Growing in Size
Recent advances in understanding genes in the Burmese python have led a UA biologist to focus on deciphering how the snake grows its insides after a meal, which could potentially lead to treatments of intestinal diseases.
College of Arts and Sciences
UA Professor’s Film to Debut Across Multiple On-Demand Platforms
When “Service to Man” is released across nearly every major digital platform, viewers may recognize some familiar faces, places and names in the end credits.
UA Announces Winner of 2018 Clarence Cason Award
Dr. Trudier Harris, author and distinguished research professor of The University of Alabama department of English, has been selected as the 2018 winner of the Clarence E. Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing.
Studying Arms Race between Bacteria, Viruses Brings CAREER Award
Researchers at The University of Alabama hope to better understand how bacteria and viruses battle each other and, in the process, devise new strategies to combat antibiotic resistant infections.
Graduate Studio Artists Present Master’s Exhibitions
The UA department of art and art history will host a public reception for graduate students Amy Smoot and John Klosterman Thursday, Feb. 15, at the Sella-Granata Art Gallery. Both artists are celebrating their Master of Arts exhibition.
UA, Naval Observatory Partnership to Improve Precise Timing Education
The University of Alabama has partnered with the United States Naval Observatory to train UA students in precise timing and time interval technology, which is used in highly precise atomic clocks on which the U.S. military, financial sector, GPS satellites and power grids rely.
Lectures, Films Highlight Black History Month Activities
The University of Alabama’s Crossroads invites the campus and community to participate in events throughout February during Black History Month. The theme this year is “African Americans In Times Of War.”
Dance Alabama! Hits the Road for K-12 School Events
For the second year, The University of Alabama student organization Dance Alabama! has joined forces with the Alabama State Council on the Arts as part of the Alabama Touring Artist Program.
Proud UA Honors College Student says Capstone is Ivy League ‘Elite’
For someone who didn’t want to maintain the family tradition of attending The University of Alabama, 21-year-old senior honors college student Sam Ostrow has surely made a deeply imprinted mark at the Capstone.
UA Colleges Co-Sponsor Festival Spotlighting African Films
The sixth annual Tuscaloosa Africana Film Festival, co-sponsored by two University of Alabama colleges, will be held Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa.