RISE Graduation Celebrates Community, Love Times Two
Eighteen students will graduate at RISE’s annual commencement ceremony at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 27, at the Stallings Center on The University of Alabama campus.
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Travel Clinic Offers Vaccines, Info for International Travel
A newly launched Travel Clinic offers vaccines, medication and education needed by faculty, staff and their families prior to international travel.
Student Designers Use Elephant as Symbol of Tradition
Two UA soon-to-be graduates used the elephant as a symbol of tradition in T-shirt designs that are being sold online.
UA Astronomer Offers Safety Tips for Viewing Solar Eclipse
Astronomers at The University of Alabama urge people to view the phases of the Aug. 21 solar eclipse safely by not looking directly at the sun.
Devotion to National, Religious Symbol Alleviates Stress of Immigration
Mexican immigrants living in a rural Mississippi county and who are highly devoted to the Virgin of Guadalupe coped better with immigration-related stress than those less devoted to the religious, Mexican symbol, according to a study by anthropologists at The University of Alabama.
Low Birth Weights in Blacks Tied to Racial Identity, Mom’s Age
A UA researcher examines the role of racial identity and acculturation on birth weight of black infants.
UA Doctoral Student Earns Social Work Research Fellowship
A University of Alabama doctoral student has received a $17,900 fellowship award to help fund dissertation research of HIV health and health care payer types.
‘Gone Again’ Wins 2017 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction
The University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal have announced that James Grippando, author of “Gone Again,” will receive the 2017 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction.
UA Clinic Provides Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Monica Finch checked every web site and read every book to prepare for a diagnosis she knew was coming.
Maximizing a Child’s Imagination
Two University of Alabama researchers study how children use objects while playing.