Colleges & Schools

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UA Theatre and Dance Spring Preview with UA’s Rising Stars 

Don’t miss these student performances in spring 2025.

UA Engineers Explore the Speedy Secret of Shark Skin

UA Engineers Explore the Speedy Secret of Shark Skin

Findings could lead to man-made technologies to improve ship or aircraft designs.

Dr. Lukasz Ciesla and a student work in a lab setting

UA Research Takes Us One Step Closer to Better Parkinson’s Treatment

UA researchers cleared a second hurdle in finding plant-based treatment for neurodegenerative disorders.

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UA Launches Leaders to Legends Program for High School Students

Applications for the 2025-26 Leaders to Legends program will open in February.

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New Executive Director to Lead Alabama Transportation Institute

As director, Dr. Steven Jones hopes to expand the scope of transportation research in Alabama.

A dance student teaches a routine to adults with Cerebral Palsy.

Free UA Theatre, Dance Outreach Programs Uplift Alabamians

The outreach programs offer something for everyone from middle school students to adults.

Culverhouse LIFT students work with community members

Culverhouse LIFT Offers Learning Sessions for Spring

Free classes for the community include youth tutoring, computer skills and more.

Culverhouse LIFT students outside the Royal Divinity building

UA Program Helps Nonprofit Feed Thousands in Birmingham

Business students and faculty helped a Birmingham ministry scale up its food bank to serve more people.

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Gray Receives UA System’s McMahon-Pleiad Prize

Dr. Jeff Gray has been awarded The University of Alabama System’s McMahon-Pleiad Prize. 

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National Merit Scholars Find Home at UA

The number of National Merit Scholars enrolled has set a new university record every year since 2018.