Category Honors & Awards


Kumar Awarded Honorary Doctorate from Krishna University

Dr. M.N.V. Ravi Kumar, Distinguished University Research Professor and assistant vice president for interdisciplinary research, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Krishna University in India for his extraordinary contributions to pharmaceutical science and medicine.


Kumar Elected as New York Academy of Medicine Fellow

Dr. M.N.V. Ravi Kumar, Distinguished University Research Professor in the Department of Translational Science and Medicine in the College of Community Health Sciences, has been elected as a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM).


UA Physicists Selected for Competitive Research Program

Two physicists from The University of Alabama have been selected for the LHC Physics Center (LPC) Distinguished Researcher Program at Fermilab, a competitive international program focused on enabling independent research programs.


UA Professor Elected as Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Dr. Ravi Kumar, Distinguished University Research Professor and founding director of the Center for Convergent Bioscience and Medicine, has been elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Known for his significant contributions to the field of rationale design of polyesters and their application to nanomedicines, Kumar was the first to propose and…


ORED Names 2023-2024 SEC Faculty Travel Program Awardees

The University of Alabama Office for Research & Economic Development is pleased to announce the 2023-2024 SEC Faculty Travel Program award recipients. The SEC Faculty Travel Program provides an opportunity for full-time faculty to travel to other universities in the Southeastern Conference to collaborate with fellow faculty and researchers with the goal of developing long-term,…