Campus & Community

A close-up of a UA doctoral student wearing glasses with the ingestion monitor attached.

Want to Shed a Few Pounds? Researchers Test New Technology to Help

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a consortium of university researchers, led by The University of Alabama, a $2.5 million grant to further evaluate a wearable device designed to change eating behaviors.

UA President Stuart R. Bell speaking at a commencement ceremony.

UA to Hold 2019 Fall Commencement Exercises Dec. 14

The University of Alabama will hold its fall commencement exercises Saturday, Dec. 14, at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.

Late Night Breakfast 2019

Students fuel up for end-of-semester study sessions with the traditional Late Night Breakfast.

Bill Bomar standing in the Alabama Museum of Natural History

Bicentennial Time Capsule Captures Tuscaloosa in 2019

The Tuscaloosa Bicentennial Commission’s time capsule committee has met periodically to discuss themes and items that truly represent Tuscaloosa in 2019 to place in a time capsule that will be sealed for 50 years.

Tuscaloosa Bicentennial Landmarks Unveiled Dec. 13

Tuscaloosa Bicentennial Landmarks Unveiled Dec. 13

The yearlong celebration of Tuscaloosa’s bicentennial will culminate with the unveiling of three landmarks celebrating the city’s past, present and future on Tuscaloosa’s 200th birthday.

An empty, dark classroom

UA Helps Rural School District Receive $2.8 Million Federal Grant

Thanks to help from The University of Alabama, Choctaw County Schools was awarded a $2.8 million School Climate Transformation Grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

An elderly couple sitting on a park bench

Gifts for Aging Loved Ones Not as Complicated as Many Think

Christmas arrives yet again, and with it that familiar seasonal joy, but also stress. Loved ones are getting older, and ideas for gifts have run thin – very thin – for quite some time. What could they possibly want?

Student staff members of Beat Auburn Beat Hunger reveal the 2019 total using placards.

UA Wins Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Food Drive

The University of Alabama finished the 2019 Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger food drive by collecting 278,788 pounds of food.

Dr. Tara Williams stands

Leader within Oregon State’s Honors College Named UA Dean

An English professor and associate dean who oversees the honors curriculum at Oregon State University has been named dean of The University of Alabama’s Honors College.

UA's mascot, Big Al, looks into recycling bins

UA’s Recycling Efforts See Significant Increases, Positive Impact

In the fiscal year 2019, one ton of recycling materials brought in an average of $261, a 30% increase over the previous year.