Antarctic Mountain Range Formed from Heat Below, UA Study Finds
Work by geologists from The University of Alabama show that a layer of heated earth just below portions of Antarctica is pushing the Transantarctic Mountains up from the ground.
Colleges & Schools
UA New College Professor Receives Burnum Award
A culture and gender studies professor is this year’s recipient of the Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award, one of the highest honors bestowed on professors at The University of Alabama.
UA to Host K-12 Robotics Competition April 8
Sixty teams of elementary through high school students from across Alabama will program robots to navigate obstacles Saturday in a competition held at The University of Alabama.
UA’s Computer-Based Honors to be Renamed for Longtime Director
In celebration of its 50th anniversary and in honor of its longtime director who was formerly a student in its inaugural class, The University of Alabama’s Computer-Based Honors Program will be renamed the Catherine J. Randall Research Scholars Program.
To Combat Coral-Eating Pest, UA Researcher Helps Find What They Smell
A University of Alabama researcher is part of a team that identified genes used to communicate by a starfish that preys upon coral reefs, a promising discovery that could lead to efforts to repel the aquatic pest from sensitive reefs.
Four UA Students Named Goldwater Scholars in 2017
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected four University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2017-2018.
UA’s English Writing Center Offers New Twitter Service to Students Who Have Writing Questions
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama’s English department writing center has launched a new “Tweet at the Writing Center” service that allows students to ask writing related questions and receive answers through Twitter.
To participate in the service, students tweet their questions to @UAWriting Center using the hashtag #helpwritenow.
UA Workshop Supports Minority Women Studying in STEM Fields
The University of Alabama hosted a workshop aimed to help administrators, staff and professors share and discover ways to engage students, particularly minority women, interested in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, fields.
Golf Tournament Fundraiser Benefits UA’s RISE Center
The RISE Tournament of Champions benefiting The University of Alabama’s RISE Center will be held April 20 and 21 at NorthRiver Yacht Club.
UA Partners with Pickens County to Host Health Fair
The University of Alabama-Pickens County Partnership is partnering with Pickens County Medical Center to host a health fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 6.