New Semester, Fresh Start: Get Involved on Campus This Fall
The start of the semester is the best time to dive in and find student organizations and opportunities to get engaged and make friends on campus.
Colleges & Schools
Rainforest Drought Intensified Disease, Death in a Brazilian Frog
Human-caused changes to the environment that exasperate droughts in a Brazilian rainforest intensify seasonal infections of a deadly fungus afflicting frogs and toads, causing localized mass deaths, according to research involving The University of Alabama.
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?
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.
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
The University of Alabama celebrated more than 1,400 graduates during the summer commencement ceremonies.
Stellar Innovation: Students Turn NASA Patents into Practical Solutions
Freshman and sophomore students are using NASA intellectual property to solve existing challenges.
Don’t Let Weather Stop You: Exercise Tips for Summer
Let the experts help you exercise safely during hot, rainy weather.
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.
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.