UA College of Engineering Honors 2019 Distinguished Fellows
The University of Alabama College of Engineering honored five alumni by inducting them into its 2019 class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows.
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Milton: ‘I’m Better for it Now’
On Sunday, May 5, Jilisa Milton became the first student to earn a MSW-JD degree at UA, culminating four years of preparation for the growing need for trauma-informed lawyers.
12 UA Students, Graduates Chosen for Fulbright Awards
Ten University of Alabama students were chosen as Fulbright Student Award Winners for 2019–2020.
UA Professors Chosen for Fulbrights
Three members of The University of Alabama’s faculty will receive Fulbright Scholar Grants for the upcoming year.
Autherine Lucy Foster to Receive Honorary UA Doctorate Friday
The University of Alabama will honor its first civil rights trailblazer Friday, bestowing an honorary doctoral degree upon Autherine Lucy Foster, the first African American to enroll and attend the University.
Yes, A Box Encourages a Child’s Imagination, Research Confirms
Researchers conclude that children’s play spaces can benefit from the inclusion of generic objects with few details as tools to promote object substitution and creative play.
New Grant Writing Institute Positions Faculty for Success
The College of Communication and Information Sciences launched the Grant Writing Institute designed to position faculty for success in writing grant application proposals and securing grant funding.
UA College of Engineering to Host Robotic Mining Challenge
The five-time NASA Robotic Mining Competition champions from The University of Alabama will take over hosting duties this year.
Bowen: ‘No Closed Doors’ at CrossingPoints
On this day, in a small gymnasium in the Tom Barnes Education Building at UA, Jessica Bowen is teaching color guard routines to a room of beginners. The positions and turns aren’t perfect, but that’s OK; the activity has underlying goals of teamwork, focus and fun.
Lippe Wins HPNA New Investigator Award
Dr. Megan Pfitzinger Lippe, assistant professor and simulation specialist at UA’s Capstone College of Nursing, recently received the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association’s New Investigator Award.