Faculty & Staff

UA Research Reveals U.S. Has Disproportionate Amount of World’s Mass Shootings

A country’s civilian gun ownership rate is the strongest predictor of its rate of public mass shootings, a correlation that is reflected in the United States’ disproportionate percentage of public mass shootings relative to its population, according to new research at The University of Alabama.

Costume Design Process Depicted in Exhibit at UA Gallery

Research, sketches, mock-ups, photographs and actual costumes curated by The University of Alabama’s Donna Meester will be displayed Sept. 4-25 at UA’s gallery in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in downtown Tuscaloosa.

UA Secondary Math Education Program Earns Designation

The Secondary Math Education program in the College of Education at The University of Alabama has received National Recognition from the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics.

UA Professor Honored for Contributions to Chemical Engineering

A University of Alabama professor will be recognized by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for contributions to separation technologies.

Procter & Gamble Executive Trades Office for UA Business Classroom

World-class information technology strategist Dr. Filippo Passerini has been appointed executive professor of business analytics at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce for the 2015-16 academic year.

Flooding’s Impact on Wetlands Measurable via Low-Cost Approach, UA-Led Research Shows

Scientists designed a new, on-site method for studying potential impacts rising sea levels can have on vital wetlands, said a University of Alabama researcher who led a study publishing today describing the modifiable apparatuses.

UA’s Alabama Panhellenic Association Receives Award From National Conference

The University of Alabama’s Alabama Panhellenic Association has received a College Panhellenic Excellence Award from the National Panhellenic Conference, an umbrella group for 26 national and international sororities. The award recognizes the success of UA’s Alabama Panhellenic Association in upholding the values and ideals of a Panhellenic in the areas of recruitment, Panhellenic structure, area adviser communication, judicial procedures, Panhellenic programming, academics and Panhellenic community impact and relations.

Book Cover Designs of Faculty Authors on Display at UA Gallery

Cover designs of books by 34 faculty authors in The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences are on display Aug. 3-28 at The University of Alabama Gallery in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in downtown Tuscaloosa.

UA Journalism Professor Wins National Multicultural Recruitment Award

Dr. George Daniels, an associate professor of journalism at The University of Alabama, was named recipient of the 2015 Robert P. Knight Multicultural Recruitment Award.

UA Researchers Receive Grants for Work on Sustainability Communications

Faculty members in the College of Communication & Information Sciences were awarded two grants from the Arthur W. Page Center.