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Ring-necked snake

Spiders, Snakes and Dirt: Phobia Class Turns Fear into Fascination

Many Americans have phobias — an extreme, irrational, or aversive fear of something. Most often phobias are something in the natural world, but are they unfounded?

Student Quin Kelly receiving his Covid Vaccine

UMC to Offer Saturday Vaccine Clinics in August

Members of the UA community will have three opportunities to do their part to Protect Our Herd when University Medical Center offers Saturday COVID-19 vaccine clinics starting Aug. 7.

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UA Professor Wins Fulbright Awards

Dr. Andrew Raffo Dewar was recently selected for two grants from the prestigious Fulbright program to teach and research abroad.

Summer 2021 Commencement Photo Gallery

Summer 2021 Commencement Photo Gallery

The University of Alabama celebrated more than 1,400 graduates during the summer commencement ceremonies.

Three people pose for a photo inside a building at The University of Alabama.

Stellar Innovation: Students Turn NASA Patents into Practical Solutions

Freshman and sophomore students are using NASA intellectual property to solve existing challenges.

The sun shines onto grass on The University of Alabama campus.

Don’t Let Weather Stop You: Exercise Tips for Summer

Let the experts help you exercise safely during hot, rainy weather.

A vial containing a COVID-19 vaccine with syringes behind.

Same Pandemic, Different Attitudes

In a series of studies over the course of the global pandemic, research involving The University of Alabama examined the formation of risk perception and the drivers of participating in mitigation behaviors, and found some behaviors are different than what might be expected.

Angel Narvaez-Lugo

Hardships Pushed Back His Graduation 25 Years; His Time Has Come

When Angel Narvaez-Lugo walks across the commencement stage on July 31 to receive his bachelor’s degree in religious studies, it will serve as a testament to how he’s overcome his challenging past, and as a gateway to a future of possibilities thus far denied him.

Smiling at the camera is a man and a woman, dressed in a military uniform and formal gown.

Bama by Distance Graduate Shows There’s Always an Opportunity

With her bachelor’s degree earned, Lillian Lofton — who turned 50 this year, too — plans to start a nonprofit.

A robot with four wheels and a conveyor belt for extraterrestrial digging against a wall that displays six NASA championship flags

UA Astrobotics Takes First Place Once Again in NASA Competition

The team, made up of 50 active student members, overcame many challenges to clinch the title for UA for the seventh time.