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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.

Finding a ‘Sweet Home’ Abroad

Finding a ‘Sweet Home’ Abroad

Shelby Smithson, who will earn a master’s degree in social work on Friday, received a Fulbright scholarship and will return to Turkey in September to teach English.

UA Alumni Association Recognizes Distinguished Students for 2018

UA Alumni Association Recognizes Distinguished Students for 2018

The University of Alabama National Alumni Association recently named the recipients of their top awards at the Alumni Luncheon held in the Bryant Conference Center in April. 

Interim/Summer Parking and Transit Information

Interim/Summer Parking and Transit Information

Parking regulations, permit prices and bus routes change for the summer.

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.

West: People with POTS are ‘Not Alone’

West: People with POTS are ‘Not Alone’

After Chloe West graduates with a psychology degree from UA on Saturday, she will begin graduate school at Georgia State University, where she will pursue a doctoral degree in neuroscience and research the causes of POTS.

Faith, Family Push Royster to Win Battle with Cancer

Faith, Family Push Royster to Win Battle with Cancer

The physical and emotional stress cancer puts on a person and their family is, more often than not, a new and daunting experience when one receives the terrifying diagnosis. But for Kaaren Royster and her family, the fight against cancer is an all too familiar battle.

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.