perform at The University of Alabama’s Ferguson Center ballroom at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10.
In the Lab: UA Students Help Inspire Next Wave of Scientists
Akshay Narkhede has other research foci in Rao’s lab, but on this day, he’s focused on duplicating hydrogels to demonstrate to several young, curious shadows: high school seniors in a day-long immersion of hands-on lab experiments at UA.
Professor to Strengthen Digital Dynamics of Dance via NEH Grant
With support from the National Endowment for Humanities, a dance professor at The University of Alabama will lead an innovative effort to improve online access to dynamic dance resources for education and scholarship.
Freedom on the Move
A University of Alabama history professor is part of an effort to complete a comprehensive database containing every runaway slave advertisement in American newspapers prior to the Civil War.
Music Tickles Memory, Even After It’s Been Lost
Students with UA’s School of Music performed for residents of Capstone Village luxury retirement community who have Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Dixon Selected for UA’s Blackmon-Moody Award
Dr. David Dixon, the Robert Ramsay Professor of Chemistry at The University of Alabama, is the recipient of the 2018 Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor Award.