Paul W. Bryant Museum Joins UA Museums
The Paul W. Bryant Museum joins a group of several museums and research departments overseen by the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Alabama Water Institute Names First Faculty Fellowship Recipients
The Alabama Water Institute selected three UA faculty members as the inaugural fellows in the AWI Faculty Fellowship Program.
Signing In
UA researchers are developing a way for deaf and hard-of-hearing communities to interact with devices or smart environments using sign language.
Earliest Forest Fires Evidence of Ancient Tree Expansion
The Earth’s first forest fires appear to have occurred earlier than previously thought, pointing out a link between widespread wildfires and ancient tree evolution.
UA Freshman Places in Top Percentage of Prestigious Math Competition
The mathematics and physics major from Trussville, Alabama, scored a 40 on the Putnam exam, going well beyond this year’s median score of eight.
In Fly Model, Genetic Responses to Virus by Old Flies Prove Deadly
In a study at The University of Alabama, aging fruit flies died faster than younger flies from a viral infection because of different genetic responses, lowering the older flies’ tolerance to the infection.
UA Student Receives Boren Scholarship to Study in Taiwan
UA student Ann Williams, of Montgomery, has received a Boren Scholarship for the study of languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad.
We Are UA Shows ‘We Are All in This Together,’ Says Ambassador
Like many educators, UA dance professor Sarah Barry is in it to give back the knowledge and experiences she’s acquired over the years.
UA Contributes to Unprecedented Observations of Black Hole
Astrophysics researchers at The University of Alabama contributed to a global effort to give unparalleled insight into a black hole and the system it powers, and to improve tests of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity.
Nearly a Third of Mobile Bay Marshes Gone Since 1980s, Study Finds
About half a football field of marshes on the edges of Mobile Bay vanished annually over the past 35 years, according to a study by researchers at The University of Alabama.