Colleges & Schools

UA’s Association for Information Sciences Wins Chapter of the Year  

UA’s Association for Information Sciences Wins Chapter of the Year  

UA’s chapter of the Association for Information Sciences was presented the award for chapter of the year at the National AIS Student Conference held at the University of Texas at Dallas.

UA Boosts Tuscaloosa’s Population, Now Over 100k

UA Boosts Tuscaloosa’s Population, Now Over 100k

Enrollment at the University of Alabama has helped push Tuscaloosa’s population to more than 100,000, according to UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research.

UA Honors Five Distinguished Engineering Fellows

UA Honors Five Distinguished Engineering Fellows

The University of Alabama College of Engineering honored five alumni by inducting them into its 2018 class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows.

UA’s EcoCAR 3 Team Finishes Strong

UA’s EcoCAR 3 Team Finishes Strong

A new participant in the national Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition Series, The University of Alabama team finished the four-year program strong, racking up several awards.

Computer Tablets Provide Positive Distraction for Some Children

Computer Tablets Provide Positive Distraction for Some Children

Dr. Sherwood Burns-Nader was honored recently with the Association of Child Life Professional’s 2018 Professional Research Recognition Award for directing a study that found computer tablets provide a distraction that reduces pain and anxiety in pediatric burn patients undergoing hydrotherapy.

UA Introduces Master’s Degree in Population Health Sciences

UA Introduces Master’s Degree in Population Health Sciences

The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences will offer a new degree program designed to bridge the gap between research and clinical practice beginning in the fall.

UA’s Alpine Living Wins SPJ National Mark of Excellence

UA’s Alpine Living Wins SPJ National Mark of Excellence

University of Alabama student-produced magazine, Alpine Living, has been awarded a national Mark of Excellence Award from the Society of Professional Journalists in the category of Best Affiliated Website.

Four In a Row for UA Robotics Team

Four In a Row for UA Robotics Team

Students at The University of Alabama who competed in a NASA robotics contest came away with the top prize again, making it four straight years for the team from UA to win.

Professor Receives Young Investigator Program Award from U.S. Navy

Professor Receives Young Investigator Program Award from U.S. Navy

A University of Alabama professor has recently received a prestigious award from the U.S. Navy in hopes of advancing the future of Naval ships.

Researcher Wins NSF Award to Study Dormancy in Metastatic Cancer

Researcher Wins NSF Award to Study Dormancy in Metastatic Cancer

With funding from a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, a pioneering bioengineering project at The University of Alabama will engineer environments that mimic conditions in the brain to gain insight into this process in metastatic breast cancer.