Capstone e-Letter for January 16, 2019

January 16th, 2019
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Jan. 16, 2019

CARNEGIE LISTS UA AMONG ELITE RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS —
For the first time in its history, The University of Alabama achieved Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity status, formerly known as the R1 category, in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. https://www.ua.edu/news/2018/12/carnegie-lists-ua-among-elite-research-institutions/

UA ENLARGES ITS MLK DAY CELEBRATION —
In addition to the traditional Realizing the Dream events, the University community will mark the holiday with service. https://www.ua.edu/news/2019/01/ua-to-expand-its-mlk-celebration/

FREEDOM ON THE MOVE —
Dr. Joshua Rothman is part of an effort to complete a comprehensive database containing every runaway slave advertisement in American newspapers prior to the Civil War. https://www.ua.edu/news/2018/12/freedom-on-the-move/

BUSINESS COLLEGE TO CELEBRATE 100 YEARS —
The Culverhouse College of Business is celebrating 100 years of transforming business in 2019. https://www.ua.edu/news/2019/01/uas-business-college-to-celebrate-100-years-in-2019/

GRANT EXPANDS COMPUTER-HUMAN INTERACTION RESEARCH —
Dr. Chris Crawford was awarded an approximate $276,000 National Science Foundation grant to better understand how K-12 students in the Alabama Black Belt perceive human-computer interaction. https://www.ua.edu/news/2019/01/grant-expands-professors-human-computer-interaction-research/

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