J. Frank Barefield Jr. College of Arts and Sciences

Maxwell Hall on the UA campus

UA Supports Projects Collaborating Between the Arts and Sciences

Three projects that integrate the arts with bio-psychosocial research were awarded support through a new Joint Pilot for Arts Research.

A portrait of a man in front of an aquarium.

UA, Auburn, Others Join for Antarctic Biological Research

Twenty scientists soon embark on a 14-week voyage to study unexplored Antarctic waters to improve understanding of biodiversity undergoing rapid changes because of a changing climate.

A visualization of the coronavirus.

Research Finds Link Between COVID-19 Deaths, Morbid Obesity

UA researchers found a statistically significant relationship between the prevalence of morbid obesity in a population and cases of — and deaths from — COVID-19.

Chen Shu (1660–1736), Beautiful Auspicious Scene of Chinese New Year, 1735, hanging scroll: ink and color on silk, National Palace Museum, Taipei (source: Digital Taiwan Archives).

Art Professors Win UA’s First Kress Grant for Digital Art History

University of Alabama art history faculty members Dr. Tanja Jones and Dr. Doris Sung were awarded the Capstone’s first Digital Art History Grant from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

Man poses for photo in wetlands.

UA Researcher Studying Link Between Pollutants and Hermaphroditic Fish

Pollution and chemical imbalances in water could have an adverse effect in fish that live among the mangrove trees along the Florida coast. Dr. Ryan Earley and his students are charting multiple courses to determine what causes changes in how the fish function.

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Modeling the Past for Predicting Future COVID-19

Researchers from The University of Alabama, along with international partners, applied a mathematical tool used to model geochemical processes to infections of COVID-19, finding the model can assist in understanding the coronavirus pandemic and evaluating the impact of different mitigation strategies on disease infection.

The sun sits on the horizon above the ice-laden sea off the coast of Antarctica.

The Last Frontier

Antarctica’s unique role helps UA research push boundaries of discovery.

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UA Offers New Minor in Global Health

Beginning this fall, UA’s College of Arts and Sciences will offer a new minor in global health.