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Alumni Bring Talent to the Stage and Screen

The College’s Department of Theatre and Dance and School of Music have long received regional and national acclaim for the talented performers they produce. Three young alumni—Jake Boyd, Katie Burton, and Krista Adams Santilli—through their work on both the stage and the screen are enhancing that reputation. Jake Boyd (musical theatre, 2010) A Tuscaloosa native and 2010 graduate of the Department of Theatre and Dance, Jake Boyd has been featured in the off-Broadway production of Carrie and Oklahoma!, has played […]

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Cybersecurity Expert to Deliver Mills Lecture

UA Alumnus Gary Fowlie Discusses Global Internet Trends From the October 2013 Desktop News | Gary Fowlie, a UA alumnus and head of the liaison office of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to the United Nations, will lecture on “Cybersecurity or Cyberthreat? – Balancing Human Rights and Economic Growth in Our Virtual World” Oct 24 at 11 a.m. in room 120 of Farrah Hall on the UA campus.  Fowlie’s talk is sponsored by the Helen Crow Mills and John Carroll Mills Endowed […]

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From UA to Africa

Alumnus Uses Philosophy Degree in Peace Corps From the 2013 Celebrating Excellence | Coming from Ozark, Alabama, to Tuscaloosa to attend The University of Alabama, Korey McLeod was like many new undergraduates. He was young, ambitious, and ready to start the higher education journey. But beyond this vague notion of upward movement, he had no idea where his UA experience would take him. Today, McLeod, a 2009 graduate with a major in philosophy, is in the Northeast Wollo Region of Ethiopia where […]

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Former UA Student Becomes Youngest Photographer to Shoot Time Cover

Miller Mobley, a former photography student in the College, recently shot a cover for Time magazine, becoming the youngest photographer to have his work grace the front of the news magazine . His images accompany the article, “The DNA Dilemma: A Test That Could Change Your Life.” Mobley, 26, has been shooting commercially in New York since 2011. Mobley originally traveled to shoot portraits in New Jersey, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York City for what was to be an […]

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University Graduate Honored for Excellence in Teaching

The University System of Georgia Board of Regents recently honored University of Alabama alumna Dr. Susan Hrach with the 2013 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award. Hrach earned an M.A. in English from the University of Alabama and a Ph.D. in English at the University of Washington in Seattle. She currently teaches in Columbus State University’s English department and directs its Faculty Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning. “It’s been a delight to follow her career and life, […]

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HudsonAlpha Director, College Alumnus, to Discuss Pathobiology in Next ALLELE Lecture

Dr. Richard Myers, president and director of the HudsonAlpha Institute for biotechnology and a College alumnus, will present the next ALLELE Lecture, “Large-scale Genomic Analyses to Study Biology and Pathobiology” on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Building Auditorium. The Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution Series is an interdisciplinary lecture series organized by the Evolution Working Group at The University of Alabama, and all lectures are free and open to the public. Myers, who also serves as […]

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College Faculty and Alumni Provide ‘Crimson Connection’ to Mars Research

Dr. Ryan Ewing, an assistant professor in the Department of Geological Sciences, and NASA scientist James Rice, a College alumnus, have more than The University of Alabama in common. Both scientists have been involved in different ways with the discovery and exploration of Mars, known as the Red Planet. Ewing, who specializes in sediment dynamics, has collaborated with other scientists on the most recent Mars mission, Curiosity, to analyze rock outcrops on the planet. These structures are the part of […]

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Legendary Biologist and Pulitzer Prize Winner E.O. Wilson Visits UA as Scholar-in-Residence

Dr. E.O. Wilson, a University of Alabama alumnus and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner will visit as a scholar-in-residence with the College Sept. 11-12. Known as one of the world’s most influential scientists, Wilson is the founder of the theory of sociobiology, which proposes that human and animal behavior is shaped by evolutionary forces,and its offshoot, evolutionary psychology. He also has developed the base of modern biodiversity conservation. Wilson will kick off the 2012-2013 Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution, or ALLELE, […]

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New College Alumna Makes Waves in Music Composition World

Anne LeBaron, well-known harpist, composer, and New College alumna, was recently dubbed the “grandmaster of the hyperopera” by the Los Angeles Times. On Aug. 11, the first movement of her chamber ensemble piece “Telluris Theoria Sacra” will be performed for the first time. The piece, which translates to mean “Sacred Theory of the Earth” will be performed at the University of California-Los Angeles by the 24-member experimental ensemble “wild Up.” It is just one of many works that has brought […]

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College Alumna Wins Fulbright Scholarship to Study in Spain

Seema Kumar of Shreveport, La., a recent graduate of the College, has received a Fulbright Scholarship to study abroad during the 2012-2013 school year. While at UA, Kumar majored in Spanish and biology. She will study in Santander, Spain, where she will teach various subjects to local students ages 13 to 15 and serve as a mentor for the Global Classrooms program. During her time in Spain, Kumar will also be conducting several projects that she presented to the Fulbright […]

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