From the November 2014 edition of Desktop News | The Alabama Conservation and Natural Resources Foundation has donated $50,000 to the College of Arts and Sciences to establish a scholarship in memory of UA alumnus Larry Drummond. The scholarship was made possible from proceeds of the Alabama Governor’s One-Shot Turkey Hunt fundraiser hosted by the foundation earlier this year. Larry Drummond, a Birmingham native, was an avid outdoorsman and Alabama businessman. With his brothers, he helped grow Drummond Co. Inc., […]
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Freshwater Studies Director Announced
From the November 2014 edition of Desktop News | Dr. Alex Huryn, professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, has been named director of the Center for Freshwater Studies in UA’s College of Arts and Sciences. “Alex Huryn, a freshwater ecologist, has been a member of the Center for Freshwater Studies executive committee for a number of years and is well versed in the mission and research priorities of the center,” said Dr. Robert Olin, dean of the College of […]
Mills Lecture Is Nov. 13
From the November 2014 edition of Desktop News | University of Alabama alumnus and chief scientist of Raytheon Ktech, Dr. R. Michael Dowe Jr., will present the Helen Crow Mills and John Carroll Mills Lecture on Nov. 13. Dowe, who studied physics while at UA, will discuss “A Career in Physics and National Security,” and how his education prepared him for his decade-long career in the Army and his subsequent work in the defense research and development industry. The lecture […]
Psychologists Awarded $2.2 Million
From the November 2014 edition of Desktop News | University of Alabama psychology professors Drs. John Lochman and Caroline Boxmeyer recently received a pair of grants totaling more than $2.2 million to expand Coping Power, a children’s behavioral therapy program co-designed by Lochman. Lochman, director of UA’s Center for Prevention of Youth Behavior Problems, will serve as principal investigator on a four-year, $1.5 million grant to test the efficacy of his Early Adolescent Coping Power program, tested extensively with elementary […]
Professor Recognized by Alma Mater
From the November 2014 edition of Desktop News | Dr. Martha Powell, professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and a graduate of Western Carolina University, received the 2014 Academic Achievement Award from her alma mater during its homecoming earlier this year. Powell was nominated for the award and selected by a panel of Western Carolina alumni and professors. “I feel very honored to receive recognition from my undergraduate institution for my professional achievement,” Powell said. “I am appreciative of […]
Researcher Studies Osteoarthritis
From the November 2014 edition of Desktop News | Osteoarthritis, for many people, isn’t a matter of “what if” – it’s a matter of “when.” Despite how common osteoarthritis has become, analyses beyond discomfort and disability of the degenerative joint disease have been limited. And while osteoarthritis, pain and depression have been previously linked, dynamics with sleep disturbances and long-term well-being haven’t been explored. Dr. Patricia Parmelee, director of the Center for Mental Health and Aging and a professor in […]