UA In the News — Feb. 9
Career fairs — Viewing a penumbral eclipse — Food trucks — and more.
Faculty & Staff
Community Members Celebrate Chinese New Year at UA
A Chinese New Year party to celebrate the Year of the Rooster at the UA Ferguson Center on January 29 drew more than 400 attendees from Chinese and local families and University faculty and staff.
UA’s McKinney Selected for Fellowship
UA’s Robert McKinney was among 16 faculty nationwide chosen for the 2018 class of the Society of Teachers in Family Medicine’s Behavioral Science/Family Systems Educator Fellowship.
UA Professor Elected Fellow to American Physical Society
Dr. Andreas Piepke, a professor in The University of Alabama’s department of physics and astronomy, was recently elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society for his work in defining the nature of neutrinos.
UA Holds Symposium for Women in STEM
The University of Alabama’s Women in STEM initiaitve hosts its fifth annual WiSE symposium March 3-4.
UA’s School of Library and Information Studies Names New Director
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama’s School of Library and Information Studies has named Dr. James K. Elmborg its new director. Elmborg comes to UA from his professorship at the University of Iowa, where he formerly served as director of the School of Library and Information Science from 2006 to 2011. At more than
Classical Music Alive and Thriving; TSO Concert Feb. 6
Classical music isn’t dead, nor is it dying, as some say. But it is changing.
Healthcare Professionals Join for UA’s 15th Annual McCollough Forum
Specialists in law and medicine will speak on healthcare reform and other hot topics in medicine at the 15th annual Susan and Gaylon McCollough Medical Scholars Forum Feb. 10–11 in the Shelby Hall rotunda on The University of Alabama campus.
UA Hosts Fashion Show Promoting Positive Body Image
The University of Alabama is looking for a few good models to help promote positive body image during the Fashion Rocks and So Does My Body Fashion Show in February.
UA’s Sonic Frontiers Presents Electronic Music Pioneer in Free Concert
The University of Alabama’s Sonic Frontiers concert series presents its second concert of the “California Experiments” 2016-2017 season Jan. 27 at 7:30 pm.