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UA Doctoral Student Empowering Older Adults Through Sex Ed

UA Doctoral Student Empowering Older Adults Through Sex Ed

Christina Pierpaoli Parker’s dissertation, “The Senior Sex Education Experience (SEXEE) Study,” currently in proposal, will design, implement and evaluate sex education for older adults, focusing on risk-reduction, improving sexual function, and increasing sexual health communication between older adults and health providers.

Tradition Set: First Bama Blitz Raises $1.8 Million

Tradition Set: First Bama Blitz Raises $1.8 Million

University of Alabama officials have announced that the inaugural Bama Blitz raised more than $1.8 million in gifts from 1,810 supporters.

UA Graduate Students Invite Community to Dive into Family Night

UA Graduate Students Invite Community to Dive into Family Night

The eighth annual Family Night at the Museum will be Feb. 17 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on The University of Alabama campus. This year’s theme will be “Ocean Explorers,” and the event will include children’s activities developed by more than 20 UA graduate departments.

UA to Hold Winter Commencement Exercises Dec. 16

UA to Hold Winter Commencement Exercises Dec. 16

The University of Alabama will hold its winter commencement exercises Saturday, Dec. 16, at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.

UA Takes Bold Steps to Expand, Improve, Modernize Graduate Education

UA Takes Bold Steps to Expand, Improve, Modernize Graduate Education

New and expanded graduate education programs at The University of Alabama are transforming the campus and fueling UA’s mission to take on a more innovative and influential role in American higher education.

From UA Grad to Outer Space, Hines Selected as Astronaut Candidate

From UA Grad to Outer Space, Hines Selected as Astronaut Candidate

UA alumnus Bob Hines was selected for NASA’s 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. He was chosen as one of 12 candidates from a pool of 18,300 applicants – the largest number of applicants in the space program’s history.

It’s Magnetic

It’s Magnetic

“I want to explore” is a phrase Jamileh Beik Mohammadi uses often when speaking of her career and work. Still, her decision to travel from her home in Iran to The University of Alabama for her doctoral studies in physics was not easy for her, or her family.

UA Political Science PhD Student Wins 1 of 23 National Fellowships

UA Political Science PhD Student Wins 1 of 23 National Fellowships

University of Alabama political science PhD candidate Cameryn Blackmore was named a 2017-18 APSA Minority Fellowship Program Fellow for the spring cycle by the American Political Science Association.

UA to Hold Commencement Exercise Aug. 5

UA to Hold Commencement Exercise Aug. 5

The University of Alabama will hold its summer commencement exercise Aug. 5 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.

UA Engineering Students Awarded Scholarships, Fellowships by NASA

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Alabama Space Grant Consortium has given seven University of Alabama engineering students $42,000 in graduate fellowship and undergraduate scholarship money. Fellowships were given to Nicholas Jose Benenati, a graduate student in aerospace engineering and mechanics from Lilburn, Georgia; and Dylan Christian Ullery, a graduate student in electrical and computer engineering from