Natural Sciences & Mathematics News
- Posted 05.15.23
- 7 minute read time
Speed comes naturally to聽Audrick Pyronneau, a former distance runner on the University of West Alabama鈥檚聽track-and-field team. That he鈥檚 using that trait to pursue his academic goals shouldn鈥檛 be a surprise.
- Posted 05.09.23
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The聽University of West Alabama聽is accepting applications for the upcoming UWA BOSS II Summer Camp for rising 12th graders.聽The deadline to apply is May 15.
- Posted 05.04.23
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Dalton Meador, a sophomore at the University of West Alabama, is unabashedly proud of his academic major. He fancies a career in health care, and he enjoys sports. Athletic training fulfills both desires.
- Posted 04.18.23
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University of West Alabama administrators have spent months planning the launch of a new program, UWA-TEACH, that鈥檚 designed to increase the quality of science and math instruction in public schools and the number of qualified teachers in those classrooms.
- Posted 01.26.23
- 8 minute read time
By the time fall arrives on the University of West Alabama campus, Dr. Reenay Rogers and her College of Education colleagues expect their newest endeavor to be worth the excitement it鈥檚 generating this winter.
- Posted 11.03.22
- 7 minute read time
On Alabama nights when clouds didn鈥檛 shroud the stars, Lucas Johnson and his father would haul a powerful telescope from their basement into an open space and explore the heavens. They lived 鈥渋n the middle of nowhere,鈥� a bit south of Decatur, where light pollution was rare as a neighborhood hockey game.
- Posted 09.26.22
- 5 minute read time
Armed with a megawatt smile and ample familial assistance, Aaron Lee appears perfectly suited for the presidency of the University of West Alabama鈥檚 Student Government Association. He鈥檚 a senior. His sister, Aeriel Lee, is a UWA alumna. Two of his cousins, siblings Jasmine Knox and Jonathan Knox, are former SGA presidents at UWA. Though not preordained, his election seems exactly that.
- Posted 09.13.22
- 8 minute read time
Ashlee Barnard never intended to become a firefighter. After graduating from high school, she considered her next chapter essentially set: enroll at the University of West Alabama, become a Tigers cheerleader and pursue a career in athletic training, one of UWA鈥檚 most popular and professionally successful degree programs.
- Posted 07.01.22
- 7 minute read time
As an associate professor of sport management at the University of West Alabama, the 55-year-old Hutchinson is renowned for his passion for teaching, a willingness to mentor students, and his admitted love of sports. In May, Hutchinson was selected by the student body for the William E. Gilbert Award, one of UWA鈥檚 most prestigious annual honors that recognizes outstanding teaching and excellence in classroom instruction.