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This week at The University of Alabama: Zombie-cells offer potentially quicker path to drug discovery – Researchers find patterns associated with extreme floods — Lochman recognized with Buford Peace award
Summer Enrichment Workshop Registration Open Through June 1
For the 40th consecutive year, gifted and talented students in grades kindergarten through eight can participate in a three-week arts and science camp in Tuscaloosa.
All University Web Content Must be Accessible by November
On Tuesday, Thompson will send an email to all University online content creators. The email will serve as a reminder to everyone that they share in the responsibility of making the Capstone accessible and inclusive.
Mother, Son Earn Business Degrees Together
Lisa and Russell Hewitt could feel other students staring at them as they sat in class. “People were looking at us like, ‘does that guy have his mom with him?’” Lisa said. Yes, he sure did.
UA In the News — May 10
Rural Health Scholars Program — Construction safety — Tornado warnings — and more.
Lochman Named 2019 Buford Peace Award Winner
Dr. John Lochman, retired director of the Center for the Prevention of Youth Behavior Problems at The University of Alabama, is the 2019 recipient of the Lahoma Adams Buford Peace Award.
Researchers Find Patterns Associated with Extreme Floods
Extreme floods across the continental United States are associated with four broad atmospheric patterns, a machine-learning based analysis of extreme floods found.
Not the Usual Lecture Hall: Spain is the Art Students’ Classroom
This month, 20 students are traveling from Madrid to Barcelona touring the famous art collections, sculptures, museums, architecture and buildings of Spain as they’re taught its art style and history by department of art and art history faculty.
UA In the News — May 9
Comment on current events — Apple Pay — Filmmaker’s contributions — and more.
Researchers Quicken Drug Discovery Method via Zombie-Like Cells
Researchers are using zombie-like cells that behave normally on the outside, but are filled with magnetic particles inside, to screen potential drugs from natural products.