UA Theatre Professor Selected as SEC Faculty Achievement Award Winner
Seth Panitch, professor of theatre, was chosen as the 2016 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award winner for The University of Alabama.
Faculty & Staff
Transformers Toys Provide Key Character Lessons, UA Researcher Says
Parents looking for holiday gifts that instill character should check out the Transformer toys and DVDs, a University of Alabama researcher says.
UA Exceeds its United Way Campaign Goal
The University of Alabama has again exceeded its United Way campaign goal, pledging nearly $398,000 for the 2015 campaign.
UA’s REACH Director Committed to Helping Students from Foster Care
The University of Alabama’s Office of the Provost has selected Shannon Hubbard to be the new coordinator of Alabama REACH, the innovative and nationally known program that assists foster-care and other disadvantaged children in coming to and succeeding at the University.
UA’s Public Speaking Program Receives National Recognition
The National Communication Association named The University of Alabama public speaking program as one of the 2015 Programs of Distinction. The award, given by the organization’s basic course division, honored the College of Communication and Information Sciences’ program for its outstanding efforts to cultivate student excellence in oral communication.
Educated Guesses: Predictions for 2016
For the 35th consecutive year, The University of Alabama’s Office of Media Relations offers predictions from faculty experts for the coming year.
UA Professor Helps Discover Theory in How Glaciers Influenced Land Formations
A University of Alabama geographer’s forecasting model has helped determine heavily glaciated areas in North America more than 25,000 years ago significantly affected temperatures and land formations in unglaciated areas more than 200 miles away.
UA Education Professor Named University Distinguished Research Professor
The University of Alabama Board of Trustees has named Dr. Stephen Thoma, professor of educational psychology at The University of Alabama, a University Distinguished Research Professor.
UA Astronomers’ Work Begins where Alice in Wonderland Meets Einstein
Research results from the “Cheshire Cat” group of galaxies show how manifestations of Einstein’s 100-year-old theory can lead to new discoveries today. The research was co-authored by University of Alabama astronomers.
UA Physicists Share in Breakthrough Prize for Neutrino Research
A team of University of Alabama physicists has received recognition for making key contributions to a landmark study of neutrinos that won the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics recently in California.