ONYX 2016

ONYX 2016

University of Alabama students had the unique opportunity to participate in a variety of fun activities such as learning about minority organizations on campus, meeting with local businesses, and receiving giveaways from colleges and businesses at ONYX 2016.

UA’s Virtual Sandbox Lets Kids, Adults Learn about Hydrological Processes

UA’s Virtual Sandbox Lets Kids, Adults Learn about Hydrological Processes

Dr. Sagy Cohen, an assistant professor of geography at The University of Alabama who specializes in global hydrology, has completed the creation of an augmented reality sandbox.

UA In the News — Sept. 1

Million Dollar Band is back — UA student goes for gold at Paralympics — EMS prevention program — and more.

UA Scientist Finds New Species on Ocean Floor

UA Scientist Finds New Species on Ocean Floor

Dr. Kevin Kocot, a UA assistant professor in the department of biological sciences and curator of invertebrate zoology at UA’s Museum of Natural History, recently discovered new species when he explored the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

UA’s Cleanest Room

UA’s Cleanest Room

Take a virtual visit to this University of Alabama research laboratory via this slideshow.

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.