J. Frank Barefield Jr. College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Igor Redin and Dr. James Harris

NSF Awards Honor UA Research Toward Future Technologies

The NSF CAREER Award recognizes scientists and engineers who show leadership at the intersection of education and research.

A black and white photo of the front exterior of the Gorgas House Museum

UA Museums to Host 3 Halloween Events

UA Museums is set to host three mysterious and spooky events that are free and for all ages.

A headshot of Camila Lopez

UA Junior Among 100 Nationally to Win Transformative Scholarship

Camila Lopez has been awarded the Obama Foundation’s Voyager Scholarship that recognizes college students with a passion for public service.

UA’s Million Dollar Band to Perform in 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2026

UA’s Million Dollar Band to Perform in 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2026

The Million Dollar Band has been selected to represent Alabama on one of the nation’s largest stages during the iconic spectacle’s 100th march.

Dr. Rohan Sood points to a wall mounted monitor showing a diagram of a space orbit.

From Campus to Cosmos: Space Research and Education at UA

In honor of World Space Week, here are some highlights of space-focused research and student opportunities at The University of Alabama.

The Saban crab fossil

Meet the Saban Crab: UA Scientists Discover Ancient Species in Alabama

A new UA study of 65-million-year-old crab and shrimp fossils from central Alabama yielded multiple species and genera new to science.

An exhibitor sewing material at a previous festival

Moundville Native American Festival Celebrates ‘Year of the Hawk’

Moundville Archaeological Park will celebrate the cultures and histories of Native Americans at this annual festival. 

Front door of the English Building at the University of Alabama

Shakespeare Association of America has a New Home at UA

A UA professor was named executive director of the nation’s most prominent organization for the study of Shakespeare’s work and culture.

UA students in long pants and work gloves dig and brush away dirt at the archaeological field school on the University of Alabama campus.

Digging Deep: UA Students Unearth Campus History

Students are excavating a section of a pre-Civil War dormitory as part of an archaeological field school on The University of Alabama campus.

Aidan Meyers in the Caldwell Lab wearing a lab coat and holding a pipette with purple fluid.

UA Senior Studies Parkinson’s in Worms with National Fellowship

Aidan Meyers, a senior at the University of Alabama, studied worms this summer to uncover the function of genes associated with Parkinson’s disease.