Meet the Saban Crab: UA Scientists Discover Ancient Species in Alabama
A new UA study of 65-million-year-old crab and shrimp fossils from central Alabama yielded multiple species and genera new to science.
Colleges & Schools
Moundville Native American Festival Celebrates ‘Year of the Hawk’
Moundville Archaeological Park will celebrate the cultures and histories of Native Americans at this annual festival.
Shakespeare Association of America has a New Home at UA
A UA professor was named executive director of the nation’s most prominent organization for the study of Shakespeare’s work and culture.
Digging Deep: UA Students Unearth Campus History
Students are excavating a section of a pre-Civil War dormitory as part of an archaeological field school on The University of Alabama campus.
UA Senior Studies Parkinson’s in Worms with National Fellowship
Aidan Meyers, a senior at the University of Alabama, studied worms this summer to uncover the function of genes associated with Parkinson’s disease.
Future Rural Medicine Physicians, Dentists Begin Education at UA
CCHS recently welcomed 11 students to the Rural Medical Scholars Program and the Rural Dental Scholars Program
UA Real Estate Program Named for Birmingham-Area Developer
The Rance M. Sanders Real Estate Program includes an all-new undergraduate major and an existing minor.
Practice Makes Perfect: Preparing Nurses to Lead Through Crisis
The Capstone College of Nursing’s simulation center prepares the next generation of nurses through state-of-the-science technology and innovative teaching strategies.
Crocodilians Subject of Alabama Fossil Fest
Crocodilians will be the theme of Alabama Fossil Fest Sept. 20 from 1 to 4:30 p.m.
The Science of Alabama’s Caves
The Science of Caves, a new course in the Built by Bama core curriculum, uses Alabama’s natural cave system to explore scientific concepts.