Baron to Represent Team USA in Paralympic Games
Shelby Baron was helping unload cars during freshman move-in day at The University of Alabama when she got a call from Team USA wheelchair tennis coach Dan James.
J. Frank Barefield Jr. College of Arts and Sciences
UA’s Virtual Sandbox Lets Kids, Adults Learn about Hydrological Processes
Dr. Sagy Cohen, an assistant professor of geography at The University of Alabama who specializes in global hydrology, has completed the creation of an augmented reality sandbox.
UA Scientist Finds New Species on Ocean Floor
Dr. Kevin Kocot, a UA assistant professor in the department of biological sciences and curator of invertebrate zoology at UA’s Museum of Natural History, recently discovered new species when he explored the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
Fruit-Fly Diet Impacts Descendants, UA Researcher Finds
For a fruit fly, what its grandparents ate may affect how much it weighs. But the passing down of a body type based on diet is not a simple cause and effect, a University of Alabama researcher has found.
Flood Prediction
“People didn’t have time to collect their gatherings, and they lost everything. Maybe in the near future we will be able to do a better job warning people about that.”
Three Brothers Cheer Together for First Time at UA
Jed, a 24-year-old senior majoring in business marketing, is the first male cheerleader in his family and first student to attend UA – his dad went to Auburn. But, he’s not the last. Following in his footsteps, Jed’s brothers, Zachary and Elijah Vaughn, became UA cheerleaders as well.
UA Theatre Professor Selected as SEC Faculty Achievement Award Winner
Seth Panitch, professor of theatre, was chosen as the 2016 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award winner for The University of Alabama.