Faculty & Staff

College of Arts and Sciences to Host Academies Conference in April

The University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences 2010 Academies Conference will take place April 6 in the Bryant Conference Center’s Rast room.

UA Makes the Grade, Named to National Honor Roll for Service

The University of Alabama has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction, the highest federal recognition a university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.

Flag Display Welcomes Students from Around the World to UA

A display of flags, representing the top 10 populations of students at The University of Alabama who have come to study from countries around the world, has been placed on the front of B.B. Comer Hall by the UA Capstone International Center for the campus community to view.

UA Engineering Professor Receives Prestigious CUTC Award

Dr. Yingyan Lou, assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering, was awarded the Pikarsky Award for outstanding doctoral dissertation in science and technology by the Council of University Transportation Centers.

Top Honors for Scholarship, Leadership Announced at UA

Recipients of the 2010 Premier Awards — the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service at The University of Alabama — were announced by UA President Robert E. Witt at a recent recognition ceremony held in Tuscaloosa.

Geoscientist Named UA Burnum Winner

A University of Alabama geoscientist, whose research focuses on developing and sharing environmentally feasible ways of increasing oil and natural gas supplies, is this year’s winner of the Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award.

LUNAFEST Film Festival, Lecture Series Hosted by UA Women’s Resource Center

The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center is hosting the LUNAFEST Lecture Series and Film Festival with events March 1-9.

First Alabama Real Estate Confidence Index Available Via UA Web Site

The first Alabama Real Estate Confidence Index, compiled by the Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama, reports a slight negative bias in real estate for the first quarter of 2010.

Capstone International Celebrates Sakura Festival at UA

The University of Alabama Capstone International Center will celebrate the 24th annual Sakura Festival with Tuscaloosa’s “Matsuri in the Mall” on Saturday, Feb.27, and a host of cultural activities throughout March.

UA Metallurgical Engineering Professor Selected for Professional Development Award

Dr. Nitin Chopra, assistant professor of metallurgical and materials engineering at The University of Alabama, was recently selected for the 2010 TMS Electronic, Magnetic and Photonic Materials Division Young Leader Professional Development Award.