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UA Symposium Explores whether True Romance Possible between Whites, Subordinate Blacks in 18th, 19th Centuries

UA Symposium Explores whether True Romance Possible between Whites, Subordinate Blacks in 18th, 19th Centuries

Thomas Jefferson’s controversial relationship with Sally Hemings, and the paradox in his thinking that the relationship illustrates, raises the question: Could true love really exist between a white person in authority and a black subordinate?

UA Professors Honored for Research

UA Professors Honored for Research

Six professors from across The University of Alabama were selected for the President’s Faculty Research Award and honored at a ceremony on campus.

Chesapeake Bay Pollution Extends to Early 19th Century, UA Study Confirms

Chesapeake Bay Pollution Extends to Early 19th Century, UA Study Confirms

Humans began measurably and negatively impacting water quality in the Chesapeake Bay in the first half of the 19th century, according to a study of eastern oysters by researchers at The University of Alabama.

UA’s Theatre, Dance Closes Season with ‘A Chorus Line’

UA’s Theatre, Dance Closes Season with ‘A Chorus Line’

The University of Alabama’s theatre and dance department will soon perform that beloved musical, “A Chorus Line,” at the Marian Gallaway Theatre.

UA to Screen Documenting Justice Films

The University of Alabama Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility and the UA department of journalism and creative media will host the 11th Annual Documenting Justice film screening at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa. The screening is free and open to the public.

Media Advisory: UA Engineering Students to Give Adapted Toy Car to Child at RISE on April 14

Media Advisory: UA Engineering Students to Give Adapted Toy Car to Child at RISE on April 14

A group of engineering students at The University of Alabama modified a battery-powered ride-on car hoping to provide some freedom for a preschool student born with an abnormality that limits mobility.

UA Marks 100th Anniversary of U.S. Entry Into World War I

UA Marks 100th Anniversary of U.S. Entry Into World War I

April 6, 2017, marked the 100th anniversary of the U.S.’s entry into the Great War. To mark the anniversary, The University of Alabama’s history department, the U.S. Army Crimson Tide ROTC Battalion and the U.S. Air Force Detachment 010 will hold an event, “Remembering the Great War,” at 4 p.m. Friday, April 14, in room 205 of Gorgas Library.

UA’s Spring Fashion Show Combines Creativity, Sustainability

UA’s Spring Fashion Show Combines Creativity, Sustainability

Fashion for Life, slated for April 19, is an annual spring fashion show that focuses on sustainable design for students in the College of Human Environmental Sciences’ department of clothing, textiles and interior design.

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Kentuck Artists Exhibit Work at UA Gallery

The works of eight Kentuck studio artists will be displayed through Thursday, May 25, at The University of Alabama Gallery in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in downtown Tuscaloosa.