College of Arts and Sciences

Bringing Tuscaloosa’s History Alive through Animated Maps

Bringing Tuscaloosa’s History Alive through Animated Maps

The stories of three historic figures from Tuscaloosa’s Antebellum past will soon be brought to life in a unique way involving sound, surviving documents and animated maps showing their journeys.

A graphic that reads "Faculty Research Day, Celebrating Excellence."

UA to Celebrate Research, Creative Activity by UA Faculty

Members of The University of Alabama faculty will be honored for their research and creative contributions at the upcoming Faculty Research Day.

A truck that adapts into a mobile hearing clinic parked.

Listen Up — Bama Blitz Backs Hear Here Alabama Mobile Clinic

The College of Arts and Sciences is asking the public to help expand the Hear Here Alabama mobile audiology clinic’s mission and reach as part of Bama Blitz, UA’s online fundraising event for alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends.

Stressed? Final Paper Due? Get Relief at The Great Campus Write-In!

Stressed? Final Paper Due? Get Relief at The Great Campus Write-In!

On April 8, UA Libraries and the English department’s Writing Center will host the third annual “Great Campus Write-In” from 1-4 p.m. at 205 Gorgas Library.

Researchers Uncover Critical Insights into Bacterial Immune Systems

Researchers Uncover Critical Insights into Bacterial Immune Systems

Researchers at The University of Alabama discovered how a common skin bacteria wards off viruses by leveraging cellular processes normally not considered part of any immune system. This discovery constitutes another milestone in understanding how to harness bacterial viruses to combat antibiotic-resistant infections.

Grow Your Own Bee and Butterfly Haven

Grow Your Own Bee and Butterfly Haven

You like flowers. Bees and butterflies need flowers. A pollinator garden can make you all happy.

Research Shows Cocaine Trafficking Adapts to Law Enforcement Efforts

Research Shows Cocaine Trafficking Adapts to Law Enforcement Efforts

The success of illegal drug trafficking through wider and wider swaths of Central America is a consequence of law enforcement activity to curtail it, according to new research led by The University of Alabama.

Hester Named Environmental Educator of the Year

Hester Named Environmental Educator of the Year

Todd Hester, museum naturalist with University of Alabama Museums, was recently named the Environmental Educator of the Year by the Environmental Educators Association of Alabama.

UA Students Highlight Research, Creativity during Annual Conference

UA Students Highlight Research, Creativity during Annual Conference

Nearly 500 undergraduate students at The University of Alabama are highlighting their research and creative projects during the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference March 27.

UA Researchers Show Best Methods to Help Endangered Woodpecker

UA Researchers Show Best Methods to Help Endangered Woodpecker

The best methods to help an endangered woodpecker in Alabama thrive are installation of artificial homes and controlled burning in forests, according to research from The University of Alabama.