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UA’s Rural Health Conference Focuses on Emergency Preparedness and Response
Emergency preparedness and response will be the focus of the 13th Annual Rural Health Conference presented by The University of Alabama Institute for Rural Health Research.
Honors Week Events at UA Highlight Scholarship, Leadership
The University of Alabama will recognize the achievement of outstanding students and faculty during Honors Week activities on campus April 1-6.
Parrish Receives UA Engineering’s T. Morris Hackney Leadership Award
The University of Alabama College of Engineering announced Dr. Allen S. Parrish, professor and director of the Center for Advanced Public Safety, as the 2012 T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership award recipient.
Project Rebound UA Assists Students Affected by Tornado
The Project Rebound program at The University of Alabama is offering crisis counseling for students impacted by the April 2011 tornadoes.
UA Criminal Justice Professor Recognized with Buford Peace Award
Dr. Bronwen Lichtenstein, associate professor and graduate director in the department of criminal justice at The University of Alabama, has been selected the winner of the 2012 Lahoma Adams Buford Peace Award.
Sleep Out on the Quad to be Sponsored by UA Community Service Center
The University of Alabama Community Service Center will host its annual Sleep Out on the Quad Wednesday, March 28, to promote awareness of homelessness issues.
UA Social Work Instructor to Hold Workshop in Tuskegee
In observance of Social Work Month, University of Alabama instructor Joanne Terrell will conduct a six-hour workshop focusing on values and ethical principles for social workers. The workshop will be held March 23 in Building 90 at the Veteran’s Assistance Medical Center in Tuskegee.
UA Researchers Win Grant to Study How Congregations Can Reduce AIDS Stigma
University of Alabama researchers have received a multiyear grant to examine the role that African-American congregations can play in reducing HIV/AIDS-related stigma in rural Alabama.
UA Listed on National Honor Roll for Community Service
The University of Alabama has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for helping the community through service and service-learning partnerships.
Photographer to Present Talk on Cuban Collaboration and Book at UA
A research collaboration between Chip Cooper, noted Alabama photographer and faculty member in The University of Alabama's College of Arts and Sciences, and Cuban Néstor Martí, a photographer for the Office of the Havana, has resulted in "Old Havana/La Habana Vieja," a photography book released by The University of Alabama Press.
UA Engineering Professor Receives Grant to Make New Magnetic Material
The United States Department of Energy recently awarded a University of Alabama engineering professor, along with a team of researchers, a $1.26 million grant for an effort to create a bulk permanent magnet from alternatives to current rare earth minerals.
Capstone Leadership Academy Will Bring Talented High School Students to UA
A select group of high school sophomores invited from across the state will be attending the fifth annual Capstone Leadership Academy at The University of Alabama on March 8-9.
Community Service Center to Host Hunger Banquet at UA
The University of Alabama Community Service Center is sponsoring a hunger banquet on Wednesday, March 7, at 6 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Heritage Room. The event will give diners a first-hand look at food inequality worldwide.
UA Supply Chain Management, Logistics Program Ranks High in Research Productivity
A just-published paper examining author affiliation in supply chain management and logistics ranks The University of Alabama’s program ninth in each of two of the top journals in the field.
Building Consumer Trust Critical to Online Marketing Success, UA Researchers Find
New privacy policies will make consumers more likely to divulge personal information to online marketeers, according to a paper co-authored by University of Alabama researchers and just published in the "Journal of Service Research."
Premier Awards for Scholarship, Leadership Announced at UA
Recipients of the 2012 Premier Awards – the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service at The University of Alabama – were announced at a presentation dinner Feb. 23.
Career Center Director Named at UA
John Travis Railsback has been named executive director of The University of Alabama Career Center.
UA Away Scholarships Available for Students to Study, Serve or Work Abroad
Students interested in working, serving or studying abroad this summer or fall are eligible to apply for the UA Away scholarship given by The University of Alabama Division of Student Affairs.
UA School of Social Work Celebrates Women’s History, Social Work Months
In celebration of Women’s History and Social Work Months, The University of Alabama School of Social Work will present a colloquium on Monday, March 5, at noon in 104 Little Hall.
Al’s Pals at UA to Host Mardi Gras Parade for Area Youth
The Al’s Pals mentoring program at The University of Alabama is hosting a Mardi Gras parade at McKenzie Court Community Center in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 3:30 p.m.
UA Honors College Partners with Holt High School for Photo Project
An exhibit of photographs produced by Holt High School students in partnership with The University of Alabama Honors College is on display in Nott Hall Gallery.
UA Sakura Festival Remembers Tornado, Earthquake with 2012 Theme of Reliance
The University of Alabama Capstone International Center will celebrate the 26th annual Sakura Festival in recognition of the Tuscaloosa tornado and the Japan earthquake with the theme of shinrai, or reliance.
Tornado Victim Wins $10,000 Savings Initiative Prize through UA Center for Ethics
The University of Alabama Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility announced the first grand prize winner in its nationally-unique, prize-linked savings initiative, SaveNow WinLater, with a surprise visit to Myra Jackson of Birmingham.
High School Students Honored as Winners in UA’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Essay Contest
School winners in The University of Alabama’s 11th annual “To Kill a Mockingbird” Essay Contest for high school students were recognized with a luncheon and awards ceremony Friday, Jan.27.
UA Professor Wins Entry to Dance Film Festival
A film by Sarah M. Barry, assistant professor of dance in The University of Alabama’s department of theatre and dance, has been selected for the 2012 San Francisco Dance Film Festival.