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UA Researchers Recognized for First Awards

UA Researchers Recognized for First Awards

More than 80 members of the faculty and staff were honored for receiving their first externally funded research award at The University of Alabama during the past academic year.

Student Tennis Champion Knows Meaning of Perseverance

Student Tennis Champion Knows Meaning of Perseverance

Tennis player Shelby Baron has never experienced what it’s like to walk, but she is quite familiar with what it’s like to win big.

UA Researcher Helps Find Cause of Channels on Antarctic Ice

UA Researcher Helps Find Cause of Channels on Antarctic Ice

A researcher at The University of Alabama is part of an international team that found the cause of long, potentially damaging channels on Antarctic Ice Shelves.

UA to Launch State’s First Educational Neuroscience Program

UA to Launch State’s First Educational Neuroscience Program

Undergraduate students at The University of Alabama can enroll in the state’s first educational neuroscience program by the fall 2020 semester.

UA Again Selected for National Vehicle Competition

UA Again Selected for National Vehicle Competition

Students at The University of Alabama will compete in the latest national vehicle competition that challenges students to develop a hybrid-electric, autonomous vehicle over the next four years.

Online Exhibition Examines Tobacco Companies’ Targeting of Minorities

Online Exhibition Examines Tobacco Companies’ Targeting of Minorities

A University of Alabama professor’s latest online exhibition explores methods used by tobacco companies for years to target African Americans and other minority groups.

River Pitch Seeks Student, Community Entrepreneurs

River Pitch Seeks Student, Community Entrepreneurs

Those with ideas for new products, services or businesses are invited to the Tuscaloosa River Market Nov. 14 to participate in the 2018 River Pitch Business Idea Competition.

‘World’s Greatest’ Typewriter Collection on Exhibit

‘World’s Greatest’ Typewriter Collection on Exhibit

The “world’s greatest” collection of typewriters formerly owned by famous writers, actors, playwrights, musicians and others will be displayed at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center from Nov. 2 to Dec. 7.

Late Social Work Professor Named to Social Work Hall of Fame

Late Social Work Professor Named to Social Work Hall of Fame

The Alabama Social Work Hall of Fame will posthumously honor a former University of Alabama faculty member during a ceremony Friday, Nov. 2.