Nobel Prize Winner in Economics Visits Campus
On March 2, Dr. Vernon Smith will give a public talk about how commonly held and false beliefs about economic behavior and the market have changed over time.
Colleges & Schools
Focus, Determination, Speed: Cook Working Toward PhD, Championship
The University of Alabama Adapted Athletics program got James Cook to campus, and UA’s College of Engineering closed the deal.
Researcher: Amazon HQ2 Search Signals Shift in Site Selection Process
In a recently published white paper, a researcher at The University of Alabama examines the process Amazon used to narrow its large field of contenders for its second headquarters and its implications for other corporate relocations.
UA’s Ki Receives Grant to Study Effect of 2018 Olympics on Americans
Dr. Eyun-Jung Ki has secured two $15,000 grants from the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange.
Growing in Size
Recent advances in understanding genes in the Burmese python have led a UA biologist to focus on deciphering how the snake grows its insides after a meal, which could potentially lead to treatments of intestinal diseases.
UA Adapted Athletics Set for Collegiate Classic
The University of Alabama wheelchair basketball teams will host their final regular season games Feb. 23-24 in the New College Life Track Collegiate Classic on the UA campus.
UA Professor’s Film to Debut Across Multiple On-Demand Platforms
When “Service to Man” is released across nearly every major digital platform, viewers may recognize some familiar faces, places and names in the end credits.
UMC Hosts Annual Brussels Sprout Challenge at Heart Walk
The University Medical Center will host its fourth annual Brussels Sprout Challenge during the American Heart Association West Alabama Heart Walk March 3.
Ross Wins Berger Award for Exemplary Leadership
The UA Department of Advertising and Public Relations established the Bruce K. Berger Award in 2013 to honor one graduate student in the advertising and public relations Master of Arts program for exemplary leadership.
Harris Named Recipient of Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing
Dr. Trudier Harris, author and distinguished research professor of The University of Alabama department of English, has been selected as the 2018 winner of the Clarence E. Cason Award.