Colleges & Schools
UA Researchers Help Find New Path to Promising Parkinson’s Treatment
Three researchers at The University of Alabama are part of work leading to a new direction for drug discovery in the quest to treat Parkinson’s disease.
Historic Marker Honors Civil Rights Hero
A giant in civil rights history was recognized today with the unveiling of the Autherine Lucy Foster Historic Marker at The University of Alabama.
International Agreement Signed by German, Alabama Universities
Leaders from several German and Alabama universities met in Tuscaloosa Thursday to sign an International Memorandum of Understanding giving Alabama engineering students a chance to study in Germany.
Fruit Flies May Help Understand How Some Species Eat Poison
Out of hundreds of species of fruit flies, a handful can eat toxic mushrooms, and understanding why and how they pull this off could answer broader questions about evolution and adaptation.
UA Researchers Discuss Insurance Rates After Hurricanes
UA’s Paul R. Jones Gallery Presents Art Exhibit on Surrealism, Fantasy
The University of Alabama’s Paul R. Jones Gallery is exhibiting “Lucid Dreaming: Surrealism and Fantasy in the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art.” Free to the public, the exhibit is open now through Oct. 27 at the Paul R. Jones Gallery in downtown Tuscaloosa.
Albright Named to Governor’s Council on Opioid Overdoses, Addiction
Gov. Kay Ivey has appointed Dr. David L. Albright, associate professor and Hill Crest Foundation Endowed Chair in Mental Health in The University of Alabama School of Social Work, to serve on the Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council.
NSF Grant Funds Engineering Preparatory Class, Scholarships
The University of Alabama College of Engineering is using a National Science Foundation grant to start three preparatory classes and a scholarship fund in an effort to address student retention.
Anthropologist to Discuss Skin Evolution in ALLELE Lecture Series at UA
The University of Alabama’s ALLELE Lecture series will host Dr. Nina G. Jablonski on Friday, Sept. 15 for her lecture “Human Skin Color is an Evolutionary Adaptation, not a Racial Characteristic.”