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This week at The University of Alabama: A new research center at UA will promote the health and well-being of individuals and communities affected by substance use disorders; acclaimed movies will be featured during the 10th annual Tuscaloosa Africana Film Festival; and younger adults are rethinking relationships because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

photograph of the Quad looking peaceful and empty of people through the trees

UA Named Tree Campus USA for Seventh Consecutive Year

The honor reflects highly on the University and its employees who keep the campus beautiful and sustainable.

black and white photograph of Sam May in a UA chemistry lab

The History Makers: UA’s Black Faculty and Staff

Throughout the years, Black faculty and staff have shaped the Capstone into what it is today.

The Tuscaloosa Africana Film Festival poster

Acclaimed Movies to be Featured at Annual Tuscaloosa Film Festival

The 10th annual Tuscaloosa Africana Film Festival will be held virtually Feb. 19-20.

photograph of the exterior of H.M. Comer Hall

Finalists for Dean of Engineering to Meet Campus Starting Feb. 14

The UA campus community is invited to attend presentations by the four finalists for the position of dean of the College of Engineering starting Feb. 14.

The first-ever Wakanda Scholarship Ball was held Feb. 5.

Wakanda Scholarship Ball

The inaugural Wakanda Scholarship Ball paid tribute to the fictional city Wakanda and Afrofuturism.

The 2019 BRIDGE cohort in front of Bryant-Denny Stadium

BRIDGE Program Sees Early Success in Student Experience, Retention

The Division of Student Life’s BRIDGE program is experiencing early success since its inception in fall 2019.

The rendering of Drummond Lyon Hall

UA to Construct Cutting-Edge Facility for Fashion and Design

A new building coming to the UA campus will provide space to conserve and celebrate fashion history and groom fashion trendsetters of the future.

Simran Dhoju posing for a photo with large mountains in the background

UA Junior Receives National Aerospace Fellowship

Simran Dhoju was one of 51 students in the nation to earn a Brooke Owens Fellowship, a nationally acclaimed program that awards exceptional undergraduate women and gender minorities studying the field of aerospace.

People eating at tables at a ceremony.

Alabama Business Hall of Fame Calls for Nominees

The Alabama Business Hall of Fame is seeking nominees for its 2022 inductees.