UA to Hold Summer Commencement Aug. 4
The University of Alabama will hold its summer commencement exercise Saturday, Aug. 4, at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.
Colleges & Schools
UA Hosts First Collaborative Conference for RISE Programs
The University of Alabama’s RISE Program is hosting a two-day conference with 30 directors, therapists and teachers from other RISE centers from around the nation to collaborate for the first time.
There’s More to Inspire
Alexi Bolton isn’t yet sure of her postgraduate future – she’ll receive bachelor’s degrees in social work and marketing in May 2019 – but she knows she hopes her nonprofit arts camp for children will continue.
UA Doctoral Student Headlining 50th International Horn Symposium
Joshua Williams, first-place winner of last year’s International Horn Competition of America, will be a featured artist at the 50th International Horn Society Summer Symposium in Muncie, Indiana, July 30 through Aug. 5.
Nursing Grants Aim to Promote Diversity, Nursing Education
As a result of two grant proposals to the Health Resources and Services Administration, UA’s Capstone College of Nursing will receive funding totaling more than $1 million..
Two UA Students Selected for Critical Language Scholarships
Two UA students have earned Critical Language Scholarships for the 2018-19 term and will travel to South Korea and Kyrgyzstan.
The Earlier the Better
Findings from UA research suggest earlier interventions and ones designed to address developing social skills are more likely to be successful in helping address youth aggression and peer victimization in children.
2018 Alabama Business Hall of Fame Inductees Named
The University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Business announced seven business professionals to be inducted into the Alabama Business Hall of Fame for 2018.
UA Dance Students to Perform in Edinburgh Festival
The Yonder Contemporary Dance Company, a collective in The University of Alabama’s department of theatre and dance, will present a 50-minute concert titled “IRL” during the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland.
UA Professors Help in Discovery of Potential Cosmic Ray Source
Three professors at The University of Alabama are part of an international team of scientists who found evidence of the source of tiny cosmic particles, known as neutrinos, a discovery that opens the door to using these particles to observe the universe.