That “ONE” in a Million
Performing in front of millions of fans each year, the Million Dollar Band has been a Crimson Tide tradition for 105 years. But what does it take to become that “ONE” in a million?
J. Frank Barefield Jr. College of Arts and Sciences
UA Doctoral Student Named One of the Best Horn Players in the World
Joshua Williams, a 25-year-old Tuscaloosa native, will have to get used to being called the “best of the best” after winning first place in the professional division of the International Horn Competition of America.
Up From The Ground
Initial research by a team of University of Alabama marine scientists hints groundwater contributes contaminants into Mobile Bay, a situation that could worsen as rising sea levels awaken contaminants dormant in the sediment. Scientists are searching for clues from the past to see if this happened before.
Free to a Good Home: Maps from the Map Library
Do you love maps? The Map Library is giving away thousands during the next few days.
UA Creates Accelerated Master’s Program for Math Education
The University of Alabama has created a new pathway to get the best and brightest minds into secondary mathematics teacher education.
Million Dollar Band alumna returns to UA to perform alongside her grandson
UA Researchers Help Find New Path to Promising Parkinson’s Treatment
Three researchers at The University of Alabama are part of work leading to a new direction for drug discovery in the quest to treat Parkinson’s disease.
Fruit Flies May Help Understand How Some Species Eat Poison
Out of hundreds of species of fruit flies, a handful can eat toxic mushrooms, and understanding why and how they pull this off could answer broader questions about evolution and adaptation.
UA’s Paul R. Jones Gallery Presents Art Exhibit on Surrealism, Fantasy
The University of Alabama’s Paul R. Jones Gallery is exhibiting “Lucid Dreaming: Surrealism and Fantasy in the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art.” Free to the public, the exhibit is open now through Oct. 27 at the Paul R. Jones Gallery in downtown Tuscaloosa.
NSF Grant Funds Engineering Preparatory Class, Scholarships
The University of Alabama College of Engineering is using a National Science Foundation grant to start three preparatory classes and a scholarship fund in an effort to address student retention.