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UA Offers Summer Enrichment Workshop for Area Students
The University of Alabama College of Education’s program for gifted and talented in special education is offering its 35th annual Summer Enrichment Workshop June 11-29 at Matthews Elementary School.
UA in the News: May 4, 2012
UA commencement ceremonies set for tonight, Saturday – Search for UA president underway – Faculty achievements – and more…
UA in the News: May 3, 2012
UA College of Engineering hosts technology conference for middle and high school students – UA presidential search committee meets – UA professor builds homes for purple martins – Ring found at UA Day of Service returned to former UA grad student
UA in the News: May 2, 2012
UA engineer’s breakthrough will quiet combustion engines – Students tell tornado stories through plays – Inventure Renewables, operating in UA’s AIME program, receives funding
May Graduates Announced at UA
The University of Alabama will award some 3,778 degrees during spring commencement Friday-Saturday, May 4-5, on campus.
With Sturdy Helmet Design, UA Students Win Metalcasting Contest
For the second year in a row, a team of University of Alabama engineering students won the Student Casting Competition for the Southeast organized by the American Foundry Society. By designing and casting a helmet for soldiers, the students were exposed to leading-edge metallurgical-engineering technology.
UA Journalism Department to Become Home to National Elementary Schools Press Association
The University of Alabama journalism department and National Elementary Schools Press Association officials will hold a news conference May 10 at 1 p.m. in the Tuscaloosa Magnet School library to announce the official move of the 18-year-old association from Asheville, N.C., to Tuscaloosa.
UA MBA Candidate Uses Shrimp-Shell Compound in Efforts to Develop New Bandage
Dr. Whitney Hough is scheduled to earn her MBA from The University of Alabama this week, but she’s not looking forward to joining the business world. She’s already there.
UA Student News for May 1, 2012
Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. THIS WEEK’S DATES TO REMEMBER “Inside the Tornado,” May 3-4, 7:30 p.m., and May 5, 2 p.m., Bean-Brown Theatre at Shelton State Community College Commencement — C&IS, Education, HES, Nursing, May 4, 6 p.m., Coleman Coliseum [...]
UA in the News: May 1, 2012
UA researcher patents noise reduction ‘sponge’ – UA alum named president and chief operating officer of Lockheed Martin
Strawberry Festival to be Held at UA Farmers Market
Homegrown Alabama, the student-led farmers market, will host its first Strawberry Festival Thursday, May 3, from 3-6 p.m.
UA Art Student Wins Prestigious Windgate Fellowship
University of Alabama senior Adam Hill of Douglasville, Ga., has been awarded a $15,000 Windgate Fellowship from the UNC Asheville Center for Craft, Creativity & Design.
UA Student Selected Recipient of $5,000 LAGRANT Scholarship
Benjamin T. Ladrillono, a University of Alabama sophomore in the department of advertising and public relations, was one of 16 undergraduate minority students nationwide to receive a $5,000 scholarship from The LAGRANT Foundation.
UA Senior Earns Lucy Foster Award; Nominated for ‘Do Something Awards’
University of Alabama senior social work major Adrienne McCollum recently received the 2012 Autherine Lucy Foster Award, given annually by the UA Black Student Union and Black Faculty and Staff Association
UA in the News: April 28-30, 2012
Longtime UA architecture expert to retire – UA research shows deadliest times to be on highway – UA Greek Relief raised funds after tornado – UA experts comment on psychological effects of disasters, state’s unemployment rate, vegan cheese – UA to offer free creative writing camp – and more…
UA Students to Present ‘Diversity Demonstrated’
A group of University of Alabama students will soon share what they learned in more than 300 hours of community service during spring 2012.
Media Advisory: UA’s Spring Commencement Exercises
The University of Alabama will hold spring commencement exercises May 4 and 5. Feature story ideas include graduates who have overcome adversity and the story behind the ceremonial mace.
UA Culverhouse Grad Marillyn Hewson Named President, COO of Lockheed Martin
Marillyn A. Hewson, a graduate of The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce, has been named president and chief operating officer of Lockheed Martin, succeeding president and COO Chris Kubasik. The changes are effective Jan. 1, 2013.
UA Engineering Professor Quiets Combustion with Patented ‘Noise Sponge’
Dr. Ajay K. Agrawal, a University of Alabama engineering professor, was recently granted a patent for a breakthrough technology for noise reduction in combustion. This technology decreases the noise generated by combustion systems at the source by placing a sponge-like material directly in the flame.
UA in the News: April 27, 2012
Counseling assists students, community a year after tornado – Acts of Kindness funds to continue to provide assistance to UA students, employees in emergencies – Reflections on tornado anniversary – UA grad named president of Lockheed-Martin – and more…
UA to Hold Spring Commencement Ceremonies May 4 and 5
The University of Alabama will hold its spring commencement ceremonies Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5 in Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus. Three University-wide commencement ceremonies will be held this year, at 6 p.m., Friday, May 4 and at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 5, to award degrees.
UA Graduate Students to Host Creative Writing Camp
Area high school students – from rising freshmen through graduating seniors – are invited to participate in the summer 2012 Creative Writing Camp at The University of Alabama May 28-June 8.
UA in the News: April 26, 2012
UA names new dean of College of Community Health Sciences – UA counseling group sees increase in need at anniversary of tornado – Handmade quilts presented to BabyTALK families – Clem Gryska remembered for role in UA athletics
UA in the News: April 25, 2012
Streiffer named dean of UA College of Community Health Sciences – Documenting Justice films screened – Coach Patterson lauded – Veterans celebrated in National Military Appreciation Month – Prof comments on charter schools – Students write plays about tornado – and more…
UA to Host Technology Leadership Conference for Students
The University of Alabama will host the 33rd Annual Alabama Technology Student Association State Conference involving competition for middle and high-school students Tuesday and Wednesday, May 1-2, at the Bryant Conference Center.
