UA Researchers Tackle Plastic Waste as Part of National Effort
Researchers will experiment with more effective ways of breaking down hard-to-recycle plastics.
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Classes in the Great Outdoors: Birds and Birding
This course goes outdoors to challenge students to put down their phones and pick up binoculars.
Barrier Island Marine Ecosystem Altered by Storm Events
UA researchers found storms affect the marine ecosystem around barrier islands longer than originally thought.
School of Music Premieres New Official Hymn at Annual Convocation
The UA School of Music will premiere its official hymn at its annual Opening Convocation at the Frank Moody Music Building Friday, Aug. 20.
UA Leading Effort to Increase Vaccinations in Rural Alabama
In a partnership with community organizations, The University of Alabama is spearheading a project to get 70% of eligible people in the state’s Black Belt vaccinated against COVID-19 over the next year.
Rainforest Drought Intensified Disease, Death in a Brazilian Frog
Human-caused changes to the environment that exasperate droughts in a Brazilian rainforest intensify seasonal infections of a deadly fungus afflicting frogs and toads, causing localized mass deaths, according to research involving The University of Alabama.
Spiders, Snakes and Dirt: Phobia Class Turns Fear into Fascination
Many Americans have phobias — an extreme, irrational, or aversive fear of something. Most often phobias are something in the natural world, but are they unfounded?
UA Professor Wins Fulbright Awards
Dr. Andrew Raffo Dewar was recently selected for two grants from the prestigious Fulbright program to teach and research abroad.
Same Pandemic, Different Attitudes
In a series of studies over the course of the global pandemic, research involving The University of Alabama examined the formation of risk perception and the drivers of participating in mitigation behaviors, and found some behaviors are different than what might be expected.
Hardships Pushed Back His Graduation 25 Years; His Time Has Come
When Angel Narvaez-Lugo walks across the commencement stage on July 31 to receive his bachelor’s degree in religious studies, it will serve as a testament to how he’s overcome his challenging past, and as a gateway to a future of possibilities thus far denied him.