When a normally cold stream in Iceland was warmed, the make-up of life inside changed as larger organisms thrived while smaller ones struggled. The findings carry implications for life in a warming climate as the experiment shows mobile organisms should fare better than those adapted to cooler temperatures unable to disperse.
New and expanded graduate education programs at The University of Alabama are transforming the campus and fueling UA’s mission to take on a more innovative and influential role in American higher education.
UA alumnus Bob Hines was selected for NASA’s 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. He was chosen as one of 12 candidates from a pool of 18,300 applicants – the largest number of applicants in the space program’s history.
Titles like best in the world still don’t sit well with University of Alabama doctorate of musical arts candidate Joshua Williams. But, the 25-year-old Tuscaloosa native will have to get used to them, because the French horn virtuoso recently won first place in the professional division of the International Horn Competition of America.
Performing in front of millions of fans each year, the Million Dollar Band has been a Crimson Tide tradition for 105 years. But what does it take to become that “ONE” in a million?
The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration celebrated today a generous $5 million gift from Marillyn A. Hewson, chairman, president, and CEO of Lockheed Martin.
Joshua Williams, a 25-year-old Tuscaloosa native, will have to get used to being called the “best of the best” after winning first place in the professional division of the International Horn Competition of America.
Initial research by a team of University of Alabama marine scientists hints groundwater contributes contaminants into Mobile Bay, a situation that could worsen as rising sea levels awaken contaminants dormant in the sediment. Scientists are searching for clues from the past to see if this happened before.
Do you love maps? The Map Library is giving away thousands during the next few days.
Christina Baker Kline, author of “Orphan Train,” The University of Alabama’s 2017 Honors College Common Book, will present a lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, at Moody Concert Hall.