Author of ‘Orphan Train’ to Visit UA
Christina Baker Kline, author of “Orphan Train,” The University of Alabama’s 2017 Honors College Common Book, will present a lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, at Moody Concert Hall.
Colleges & Schools
UA Creates Accelerated Master’s Program for Math Education
The University of Alabama has created a new pathway to get the best and brightest minds into secondary mathematics teacher education.
UA-Sponsored Nursing Hall of Fame to be Oct. 5
The Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame will be held Oct. 5.
Adapted Athletics Facility Named after Program’s Founders
Margaret Stran and Brent Hardin, pioneers of the University of Alabama’s Adapted Athletics program, were recently surprised to learn the new UA Adapted Athletics multipurpose facility will be named after them.
Selma Icon among Inductees for Alabama Social Work Hall of Fame
Patricia Swift Blalock, who integrated Selma’s public library in the 1960s, will be posthumously inducted into the Alabama Social Work Hall of Fame Friday, Sept. 22.
UA Professor Documents Hurricane Harvey’s Local News Coverage
Dr. Chandra Clark traveled to Houston to document the local news coverage of Hurricane Harvey in partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters and a team from the University of Oklahoma.
Million Dollar Band alumna returns to UA to perform alongside her grandson
UA Researchers Help Find New Path to Promising Parkinson’s Treatment
Three researchers at The University of Alabama are part of work leading to a new direction for drug discovery in the quest to treat Parkinson’s disease.
Historic Marker Honors Civil Rights Hero
A giant in civil rights history was recognized today with the unveiling of the Autherine Lucy Foster Historic Marker at The University of Alabama.
International Agreement Signed by German, Alabama Universities
Leaders from several German and Alabama universities met in Tuscaloosa Thursday to sign an International Memorandum of Understanding giving Alabama engineering students a chance to study in Germany.