Colleges & Schools

An engineering graduate student at The University of Alabama places cylindrical samples of concrete into a machine.

UA Leading Effort For Stronger, Greener Concrete

Engineering researchers received $2.75 million in federal support to scale up a patent-pending innovation that uses carbon dioxide to strengthen concrete.

A group of students posing with an award plaque.

Capstone Agency and PRSSA Win National Awards

In addition to Capstone Agency’s success, PRSSA received the Teahan National Chapter Award for Chapter Newsletter and a Star Chapter award.

An illustration of a brain artistically placed in open space.

UA Hosting ‘Brain Day’ for High School Athletes

In an effort to promote awareness of brain injury and brain health, The University of Alabama will host more than 300 football student-athletes from state high schools on March 31 as part of Brain Injury Awareness Month.

portraits of the nine premier awards winners

6 Students, 3 Faculty Receive Premier Awards, UA’s Top Honors

The honorees will be recognized during the Premier Awards banquet on March 2 at Hotel Capstone.

Autherine Lucy Foster speaking during the ceremony

Autherine Lucy Foster: The Life of a Legend

Dr. Autherine Lucy Foster’s legacy of determination, strength and love endures.

Two composite images of dwarf galaxies presented side by side, separated by a thin white line.

UA Astronomers Discover Giant Black Holes on Collision Course

Using NASA’s flagship space telescope for X-ray astronomy, students at The University of Alabama discovered the first evidence for giant black holes in dwarf galaxies on a collision course.

A graduate student shows a child a globe during a previous Family Night at the Museum event

Family Night at the Museum Travels Around the World

The Alabama Museum of Natural History and University of Alabama Graduate School are partnering to present Family Night at the Museum March 4.

Dial for Tuning Dopamine, Environmental Signals Found in Parkinson’s

Dial for Tuning Dopamine, Environmental Signals Found in Parkinson’s

Researchers at The University of Alabama identified a critical mechanism for how signals from the environment are integrated with genetic information to influence the health and survival of brain cells, providing a key insight into the development of Parkinson’s disease.

Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame to Induct 2023 Class

Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame to Induct 2023 Class

Six individuals and an engineering corporation will be honored during a ceremony Feb. 25.

A headshot of Lilly Saub

UA Engineering Student Selected for Prestigious Aerospace Fellowship

Lilly Saub is one of 47 undergraduate students in the nation selected for the Brooke Owens Fellowship.