UA Helps Area Teachers Transition to New STEM Curriculum
A group of professors at The University of Alabama are helping K-12 teachers in West Alabama change how they teach science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects.
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‘UA Matters’ Offers Practical Information to Community Members
UA Matters, which launched this week, is a weekly University of Alabama posting that offers information and tips on consumer issues facing Alabamians.
UA Group Offers Short Fiction Readings in Downtown Tuscaloosa
The University of Alabama’s student-led organization and nonprofit literary journal NANO Fiction invites the public to its two-part reading series, Five at 5, at 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22 and Sunday, Oct. 20, at 5 Bar in downtown Tuscaloosa. The event, organized by Nano Fiction founder and UA graduate student Kirby Johnson, is designed to introduce emerging short fiction writers to the Tuscaloosa community. Admission is free.
UA Professor Authors ‘First True Survey’ of Fantasy Sport Leagues
Dr. Andrew Billings’ research finds fantasy sport leagues to be a game changer for sports media consumption and research.
UA Journalism Department Chair Greer Named Interim C&IS Dean
Dr. Jennifer Greer will serve as interim dean for the College of Communication and Information Sciences at The University of Alabama while a nationwide search is ongoing to replace the retiring Dr. Loy Singleton.
UA Graduate School to Host African American Graduate Education Symposium
The University of Alabama Graduate School will host a symposium titled “Opening the (Graduate) Schoolhouse Door at UA” from 9:45 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, in the Ferguson Center Theatre on campus.
UA to Gain Remote Access to Canary Island Telescope
University of Alabama faculty and student astronomers are gaining remote access to a telescope on one of the Canary Islands, off Africa’s coast.
UA Professor Uses Technology, Science to Treat Boys at DYS Facility
Dr. Randy Salekin, professor of psychology at The University of Alabama, and his team have developed a system that combines science education, technology and positive psychology, as well as positive reinforcement, that he says has been more effective than typical methods at reaching troubled youth at an Alabama Department of Youth Services’ facility.
UA Engineering Professor Granted Patent for Carbon-Capture Process
An innovative method for stripping greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide from industrial emissions is potentially cheaper and more efficient than current methods, according to a United States patent based on research by Dr. Jason E. Bara, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at The University of Alabama.
Eliza and Hugh Culverhouse Jr. Make $1 Million Gift to UA College of Commerce
Eliza and Hugh Culverhouse Jr. have made a gift of $1 million to the Culverhouse College of Commerce at The University of Alabama to be used for scholarships to defray student debt. The college is named for Culverhouse’s father.