College of Communication & Information Sciences

Passion for Film Takes Scanlan from Small Town to International Festival

Passion for Film Takes Scanlan from Small Town to International Festival

Wade Scanlan’s love for art started at a young age. That love has pushed him to great heights, including managing a $10,000 budget to produce two television commercials as a student at UA.

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Student Beats the Odds to Graduate

Timothy Skipper’s graduation story began in early childhood, and it was fraught with trials that would prevent many people from even dreaming of attending college, let alone graduating.

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UA Helps Rural School District Receive $2.8 Million Federal Grant

Thanks to help from The University of Alabama, Choctaw County Schools was awarded a $2.8 million School Climate Transformation Grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

Biology Grad Student Wins Three Minute Thesis Competition

Biology Grad Student Wins Three Minute Thesis Competition

Nathaniel Sturm’s talk on “Species Detection in the Dark” won the 2019 Three Minute Thesis competition.

UA PRSSA Chapter Wins Big at International Conference

UA PRSSA Chapter Wins Big at International Conference

UA’s PRSSA chapter won two chapter awards and had three scholarship recipients at the recent PRSSA International Conference in San Diego.

Covington Named Recipient of Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing

Covington Named Recipient of Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing

Dennis Covington, award-winning author and journalist, is the recipient of the 2019 Clarence E. Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing, presented by The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences.

UA’s C&IS Receives $10 Million Gift from Holle Family Foundation

UA’s C&IS Receives $10 Million Gift from Holle Family Foundation

A $10 million gift commitment from the Holle Family Foundation, of Birmingham, will position the College of Communication and Information Sciences at The University of Alabama as a leader in creativity and communication and honor the life of Brig. Gen. Everett Hughes Holle.

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‘Engineered to Speak’ Helps STEM Professionals Communicate

Drs. Alexa Chilcutt and Adam Brooks have authored “Engineered to Speak: Helping You Create and Deliver Engaging Technical Presentations.”

Students pose with administrators to show off their Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award plaques.

Randall Outstanding Undergrad Research Awards Recognize Innovation

The Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program recognizes the best research activity conducted by undergraduate students at The University of Alabama.