From the Winter 2019 Collegian | At UA, art isn’t confined to the walls of studios; it bleeds out into the community. Two classes teach students not only how to advance their skillsets, but how to use art to become good stewards of their communities through photography and sculpture. Documenting the Greats UA art professor […]
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Giving for United Way Highest in UA’s History
Faculty and staff from across campus gathered on the President’s Mansion lawn Nov. 21 to mark the conclusion of the 2019 UA United Way campaign, hosted by the College of Arts & Sciences, which set a record with a total of $483,807. […]
NASA, UA Strengthen Relationship for Work on In-Space Manufacturing
UA President Stuart R. Bell and Jody Singer, director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, signed a memorandum of understanding that builds on significant and ongoing collaborative projects in space exploration and in-space manufacturing. […]
Summer Reading List 2019
As you relax during the summer months, enjoy these books written by seven A&S faculty, current and retired, from several departments: Tuscaloosa Through Time By Serena Blount (English, bloun002@ua.edu) Over its 200 years of history, the city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has held a prominent position within the state, not only as home to the state’s […]
Messina Named Dean of UA’s College of Arts & Sciences
As dean of The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Joseph P. Messina will be charged with developing a future-oriented vision for the College and providing leadership on planning, curricular, research and budgetary decisions. […]
Honors Week 2019: Schedule
Honors Week, The University of Alabama’s weeklong recognition of our students’ academic achievements, takes place this year from April 1–5. As in previous years, the College of Arts and Sciences will celebrate Honors Week with a variety of College-wide and department-specific events. Following is a quick rundown of those events; for details, contact the sponsoring […]
UA to Offer State’s First MFA in Dance Program
The program, which will use the 2019-20 academic year to recruit and audition prospective students, will provide training in advanced studies in dance, prepare graduates for employment in the dance profession, and provide credentials needed for employment and teaching positions that require a graduate-level degree. […]
UA Awarded Grant to Study Communication in Intimate Partnerships
Three University of Alabama professors have been awarded a grant of more than $300,000 from the National Science Foundation to study the relationship between communication and physiological responses in intimate partnerships. […]
UA Dance Students to Perform in Edinburgh Festival
From the August 2018 Desktop News | The Yonder Contemporary Dance Company, a collective in The University of Alabama’s department of theatre and dance, presented a 50-minute concert titled “IRL” during the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland Aug. 4-10. Yonder’s “IRL” involves 15 dance majors, overseen by Sarah M. Barry, UA associate professor of dance. They […]
Summer Reading List 2018
What are you reading this summer? Here are seven books by A&S faculty, plus the latest by distinguished scientist and UA alumnus Dr. Edward O. Wilson: Grease: Gender, Nostalgia and Youth Consumption in the Blockbuster Era By Barbara Brickman (New College, bjbrickman@nc.ua.edu) Grease: Gender, Nostalgia and Youth Consumption in the Blockbuster Era examines one of the […]
