The program began in 2008 as a partnership with Tuscaloosa’s One Place to allow K-12 students to increase their understanding of scientific concepts.
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Digital Honors: Malik Seals
Malik Seals is one of this year’s winners of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, a Premier Award that recognizes excellence of character and service to humanity. The award honors one man and one woman of the graduating class and one non-student who has been helpful to and associated with the University. A senior from Columbus, Mississippi, Malik is majoring in biological sciences. What has been your favorite experience at UA? I really love the fact that UA provides its students […]
President’s Faculty Research Award Recipients Recognized
Faculty Research Day highlights and celebrates excellence in research, creativity and scholarship by honoring faculty from across campus. Six faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences are receiving this year’s President’s Faculty Research Award.
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Three UA Students Earn Hollings Scholarships
The scholarship provides a two-year academic award of $9,500 per year, and a 10-week, full-time, paid summer internship opportunity at any NOAA facility nationwide. Scholars also receive funding to present their NOAA research projects at two national scientific conferences.
Digital Honors: Alexus Cumbie
Alexus Cumbie is one of this year’s winners of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, a Premier Award that recognizes excellence of character and service to humanity. The award honors one man and one woman of the graduating class and one non-student who has been helpful to and associated with the University. A senior from Birmingham, Alabama, Alexis is majoring in political science and business management. What has been your favorite experience? My favorite experiences at UA are attending Onyx during […]
Digital Honors: Sumona Gupta
Sumona Gupta is one of this year’s Dean’s Award of Merit winners. A senior from Tuscaloosa, Sumona is majoring in socio-legal studies through New College and minoring in English. What has been your favorite experience? My favorite experience has been working with fellow students to organize events on campus or for the greater Tuscaloosa community. With clubs like the WGRC Student Leadership Council, we’ve organized fundraisers for local women’s shelters and worked with local high schoolers. Last semester, I helped […]
Digital Honors: Sean Drummond
Sean Drummond is one of this year’s Dean’s Award of Merit winners. A senior from Birmingham, Alabama, Sean is majoring in biology and minoring in Spanish. What has been your favorite experience? My favorite experience has been being an ambassador for the College of Arts and Sciences. It offers such a unique opportunity for communicating your undergraduate journey to prospective students, alumni, and donors. It has opened me up to the vast spectrum of programs and scholarly activities this College […]
Digital Honors: Sara Ferguson
Sara Ferguson is this year’s Hazel Phelps Jones Prize winner. A senior from Birmingham, Alabama, Sara is majoring in biology and minoring in the Randall Research Scholars program. What has been your favorite experience? Over the winter break of 2018, I chose to apply for the Beyond Bama service week in the Dominican Republic. This was my first opportunity to serve a community outside of the United States as well as an experience that pushed beyond the bounds of my […]
Digital Honors: Logan Goulart
Logan Goulart is this year’s winner of the John Fraser Ramsey Award, a University-wide Premier Award named in honor of the late University history professor emeritus, recognizes in a junior the versatility of gifts and attainments, as well as the breadth of excellence in mind and character that have traditionally been the goals of a liberal education. Logan, who is from Enterprise, Alabama, is majoring in history and interdisciplinary studies through New College and is minoring in the Blount Scholars […]
Digital Honors: Annabeth Mellon
Annabeth Mellon is this year’s winner of the William P. Bloom Scholarship Award, a University-wide Premier Award which honors a junior who has improved intergroup relations within the University community. Annabeth, who is from Oxford, Alabama, is majoring in interdisciplinary studies with a depth study in gender and media studies. What has been your favorite experience? My favorite experience so far has actually been acting in a short film! It was directed by one of my film teachers and the […]