UA Student Team Selected for Space Antenna Contest
A team of engineering students at The University of Alabama is one of six selected as finalists in an international contest to design better antennas for small satellites, called CubeSats.
Colleges & Schools
UA Announces Outstanding Graduate Student Awards for 2017
The University of Alabama Graduate School has announced the recipients of the 2017 Outstanding Graduate Student awards. The awards will be presented during UA Honors Week from Monday, April 3, to Friday, April 7.
UA Law School to Commemorate 45th Anniversary of First African-American Graduates
Professor Bryan Fair and civil rights attorney Fred Gray will have “A Conversation about Jim Crow Policy” at 9:45 a.m. March 31 at the symposium on Bending the Arc of History: African-Americans and The University of Alabama School of Law.
UA Students to Participate in Global News Relay
University of Alabama students from the department of journalism and creative media are teaming with 15 universities around the world for the fourth-annual Global News Relay.
Don’t Shoot: UA Combines VR, Neuroscience in Police Training Research
University of Alabama researchers are using a novel approach to learn how police officers react to “shoot, don’t shoot” situations: measuring brain waves during virtual reality police training.
Teams Vie for $50k in Business Plan Competition at UA
The annual Edward K. Aldag Jr. Business Plan Competition at The University of Alabama will award $50,000 to one of 40 teams that will compete Thursday, March 30, at the Bryant Conference Center.
Psychologist to Discuss Debate Over Personality Disorder Diagnoses in UA Lecture
A psychology researcher who is advocating for changes to the American Psychology Association’s diagnostic manual will discuss the ongoing debate over how to diagnose and treat people with mental disorders during the annual Dinoff Memorial Lecture, Friday, March 31, at The University of Alabama.
Living History Festival Connects People to UA’s Past
The West Alabama community is invited to connect with people from history who played a role in making Tuscaloosa what it is today during The University of Alabama’s annual Living History Festival Saturday, March 25.
UA’s University Fellows Mark 10th Anniversary with Symposium
The University of Alabama’s University Fellows Experience, an elite program comprising 115 students within UA’s Honors College, is celebrating its 10th anniversary Saturday, March 25.
Weber Shandwick CEO to Address UA Students, Faculty
Andy Polansky, CEO of Weber Shandwick, will deliver the 19th Koten Distinguished Lecture in Public Relations Tuesday, March 28, at 9:30 a.m. on his topic, “Navigating Through a Dizzying Pace of Change.”