Dr. Sharlene Newman

Cognitive Neuroscientist to Lead the Alabama Life Research Institute

After a national search, Dr. Sharlene Newman will lead the Alabama Life Research Institute as executive director, charged with providing a coherent vision for collaborative life research that embraces the full range of disciplines represented on campus while strengthening UA’s research portfolio and profile

Multicolored UA Safe Zone symbol

LGBTQIA+ Ambassadors Program Offers Free Training

The Safe Zone Resource Center is providing free training for faculty, staff and graduate students who want to support the campus’s LGBTQIA+ population by becoming Ally Training Ambassadors.

A banner reading "Where Legends are Made."

UA’s ‘Legends’ Named Top Ad Campaign in International Competition

The University of Alabama won three honors in the 2019 Circle of Excellence awards sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, including the top honor worldwide for advertising campaigns in higher education.

Denny Chimes, perspective is looking up from the ground

Dean’s List Students Named for UA Spring 2019 Term

A total of 11,406 students enrolled during the 2019 spring term at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean’s List with an academic record of 3.5 or above, or the President’s List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s).

Theatre actors ages 10 to 17 hold their arms in the air as they rehearse a play.

‘Come Inside and Meet All of My Friends’

Alex Zimmerman eagerly watched McKade “come out of his shell” while rehearsing for The University of Alabama-led SENSE Theatre, a novel ASD intervention.

traffic cone and the words road, sidewalk and other closures

Portions of Bryant Drive, 10th Avenue to Close

Closures will be in effect June 24-28 and July 1-26.

Two female wheelchair basketball players pose for a photo.

Camp Memories and Mentors

Sarah Maynard and Mary McClendon’s relationship is as much of a mentorship as it is a friendship, one that began unexpectedly when they met three years ago at The University of Alabama.

UA Artists Contribute to Alabama Bicentennial Celebration

UA Artists Contribute to Alabama Bicentennial Celebration

University of Alabama art and art history students, faculty, staff and alumni have been intensely involved in the state of Alabama’s 200th anniversary celebrations over the past two years.

A student collects fossil samples from a shale outcrop.

Troublesome Trees: Spread of Forests Contributed to Ancient Extinction

Evidence from ancient rocks in North Alabama show the Earth’s first forest spread rapidly, likely contributing to a mass extinction of shallow marine life some 370 million years ago.

UA Preview

This week at The University of Alabama: Girls learn how to create films during camp – UA program scores at top for veteran friendliness – Hoop Dancing featured at Moundville – Commentary available on significance of South, black vote during Democratic primary