Colleges & Schools

The sun shines onto grass on The University of Alabama campus.

UA Research Examining How Heat Waves Are Getting Bigger

Dr. David Keellings was recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to study the relationship between the size of heat waves and causes across the U.S. with the goal of developing predictive models.

Women Make Up Majority of UA First-Year Law Students for First Time

Women Make Up Majority of UA First-Year Law Students for First Time

For the first time, women make up a majority of law students in the entering class at The University of Alabama School of Law.

UA Honors College Freshmen Strive to Help Others in Alabama Action

UA Honors College Freshmen Strive to Help Others in Alabama Action

Entering freshmen in The University of Alabama’s Honors College will strive to contribute to the Tuscaloosa community through service Aug. 12-16 as part of the Alabama Action, Outdoor Action and Health Action programs.

A University of Alabama graduate student poses near her workspace in a biolgoical research lab.

Tears Turn to Success for Graduate Student

Jennie Thies starts her fourth year with more confidence after winning a highly competitive national grant, the NIH Diversity Research Supplement, a two-year pre-doctoral fellowship that covers tuition and health care and provides a stipend supporting her research in the Caldwell Lab.

Students pose with administrators to show off their Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award plaques.

Randall Outstanding Undergrad Research Awards Recognize Innovation

The Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program recognizes the best research activity conducted by undergraduate students at The University of Alabama.

A professor at The University of Alabama photographs an archaeological site of Mayan ruins.

Maya Violent Warfare Occurred Earlier Than Thought

An anthropologist at The University of Alabama is part of a team of researchers who show brutal warfare in Mayan civilizations occurred earlier than previously thought.

Out of the Kitchen (Almost) and Into the Workforce

Out of the Kitchen (Almost) and Into the Workforce

Tyler Higginbotham has worked in restaurants since he was 16. As he readies for The University of Alabama commencement on Aug. 3, he’s eager to build a bigger career in the industry and hopefully work for Disney.

People sitting within the Plank Center.

PR Pros Observe ‘Fake News’ Debate, Lack Strategies to Manage It

Concerns over “fake news” remain beneath levels necessitating communication strategies to counter them, according to public relations professionals surveyed by a University of Alabama center.