Colleges & Schools

IndyCar Champ to Drive Students’ Formula Car

IndyCar Champ to Drive Students’ Formula Car

The University of Alabama’s Formula racing team will unveil its 2018 vehicle Wednesday with a five-time Verizon IndyCar Series champion driving and showcasing it to 300 grade school students on campus for the debut.

UA Hosts ALSAMP Spring Research Conference

UA Hosts ALSAMP Spring Research Conference

The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently showcased student research from across the state and encouraged professional development among underrepresented minority students at a conference on campus.

Mercedes-Benz Seeks Students and Startups to Solve Critical Challenges

Mercedes-Benz Seeks Students and Startups to Solve Critical Challenges

UA students and startups are invited to compete for cash prizes in the Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Innovation Challenge. The challenge seeks to inspire creativity in the automotive sector.

Tradition Set: First Bama Blitz Raises $1.8 Million

Tradition Set: First Bama Blitz Raises $1.8 Million

University of Alabama officials have announced that the inaugural Bama Blitz raised more than $1.8 million in gifts from 1,810 supporters.

Q&A With SGA President Price McGiffert

Q&A With SGA President Price McGiffert

UA student Price McGiffert recently was elected Student Government Association president. McGiffert is a junior majoring in civil engineering on the STEM Path to the MBA. We interviewed him about what he plans to do in office. 

Light Therapy

Light Therapy

Grief for a young colleague and natural intellectual curiosity launched Dr. Elizabeth T. Papish on a path toward using a metal, light and acidity to battle cancer cells. Trials and treatments may still be far in the future, but Papish’s research has, at least, pointed in a potentially beneficial direction.

Four Graduating Art Students Exhibit their Work at UA Gallery

Four Graduating Art Students Exhibit their Work at UA Gallery

The University of Alabama Department of Art and Art History will present an exhibition of four graduating art and art history majors work April 16-19 at the Sella-Granata Art Gallery.

The exterior of Alston Hall

Gender Parity, Not Gap, in CEO Pay

Male and female CEOs are paid equally in corporate America, according to research by a team at The University of Alabama.

Governor Recognizes UA Center’s Impact on Small Business Statewide 

Governor Recognizes UA Center’s Impact on Small Business Statewide 

UA’s Small Business Development Center Network helped create and retain 1,500 jobs and start 200 new businesses last year.

UA Students Win Grand Prize in 2018 Aldag Business Plan Competition

UA Students Win Grand Prize in 2018 Aldag Business Plan Competition

Students representing majors from across The University of Alabama campus pitched their business plans to judges in the Edward K. Aldag Jr. Business Plan Competition Tuesday, March 27, at the Bryant Conference Center. Started in 2014 by Edward K. Aldag Jr., CEO and chairman of Medical Properties Trust Inc., the competition fosters entrepreneurship by allowing UA