Category Graduate Student


Taylor Ellis Wins People’s Choice Award, Second Place in 3MT Competition

  November 14, 2017 PhD student Taylor Ellis had three minutes to explain his research thesis in UA’s 2017 3MT®, or Three Minute Thesis, competition. UA students competed for the top prize in the competition Monday, Nov. 13. The competition’s judges awarded Ellis second place and the People’s Choice Award for his talk titled “Healing…


MSW Students Launch Internship at Local DA Office

Second-year MSW student Katrena Dale and MSW May graduate Theresa Sprain were victims’ services interns at the Tuscaloosa District Attorney’s office this spring, where they completed individual assessments for victims and helped establish support groups for victims of domestic violence and for mothers and fathers during custody and child support hearings. “This is a new…


Creating a Support Network for Veterans

By David Miller, UA Media Relations Army Lt. Col. John Kilpatrick’s ascension through the ranks of two branches of the United States military can yield a half-dozen inspiring testimonials of service, determination and achievement. He spent 10 years in the Marines as a reservist, then joined the Army National Guard and earned his commission in 1998. He…