News – College of Arts & Sciences

Dr. Changzhen Wang receives J. Warren Nystrom Award

April 29, 2024

Desktop News | May 2024 From the Department of Geography | Congratulations to Dr. Changzhen Wang for receiving the prestigious J. Warren Nystrom Award at the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting on April 16-21, 2024 in Hawaii! Her winning paper entitled “Overlapping Cancer Service Areas: Delineation and Implications” received two rounds of competition for her original ideas and significant contributions to the advancement of geographic knowledge, and the quality and effectiveness of written style and oral presentation. The […]

A&S in the News: April 14-20, 2024

April 23, 2024

Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts and Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for research on the Earth’s ultralow velocity zones, Slow Art Day at the Gorgas House Museum, and more.

Culverhouses, Abernathys name performance theatres in Smith Center

April 17, 2024

In addition to officially naming the facility the Smith Family Center for the Performing Arts in honor of the Mark Smith family of Huntsville, the UA System Board of Trustees Friday approved the naming of both the Eliza P. Culverhouse Dance Theatre and the Robert and Laura Abernathy Theatre in the Smith Center.

New College Professor Receives Burnum Award

April 16, 2024

Dr. Andrew Raffo Dewar, a professor of interdisciplinary arts in the School of Music and New College, is the recipient of the 2023 Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award.

UA English Professor Awarded Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship

April 16, 2024

Dr. Heather Cass White, professor of English at The University of Alabama, was recently selected by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation as a Guggenheim Fellow.

A&S in the News: April 7-13, 2024

April 15, 2024

Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts and Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for research on the Earth’s ultralow velocity zones, Slow Art Day at the Gorgas House Museum, and more.

Undergraduate Students Honored for Outstanding Research

April 9, 2024

The Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program honored 22 students from a variety of majors for their exceptional research efforts at the Capstone.

A&S in the News: March 24 – April 6, 2024

April 8, 2024

Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts and Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for the solar eclipse, upcoming summer camps, and more.

UA to host Chinese American Author and Distinguished Professor Yunte Huang on April 15 & 16

April 3, 2024

From the Department of English | On April 15-16, 2024, The University of Alabama will host a lecture, book signing and discussions with Yunte Huang, author and distinguished professor of English at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The professor, who began his graduate studies at the University, will give a presentation and discussion on the topic, “Life as a Scholar” from 1-2 pm on April 15th in the Yellowhammer Room of Gorgas Library. During the presentation, he will map […]

3 UA Students Earn Goldwater Scholarships

April 3, 2024

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected three University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2024-2025. The latest selections bring UA’s number of Goldwater Scholars to 65. The three students are Jackson Maxwell, Lena Seyfarth, and Michael Zengel.