UA Farmers Market Holds Songwriting Contest
Homegrown Alabama, the student-led farmers market at The University of Alabama, invites songwriters of all ages and experience levels to participate in a songwriting contest and sing-off June 7.
UA’s College Transition Program for Students with Autism Grows
When fall classes resume on The University of Alabama campus in August, 18 students are expected to participate in UA’s transition program for students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
UA Names New Director of Effort to Bring Campus Discoveries to Market Place
The University of Alabama named Dr. Richard P. Swatloski director of its Office for Technology Transfer.
UA Lunar-Mining Team Wins National Contest
Alabama Lunabotics, a team of students from The University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College, won the top prize in the NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Venus (Not Your Soul) to Appear as Little Black Spot on Sun, UA Hosts Viewing
On June 5, that “little black spot on the sun today” will not be your soul, but Venus, said Dr. William “Bill” Keel, professor of astronomy at The University of Alabama.
Five New Inductees Named for Alabama Business Hall of Fame
Five distinguished business leaders will be inducted into the Alabama Business Hall of Fame Thursday, Nov. 1 in Birmingham at the Cahaba Grand Conference Center.
UA Social Work Students to Study in Hong Kong
Seven social work students from The University of Alabama will take part in a two-week visit to Hong Kong to study social work practices in one of the world’s most remarkable cities.
UA Professor Selected for Fulbright Specialist Grant in China
Dr. Joy Burnham, associate professor and program coordinator in counselor education at The University of Alabama, was selected for a Fulbright Specialist grant in Education at Shenyang Normal University in China.
UA Researcher Receives Oak Ridge Powe Grant
Dr. Brian Fisher, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Alabama, is one of 30 researchers selected nationwide to receive a competitive grant from Oak Ridge Associated Universities Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards program.
UA Astronomer Views Solar Eclipse Atop Arizona Mountain
Dr. William “Bill” Keel, professor of astronomy at The University of Alabama, captured this image of a solar eclipse Sunday evening from the MMT Observatory atop Mount Hopkins, Arizona, about 40 miles south of Tucson.