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UA Psychologist Develops Test of Juvenile Offenders’ Risk, Maturity and Treatment Responsiveness
Court authorities often struggle to balance protecting society with appropriate treatment for youth who commit crimes, says a University of Alabama professor who authored a newly published psychological test that measures key juvenile concepts and assists professionals in achieving that balance.
For First Time, UA RISE Alum Receives Outstanding Volunteer Award
Jake Craft of Aliceville, an alumnus of The University of Alabama RISE Program, the nationally renowned early intervention program for preschoolers with disabilities, received the Program’s Allison Harbin Outstanding Teenage Volunteer Award.
Families of UA RISE Graduates Moved to Tuscaloosa for Program
Parents are always saying they would move heaven and earth to help their children. Well, in the case of Carolyn Prunkl, her parents literally moved their whole lives from Decatur, Ill. to Tuscaloosa so she could attend The University of Alabama's RISE Program, the nationally renowned early intervention program for preschoolers with disabilities.
UA Student Awarded Alabama Student Engineer of the Year
The Alabama Society of Professional Engineers has selected University of Alabama College of Engineering student Thomas Saunders as the Student Engineer of the Year.
Students Participate in UA McNair Scholars Program
A recent reception was held on the University of Alabama campus honoring McNair Scholars. Carl McNair, a founding member of the McNair Foundation and brother of Dr. Ronald E. McNair, for whom the McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (better known as the McNair Scholars Program) is named, was keynote speaker for the event.
UA IGERT Program Graduate Students Receive Prestigious Awards
University of Alabama graduate students Dan McGarvey and Lori Tolley-Jordan, both of Tuscaloosa, were recently presented awards at the 2004 annual meeting of the North American Benthological Society (NABS) in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Former UA Colleagues Publish Book Detailing Diversity of State’s Fish; Book Signing Set for July 30
A pair of former University of Alabama colleagues who discovered approximately 18 new species of fish during research for their recently published book "Fishes of Alabama" will join with the book’s illustrator in a signing at Harrison Galleries, July 30 from 4 to 6 p.m.
UA Students Participate in Co-op Jobs
The University of Alabama’s Cooperative Education Program is an academic program in which a student alternates periods of full-time study with periods of full-time employment. The program offers work experience to academic major or career interests of each student. It also enhances the student’s employment prospects after graduation.
Students, Teachers Participate in Chemistry Summer Program at UA
The 2004 Summer Undergraduate Research Participation (SURP) Program in the chemistry department at The University of Alabama gives students an individual project to work on for 10 weeks with UA faculty, staff and graduate students. The National Science Foundation and the UA chemistry department sponsor this program.
UA/Coca-Cola Partnership to Raise Funds for Scholarships
Simply buying a Coke from a designated vending machine will help provide scholarships for University of Alabama students under a new partnership between the UA National Alumni Association and the Tuscaloosa Coca-Cola Bottling Company.
UA Professor to Explore WWII Shipwrecks that May Hold Key to Biological Mysteries of the Deep
A team of scientists, including a University of Alabama marine biologist, will venture into the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico on an 18-day research mission to investigate the long-term effect of manmade structures on the deep sea, and conversely, the effect of the environment on those structures.
Students Participate in UA Health Program
Fifteen students selected from the Black Belt region recently completed the 2004 Minority Rural Health Pipeline Program at The University of Alabama.
Figures Leadership Experience at UA and Stillman Teaches Life Lessons
Thirty incoming ninth-graders from across the state, including the Mobile, Montgomery, Birmingham and Tuscaloosa areas, will be on The University of Alabama and Stillman College campuses next week to learn about leadership.
Students Participate in UA Rural Health Scholars Program
Eighteen students selected from across the state recently completed the 2004 Rural Health Scholars Program at The University of Alabama.
State Housing Market Continues on Record Pace, Says UA’s Real Estate Research and Education Center
Existing home sales in Alabama set a new record yet again in May with 5,442 homes sold in one month, according to the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.
New Alliance Formed at UA’s AIME to Advance the Biomass Industry
A new alliance is coordinating a partnership of landowners, private industry, government and academic institutions that will accelerate research to advance the commercialization of energy and chemicals from biomass. The Southern Alliance for the Utilization of Biomass Resources will be headquartered at The University of Alabama’s Alabama Institute for Manufacturing Excellence.
Huntsville Area Dean’s List Named at UA
A total of 3,369 students enrolled during the spring 2004 term at The University of Alabama made the Dean's List with academic records of 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) or above, or the President's List with academic records of 4.0, announced Dr. Judy Bonner, UA provost and vice president for academic affairs.
UA Gallery Features Works of Art from the Permanent Collection
The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art on The University of Alabama campus will feature recent acquisitions to the permanent collection in the exhibition "Floored: Selections from the Permanent Collection." The exhibition will open July 9 and run through Aug. 13.
UA College of Engineering Hosts Summer Program for High School Students
Dozens of high school students will check out one of the nation's "hottest" professions during three Student Introduction to Engineering programs to be held on The University of Alabama campus.
UA to Host Disability Sports Camp July 5-9 for Alabama Youth
Water skiing, pool parties and playing golf are activities many teenagers enjoy during the summer. This year, a University of Alabama summer sports camp is making those activities possible for a group of Alabama youth who may be in wheelchairs or have a disability.
UA Student Receives First African-American Alumni Society Endowed Scholarship
Christina L. Daniel, a University of Alabama student from Aliceville, was named the first recipient of the UA African-American Alumni Society Endowed Scholarship.
UA Names New Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Department Head
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently named Dr. Sally Anne McInerny as head of the department of aerospace engineering and mechanics. McInerny is the first female department head in the history of UA’s College of Engineering.
UA Professor Named to NSF Position
Dr. Charles "Chuck" Lydeard, associate professor of biological sciences at The University of Alabama, has been appointed program director in the Division of Environmental Biology at the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Arlington, Va.
UA’s Largest Journalism Workshop Set for July 5-15
The College of Communication and Information Sciences at The University of Alabama has accepted 30 students for the largest Multicultural Journalism Workshop in the 21-year history of the program. The previous largest class, in 1998, had 26 participants.
UA Professor Elected Divisional President for American Psychological Association
Dr. Anne McDonald Culp, professor of human development and family studies at The University of Alabama, was recently elected Division 37 president-elect for the American Psychological Association.