UA, Shanghai Normal University Begin Elementary Ed Partnership
The University of Alabama’s College of Education is strengthening its international ties through a collaborative effort with Shanghai Normal University Tianhua College in China.
Faculty & Staff
UA Faculty Members Named SEC Academic Leadership Development Fellows
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Four faculty members at The University of Alabama were selected as 2015 – 2016 Academic Leadership Development Program fellows by the Southeastern Conference. The UA fellows –
UA Researchers Design Material that More Effectively Slows Light
Researchers at The University of Alabama designed and made a material that manipulates the speed of light in a new, more effective way than previous methods, according to findings recently published in Scientific Reports by the Nature Publishing Group.
Award-winning Author Kicks Off UA’s Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies Minor With Lecture
Historian and award-winning author Ann Twinam will present “Purchasing Whiteness: Pardos, Mulattoes and the Quest for Social Mobility in the Spanish Indies” on Thursday, Oct. 1 at the inaugural lecture of The University of Alabama’s new Latin American, Caribbean and Latino studies minor.
UA’s Pruitt, Simon to be Honored at Engagement Scholarship Conference
A University of Alabama vice president and a faculty member will be honored at the 16th Annual Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference from Sunday, Sept. 27, to Wednesday, Sept. 30, in State College, Pennsylvania.
UA Studying How to Make Longer, More Durable Bridge Girders
Engineering researchers at The University of Alabama are testing massive concrete girders in a campus laboratory to find ways for bridges to span longer distances with fewer supports underneath.
UA to Help Strengthen K-12 Special Education, Math Teachers
K-12 math and special education teachers in Tuscaloosa County and West Alabama will build stronger working relationships and teaching skills through a new research and service project at The University of Alabama.
UA Social Work Professor Selected to Receive Distinguished Young Alumni Award From Florida State
Dr. David L. Albright, associate professor in The University of Alabama School of Social Work, has been selected to receive the Florida State University College of Social Work 2015 Distinguished Young Alumni Award.
UA Professor Emeritus to Lead National Engineering Group
Dr. Daniel Turner, professor emeritus at The University of Alabama, was recently elected as president-elect for the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.
UA Campus-Wide Flu Shot Campaign to Kick Off this Week
The University of Alabama’s campus-wide flu vaccination effort kicks off this week and continues into November.