To Combat Coral-Eating Pest, UA Researcher Helps Find What They Smell

To Combat Coral-Eating Pest, UA Researcher Helps Find What They Smell

A University of Alabama researcher is part of a team that identified genes used to communicate by a starfish that preys upon coral reefs, a promising discovery that could lead to efforts to repel the aquatic pest from sensitive reefs.

Four UA Students Named Goldwater Scholars in 2017

Four UA Students Named Goldwater Scholars in 2017

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected four University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2017-2018.

UA In the News — April 5-6

Free health screenings — A play full of romantic tension — the Alabama Forensic Council — and more.

UA’s English Writing Center Offers New Twitter Service to Students Who Have Writing Questions

UA’s English Writing Center Offers New Twitter Service to Students Who Have Writing Questions

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama’s English department writing center has launched a new “Tweet at the Writing Center” service that allows students to ask writing related questions and receive answers through Twitter.

To participate in the service, students tweet their questions to @UAWriting Center using the hashtag #helpwritenow.

Staying Healthy One Step at a Time

Staying Healthy One Step at a Time

The Office of Health Promotion and Wellness wants to help employees get and stay healthier. One of the best ways to do that is to get moving. UA employee David Wilson, director of Alumni Funds, shared how he manages to balance exercise with work. David has worked at the University for 26 years. In 1982, he met

UA Workshop Supports Minority Women Studying in STEM Fields

UA Workshop Supports Minority Women Studying in STEM Fields

The University of Alabama hosted a workshop aimed to help administrators, staff and professors share and discover ways to engage students, particularly minority women, interested in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, fields.

Golf Tournament Fundraiser Benefits UA’s RISE Center

Golf Tournament Fundraiser Benefits UA’s RISE Center

The RISE Tournament of Champions benefiting The University of Alabama’s RISE Center will be held April 20 and 21 at NorthRiver Yacht Club.

UA In the News — April 4

Big business for winners of start-up competition — Easter egg hunt — Preventing pedestrian deaths — and more.

UA Partners with Pickens County to Host Health Fair

The University of Alabama-Pickens County Partnership is partnering with Pickens County Medical Center to host a health fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 6.

UA Creative Campus Event Features YouTube Stars

The University of Alabama’s Creative Campus is hosting “#blkComedy: A Night of Comedy in a Handheld World” featuring YouTube stars Trey Moe and Xavier Burgin. The event, at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, in Russell Auditorium, is free and open to the public.