The discovery of a deep-water seaweed that evolved into a multicellular plant more than 540 million years ago has added a new branch to the tree of life, according to a biologist at The University of Alabama.
The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations announces 2016 “Milestones in Mentoring” honorees.
The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences 2016 Holle Awards for creativity in communication honored five students with a total of $50,000 in cash prizes.
May graduation — Were ancient reptiles warm-blooded? — Watching Mercury pass — and more.
The Alabama winners of the 23rd Letters About Literature competition have been selected and will be announced at a ceremony held in their honor at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 14, at The University of Alabama’s Gorgas Library, room 205.
Letters About Literature is a national reading and writing contest for students in grades 4-12, according to read.gov. Students are asked to read a book, poem or speech and write a letter to the author about how the work impacted their lives. The letters are divided into three levels and are judged by each state affiliate for the Center of the Book.
Two graduating seniors at The University of Alabama have accepted admittance to the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Sarah McFann from Arlington, Tennessee, and Samantha Tilson from Littleton, Colorado, both in chemical and biological engineering, are two of 2,000 NSF Graduate Research Fellows selected from more than 13,000 applicants. The students from UA will receive financial support for graduate studies.
This week at The University of Alabama: Jones Gallery showcases miniature art – May Interim classes – and a robotics contest.
More than 5,300 students graduated from The University of Alabama on May 6 and 7, 2016. Prior to commencing, some of the graduates took time to give some advice to their freshmen selves.
The University of Alabama’s Action Card Office was presented with the 2016 National Association of Campus Card Users’ Best Social Networking and/or Website Award at the 23rd annual NACCU conference in San Francisco.
The Office of Design/Production in The University of Alabama’s Division of Strategic Communications has received a National ADDY in the American Advertising Awards competition.