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This week at The University of Alabama: Researcher explores why some cancer cells become active – UA offers camps throughout summer – The Capstone among leaders in Fulbrights, other premier awards.  

On Road to Possible Fourth Title, Robotics Team Tackles New Challenge

On Road to Possible Fourth Title, Robotics Team Tackles New Challenge

NASA’s annual robotics challenge presents a new problem for college students to solve, and students at The University of Alabama hope their solution can win the contest for a fourth straight year.

‘All of Us’ Research Journey to Visit UMC

‘All of Us’ Research Journey to Visit UMC

The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences will kick off its participation in the national All of Us Research Program Thursday, May 10 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the parking lot of the University Medical Center.

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This week at The University of Alabama: Improving, sustaining food’s flavor – Students ready robot for NASA competition – Researcher honored for rural health efforts – Mobile, interactive exhibit to demonstrate new approach to medicine – State parks welcome residents to take 100 miles challenge 

APR Wins National Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award

APR Wins National Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award

Alabama Public Radio is the 2018 winner of the national Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Radio for their investigative documentary “Help Wanted: Alabama’s Rural Health Care Crisis.”

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Spring 2018 Graduates Announced at UA

The University of Alabama will award some 5,692 degrees during spring commencement May 4-5.

UA Student Receives Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship

UA Student Receives Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship

University of Alabama student Raien Emery of Sheridan, Wyoming, will receive the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship for 2018-2020.

UA Students Win 15 Fulbright Awards for 2018-2019

UA Students Win 15 Fulbright Awards for 2018-2019

For the 2018–2019 competition period, 15 University of Alabama students have been selected for Fulbright Awards. The University of Alabama is a nationally ranked Top Producer of Fulbright Student Award Winners.

Play about Race, Basketball Wins Professor National Arts Grant

Play about Race, Basketball Wins Professor National Arts Grant

Seth Panitch, professor of acting and head of The University of Alabama’s acting programs, was awarded a $10,000 National Endowment of the Arts grant to produce his upcoming play, “Separate and Equal.”

Seven Decades After First Enrolling, UA Student Set to Receive Degree

Seven Decades After First Enrolling, UA Student Set to Receive Degree

The phrase “good things come to those who wait” is fitting for Pat Cassity’s walk across the stage at Friday afternoon’s commencement ceremony at The University of Alabama. Unlike her fellow graduates, the moment Cassity receives her diploma will be the culmination of a journey that started when she enrolled at UA in the summer of 1947.