Dr. Cassandra “Cassie” Simon has been named the 2013 winner of the Autherine Lucy Foster Award, given annually by The University of Alabama Black Student Union and the Black Faculty and Staff Association.
Joanne Terrell, an instructor in the The University of Alabama School of Social Work, will conduct a six-hour workshop focusing on values and ethical principles for mental health professionals.
Telemedicine is a key component to providing specialty care in rural areas, said one University of Alabama professor. With the help of a grant, Dr. Lloyda Williamson had an opportunity to see how telemedicine programs work in other places.
Dr. Marilyn Emplaincourt, a long-time University of Alabama administrator known for her many contributions to international education, was honored recently by the Tuscaloosa Sister Cities International organization at an Earth Day event.
The University of Alabama’s department of communicative disorders will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a colloquium starting at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18, in the Speech and Hearing Center.
Some University of Alabama nursing students will take their education to the next level this summer when they step outside the four walls of a lecture hall and experience medicine in an atypical, and challenging, way.
Dr. Debra Nelson-Gardell, associate professor in The University of Alabama School of Social Work, will serve as a visiting scholar at the University of Brasilia, beginning May 1.
Three University of Alabama College of Education faculty were awarded the inaugural Nellie Rose McCrory Faculty Excellence Awards this spring.
University of Alabama faculty will present their work on a variety of research and scholarly topics at the College of Arts and Sciences 2013 Academy Conference, Tuesday, April 23, from 1-4:30 p.m. at the Bryant Conference Center.
The University of Alabama department of political science will host the 40th annual Alabama Political Science Association meeting from noon Friday, April 19, until 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20 at the Hotel Capstone on campus. This year’s conference will feature papers and presentations on a range of topics including public policy, American politics, international politics and political theory.