UA’s RISE Center Begins New Playgroup

UA’s RISE Center Begins New Playgroup

The RISE Center, housed in the Stallings Center, is so popular that Director Andi Gillen and her staff are unable to serve all the special-needs children whose parents request entry – a waiting list has developed. So, the Center has developed a new program, the RISE and SHINE Playgroup. The group will have many of the activities RISE students experience during the day, only in a shorter time span – an hour and a half twice a month.

UA Robotics Team Competing in NASA Challenge

UA Robotics Team Competing in NASA Challenge

A team of UA students compete this weekend in one of NASA’s biggest contests, one of only two collegiate teams to make the final round and vie for a share of a more than $1 million prize.

Get On Board Day

Get On Board Day

University of Alabama students recently had the opportunity to learn about more than 400 student organizations that are on campus.

Fruit-Fly Diet Impacts Descendants, UA Researcher Finds

Fruit-Fly Diet Impacts Descendants, UA Researcher Finds

For a fruit fly, what its grandparents ate may affect how much it weighs. But the passing down of a body type based on diet is not a simple cause and effect, a University of Alabama researcher has found.

Alabama Athletics Enjoys Another Championship Season in the Classroom

Alabama Athletics Enjoys Another Championship Season in the Classroom

As classes get underway for the fall semester, The University of Alabama Athletics Department is coming off another record-setting year in the classroom, building on the Crimson Tide’s well-established tradition of academic excellence.

Big Al Goes Global

Big Al Goes Global

UA students studying abroad had a friend tagging along this summer – Big Al! Students shared their study abroad adventures with Big Al on social media, using the hashtag #BigAlGoesGlobal. We can’t wait to see where Big Al goes next!

Flood Prediction

“People didn’t have time to collect their gatherings, and they lost everything. Maybe in the near future we will be able to do a better job warning people about that.”

Three Brothers Cheer Together for First Time at UA

Three Brothers Cheer Together for First Time at UA

Jed, a 24-year-old senior majoring in business marketing, is the first male cheerleader in his family and first student to attend UA – his dad went to Auburn. But, he’s not the last. Following in his footsteps, Jed’s brothers, Zachary and Elijah Vaughn, became UA cheerleaders as well.

UA’s Mortar Board Chapter Earns National Award

UA’s Mortar Board Chapter Earns National Award

The University of Alabama’s Hypatia chapter of Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society has received the Ruth Weimer Mount from the national association. The award is presented annually to Mortar Board’s most outstanding collegiate chapter.

UA Offers Family-Friendly Tailgate Area This Football Season

UA Offers Family-Friendly Tailgate Area This Football Season

Learn more about UA’s new family-friendly tailgate area and other changes for this football season from this story from ABC 33/40.