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Faculty Encouraged to Apply for Learning in Action Fellowship

Faculty interested in using experiential learning opportunities to assist undergraduates in developing strong problem-solving skills are invited to apply for a Learning in Action Fellowship.

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UA Researcher Studies How Obesity, Sleep Affect Chronic Diseases

A UA researcher recently received an NIH grant to conduct a leading-edge study that will investigate the relationship between obesity and sleep and their role in developing cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.

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UA In the News — Sept. 25

Fighting cancer with physics — Deal with being ghosted — Voter registration — and more.

Fall Campus Assembly is Oct. 2

Fall Campus Assembly is Oct. 2

Faculty and staff are invited to attend the 2019 Fall Campus Assembly Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 1:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Student Center Ballroom.

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Moundville Festival Celebrates Native American Cultures

UA’s Moundville Archaeological Park will host the 31st annual Moundville Native American Festival Oct. 9-12.

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UA In the News — Sept. 24

Top license plate — Radio fundraiser — Grant for STEM education — and more.

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Campus Drive East Sidewalk Closure Starts Sept. 30

The Campus Drive East sidewalk will be closed approximately two weeks.

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The Long Drone is Over, Cicada Season Ends in Alabama

Go outside and just listen. Frogs may be croaking, and birds may be singing, but the loud, incessant droning of cicadas that grate on psyches like nails on a chalkboard is fading.

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UA In the News — Sept. 21-23

E-Bike share — Bronze bust — “Forbidden Planet” — and more.

UA Preview

This week at The University of Alabama: NIH awards UA researcher $800,000 to study how obesity, sleep affect chronic diseases — Researcher examines carcinogen’s path to cancer – Listen to the absence of cicada noise – Million Dollar Band to perform in Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade – NSF awards funding to young scientists – New degree combines music, engineering