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UA College of Engineering Students Honored for Leadership and Scholarship
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently recognized its top students of 2002-2003 for their scholarship and leadership.
Leadership Development Program to Expand at UA
A national fellowship awarded to the dean of The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing to implement a leadership development program for women across the UA campus will soon expand to include campus faculty and professional staff of both genders.
UA’s W.S. Hoole Library to Host Professor Who Examines the History of Interracial Sex
While laws and cultural norms were aligned against interracial sex in Virginia before the Civil War, a new book by Dr. Joshua Rothman, assistant professor of history at The University of Alabama, indicates it was ubiquitous throughout the state.
Census Info Shows Growth Rate of Two Alabama Rural Counties Exceeds National Average, According to UA Data Center
Alabama’s fastest growing counties have traditionally been in the state’s metropolitan areas, but a couple of counties usually considered “rural,” have, in the past two years, seen healthy growth rates that have eclipsed the national average growth rate of 2.2 percent, according to Annette Watters, assistant director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at The University of Alabama and manager of the Alabama State Data Center.
UA’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series Ends 2003 Season with May Day Extravaganza
The University of Alabama’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series will end the 2003 season with a May Day Extravaganza first book reading from authors Andy Duncan, Jill Christman, Jennifer Davis, Kevin Waltman and Eliot Wilson. The reading will take place on May 1 in 205 Smith Hall on the UA campus beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Award-Winning Science Educator Anton Lawson to Speak at UA
Nationally recognized science educator and cognitive researcher Dr. Anton Lawson will present the lecture "Promotion and Evaluation of Reformed Instruction in College Science and Mathematics" at The University of Alabama on Tuesday, April 29, at 12:30 p.m. in room 125 ten Hoor Hall on the UA campus.
Annual Small Schools Conference Set for April 25 at UA
Students, teachers, and other educators from across Alabama will gather on The University of Alabama campus April 25 for the annual PACERS Small Schools Conference. Participants will address issues paramount to small rural schools and will collaborate on the innovative and nationally-recognized community-based approaches to teaching and learning coming out of PACERS’ programs.
UA Capstone Engineering Society Announces New National Chair
The Capstone Engineering Society of The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently announced that Rodney Summerford has assumed the role of national chair.
UA College of Engineering Student Receives LeaderShape Award
University of Alabama College of Engineering student April Pitts of Muscle Shoals, Ala., recently received the Arthur E. Focke LeaderShape Award from the ASM International Foundation.
UA’s Library Annex will Ease Storage Woes
An open house for the newly completed University of Alabama Library Annex will be held on Wednesday, April 30 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
Scholarship, Leadership Recognized at UA’s Annual Honors Week
The University of Alabama honored its top students of 2002-2003 for their scholarship and leadership today during the Tappings and Awards Ceremony on the Mound, the highlight of UA’s annual Honors Week, April 14-18.
UA College of Engineering Fuel-Cell Auxiliary Power Unit Project Wins Award
A truck mounted fuel-cell auxiliary power unit, developed by The University of Alabama College of Engineering in a partnership with the U.S. Army TACOM National Automotive Center, Ballard Power Systems, and Freightliner LLC, recently was awarded the Automotive Engineering International Tech 2003 Award for being one of the top technologies on display at the Society of Automotive Engineers’ World Congress in Detroit, Mich.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Keynote UA’s ‘Opening Doors’ Commemoration; Program to Benefit Scholarships
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will give the keynote address at The University of Alabama's commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the first successful enrollment of African-American students at the University this June. Kennedy's father, Robert F. Kennedy Sr., was a key player in the desegregation of the University as U.S. Attorney General in 1963.
Watch the Planets with UA’s Astronomy Public Nights
Think there's life on other planets? The University of Alabama’s astronomy department will give viewers a chance to decide for themselves during a free public sky viewing of Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn on Friday, April 18 at 8 p.m.
UA Astronomy Professor’s New Book is of Interest to Stargazers and Students Alike
Dr. William Keel, professor of astronomy in The University of Alabama’s department of physics and astronomy, recently published a book "The Road to Galaxy Formation," that will be of use to those who love to look at the stars, as well as undergraduate and beginning graduate students.
President Witt to Meet with UA Students
University of Alabama students will have an opportunity to bring their questions, suggestions and concerns to new UA President Robert E. Witt at an "open hours" session Wednesday, April 16, from 11 a.m. until noon in the Ferguson Center food court.
Largest Antiquities Theft in History of the South to be Revealed at UA Museum Talk, Reception
The Alabama Museum of Natural History at The University of Alabama will host a free reception and talk on the unsolved artifact heist of nearly 270 Native American vessels, Tuesday, April 22, at 5 p.m. in room 205 Smith Hall, located on 6th Avenue of the UA campus.
UA College of Engineering Student Awarded Alcoa Foundation Scholarship
University of Alabama College of Engineering graduate student Shunta Garrett, of Springville, recently received the Alcoa Foundation Scholars grant.
UA College of Engineering Student Selected to Participate in NASA Summer Research Program
University of Alabama College of Engineering senior Rob Davis has been selected to participate in this summer’s NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.
UA English Professor Wins Malkemes Prize from the American Language Institute
Dr. Lucy Pickering, assistant professor in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) within the English department at The University of Alabama, has been awarded the 2003 Fred W. Malkemes Prize by The American Language Institute of New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies.
UA Researcher Combines Recycling and Construction
In the last 10 years, the nation has seen a surge in household recycling. Communities across the country are collecting tons of recycled material everyday. This trend led Dr. Andrew Graettinger, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at The University of Alabama, to develop a new lightweight fill made of recycled plastic bottles.
UA Entrepreneurship Program Ranked in Top 100 by Entrepreneur Magazine
The entrepreneurship program at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration is listed as one of the Top 100 U.S. Colleges and Universities for Entrepreneurs in the April 2003 issue of Entrepreneur magazine. More than 700 entrepreneurship programs were included in the study.
Boston University Professor to Give Talk on Peru as Part of UA’s Bankhead Lecture Series’ Focus on Terrorism
An expert in Latin American military affairs and author of "The Shining Path in Peru" will give a talk at The University of Alabama on Monday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. in UA’s ten Hoor Hall, room 30.
UA College of Communication and Information Sciences Honors Outstanding Alumni
The superintendent of education for the Tuscaloosa County School Board and the managing director of the Campaign for Alabama are among the six University of Alabama alumni that will be presented with Outstanding Alumni Awards on April 18 from UA's College of Communication and Information Sciences during Honors Week Activities.
UA Honors Week Set for April 14-18
The University of Alabama will honor scholarship and leadership among students and faculty with annual Honors Week activities on campus April 14-18.