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2025 Premier Awards Honor the Capstone’s Finest

The Premier Awards annually recognize outstanding UA students, faculty and staff. This year a student club is also honored. Continue reading 2025 Premier Awards Honor the Capstone’s Finest

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Events

Spring is Finally Here—Celebrate With These Exciting April Events

Faculty & Staff

Extending Our Impact: We Are UA Ambassador Dr. Hyunjin Noh

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Serving Community Connections: UA Roundnet Club

The University of Alabama Roundnet Club introduces students to an exciting, fast-paced, dynamic sport known as spikeball.

Campus Impact

Clean-up Day Spotlights Black Warrior River’s Place at UA’s Heart

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Students

University Singers Perform Internationally for First Time in 14 Years

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Faculty & Staff

Finding a Brighter Future: We Are UA Ambassador Shannon Hubbard

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Alabama Impact

High School Sophomores Learn Leadership Skills at UA

STUDENTS

Student Orgs Collaborate for 24-hour CreateAthon Aiding Nonprofits

Students collaborated for 24 hours to create strategic plans for the nonprofits they serve during CreateAthon.

FACULTY & STAFF

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Faculty and Staff Accolades for Spring 2025

This spring roundup includes the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards, an album release and more.

HONORS & AWARDS

James Harris, Alison Hooper, Jessica Goethals, Sergei Gleyzer, Despina Stavrinos, Cheryl Toman, Xiangrong Shen, Randy Salekin, winners of the 2025 Faculty Research Award

Outstanding Faculty Research and Creative Scholarship to be Recognized

Eight faculty were selected to receive the prestigious award from the Office of Research and Economic Development.

Tips & Resources

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5 Things to Know About OTIDE

UA’s dedicated teaching office covers a lot of ground. Here’s what you should know.

Crimson Odyssey Program Addresses Both Sides of Mentoring

The program creates more opportunities for students by training faculty mentors.

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Social Media, Mental Health and Body Image

Social media platforms are not going anywhere, but we can act — both as individuals and as a community — to help decrease the adverse effects.

The Alabama Impact

From education to health care to water and the environment, the University is making a positive impact in the state of Alabama.

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Dr. Mark Elliott and two students stand thigh-deep in an Alabama stream with instruments to collect water for water quality research.

Alabama Impact: UA Environmental and Ecological Research Serves the State

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UA Miracle Raises $223,725 for Children’s of Alabama

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Free UA Theatre, Dance Outreach Programs Uplift Alabamians

The outreach programs offer something for everyone from middle school students to adults.

UA in the News

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Research

UA Engineers Explore the Speedy Secret of Shark Skin

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Health & Medicine

UA Research Takes Us One Step Closer to Better Parkinson’s Treatment

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Institutes & Centers

New Executive Director to Lead Alabama Transportation Institute

As director, Dr. Steven Jones hopes to expand the scope of transportation research in Alabama. Continue reading New Executive Director to Lead Alabama Transportation Institute

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