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Wheelchair Tennis Earns Singles, Team National Titles

This win brings the wheelchair tennis team’s total championships to nine and the 23rd for the Adapted Athletics program overall. Continue reading Wheelchair Tennis Earns Singles, Team National Titles

Molly Hamburger with patrons in the background during the Masters Tournament

Students

Students Engage in Experiential Learning at 2025 Masters

Commencement

From Special Ops to Classroom: Veteran Builds on Legacy at UA

Campus Impact

Snapshots from A-Day 2025 Festivities

Captain Tyler Booker arrives for the Walk of Fame ceremony.

football cleats sit in wet cement at the walk of fame — The Walk of Fame primed for its newest additions.

former football players presses his hand into west cement — 2024 captain Deontae Lawson

football player presses his cleated foot into cement — 2024 captain Malachi Moore

former football players presses his hand into the ceemennt — 2024 captain Jalen Milroe cements his legacy.

the football team enters the stadium — The Crimson Tide arrives for practice

big all wearing a super man costume being hoisted in the air by two members of the cheer squad — Big Al pumps up the crowd

members of the cheer squad hold up letters spelling out BAMA — The spirit squad

QB Ty Simpson throwing a pass during A-Day 2025 — Quarterback Ty Simpson throws a pass

The crimson spirit shined bright for this annual spring tradition.

campus News

Student Entrepreneurs Shine in Business Plan Competition

Student entrepreneurs pitched business plans to a panel of judges for a chance to win cash prizes.

Faculty & Staff

Fitness and Family: Annual Crimson Couch to 5K and Movie Night

Students lined up after being recognized during the Tapping on the Mound ceremony

Awards & Honors

Students, Faculty Honored at Tapping on the Mound

A view of the main quad at the University of Alabama with the library in the background.

Awards & Honors

4 UA Students Named Goldwater Scholars

Adapted Athletics Women's Wheelchair Basketball team.

Students

Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Wins Fifth Consecutive National Championship

STUDENTS

Price Ledbetter, Megan Wilson, Annsley Gibson and Katherine Stanek.

Student Employee of the Year a Role Model for Peers

UA employs approximately 5,000 students each year.

FACULTY & STAFF

Renowned Management Professor Receives Burnum Award

Dr. Dan Bachrach is the recipient of the 2024 Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award.

HONORS & AWARDS

2025 Premier Awards Honor the Capstone’s Finest

The Premier Awards annually recognize outstanding UA students, faculty and staff. This year a student club is also honored.

Tips & Resources

5 Things to Know About University Libraries

Here are five things you should know about University Libraries, just in time for National Library Week.

A woman talking on the phone and painting her nails while driving.

Stay Focused: April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, a time to emphasize the importance of staying focused behind the wheel.

5 Things to Know About Honors Day

There is a lot of history in this annual UA tradition.

The Alabama Impact

From education to health care to water and the environment, the University is making a positive impact in the state of Alabama.

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Capstone Leadership Academy participants signing a poster

High School Sophomores Learn Leadership Skills at UA

Dr. Mark Elliott and two students stand thigh-deep in an Alabama stream with instruments to collect water for water quality research.

Alabama Impact: UA Environmental and Ecological Research Serves the State

University students hold signs showing the total amount raised by UA Miracle

UA Miracle Raises $223,725 for Children’s of Alabama

UA Miracle, the University’s largest student-led philanthropic organization, raised $223,725 for Children’s of Alabama.

UA in the News

research NEWS

James Harris, Alison Hooper, Jessica Goethals, Sergei Gleyzer, Despina Stavrinos, Cheryl Toman, Xiangrong Shen, Randy Salekin, winners of the 2025 Faculty Research Award

Awards & Honors

Outstanding Faculty Research and Creative Scholarship to be Recognized

Research

UA Engineers Explore the Speedy Secret of Shark Skin

Dr. Lukasz Ciesla and a student work in a lab setting

Health & Medicine

UA Research Takes Us One Step Closer to Better Parkinson’s Treatment

UA researchers cleared a second hurdle in finding plant-based treatment for neurodegenerative disorders. Continue reading UA Research Takes Us One Step Closer to Better Parkinson’s Treatment

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