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UMC-Northport Recognized as Patient-Centered Medical Home

UMC-Northport Recognized as Patient-Centered Medical Home

University Medical Center-Northport was recently nationally certified as a Patient-Centered Medical Home in recognition of its commitment to place patients at the center of care and to advance quality in the health care it provides.

A stack of the three books chosen to compete for the prize.

UA School of Law, ABA Journal Name Finalists for Harper Lee Prize

The Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. School of Law and the ABA Journal have announced the finalists for the 2019 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction.

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Higher Reach

Engineering researchers at The University of Alabama hope to combine two methods of constructing tall-wood buildings to yield a new system that could lead to wood-framed buildings reaching eight to 12 stories and that withstand earthquakes better than traditional light-frame wood structures.

SummerTide's 2018 production of "Pump Boys and Dinettes."

Theater at the Beach: SummerTide Rolls In

For three weeks starting June 4, youth in kindergarten through 12th grade will have the opportunity to join UA’s SummerTide Theatre Camp at South Baldwin Community Theatre and learn story theater, dance and music.

Mother, Son Earn Business Degrees Together

Mother, Son Earn Business Degrees Together

Lisa and Russell Hewitt could feel other students staring at them as they sat in class. “People were looking at us like, ‘does that guy have his mom with him?’” Lisa said. Yes, he sure did.

John Lochman, a University of Alabama professor emeritus

Lochman Named 2019 Buford Peace Award Winner

Dr. John Lochman, retired director of the Center for the Prevention of Youth Behavior Problems at The University of Alabama, is the 2019 recipient of the Lahoma Adams Buford Peace Award.

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Researchers Find Patterns Associated with Extreme Floods

Extreme floods across the continental United States are associated with four broad atmospheric patterns, a machine-learning based analysis of extreme floods found.

Not the Usual Lecture Hall: Spain is the Art Students’ Classroom

Not the Usual Lecture Hall: Spain is the Art Students’ Classroom

This month, 20 students are traveling from Madrid to Barcelona touring the famous art collections, sculptures, museums, architecture and buildings of Spain as they’re taught its art style and history by department of art and art history faculty.

Researchers Quicken Drug Discovery Method via Zombie-Like Cells

Researchers Quicken Drug Discovery Method via Zombie-Like Cells

Researchers are using zombie-like cells that behave normally on the outside, but are filled with magnetic particles inside, to screen potential drugs from natural products.

UA College of Engineering Honors 2019 Distinguished Fellows

UA College of Engineering Honors 2019 Distinguished Fellows

The University of Alabama College of Engineering honored five alumni by inducting them into its 2019 class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows.