Original Big Al mascot head.

Unseen Archives: 10 UA Museums Items You Won’t See on Display

The items on display account for a very small percentage of the museums’ collections.

A set of gold Emmy award statues.

UA Earns More Emmys, CASE Awards

UA’s Division of Strategic Communications, the Center for Public Television and UA Museums all earned awards this spring.

Small, bejeweled crown

12 Students Seek Miss Alabama Crown

Contestants championed their unique community service initiatives while reigning in their respective titles.

two students ice a cake in the Martha Bullen Bostick Foods Science Lab

Appetite for Instruction

Inside Doster Hall in a lab unlike any other on UA’s campus, students learn about the art and science of food.

Black student holds a small shovel during volunteer landscaping work.

Student Orgs Make a Difference Through Service, Leadership

This past year, UA students volunteered over 100,000 hours in west Alabama — an economic impact of over $3 million.

Ashia Winston

Change Agents: Social Work Interns Serve Rural Alabama

University of Alabama social work students support the Black Belt region through internships.

A very close photo of a cicada.

The Buzz About Cicadas

Cicadas are harmless and actually safe for human and pet consumption, except for those with shellfish allergies.

Students pose with a large donation check.

Snapshot: EcoCAR Team Donation Fuels Local Students

Students raised money to purchase supplies to support Tuscaloosa K-12 students.

Julia Wolfe Deters and Evans Rhett.

Kentucky Meets Crimson for Apparel Design Senior

UA senior apparel design major Julia Wolfe Deters is inspired by growing up in Louisville and around the Kentucky Derby.

Bryant Campbell and Kimberly Fryer. Mother and son earn bachelor’s degrees at same time.

Mother, Son Graduates Pay it Forward

Bryant Campbell and his mother, Kimberly Fryer, are both earning their degrees this spring.