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A Look at Spring Performances on Campus

A Look at Spring Performances on Campus

UA’s College of Arts and Sciences is preparing for a busy spring season of performances by the School of Music and department of theatre and dance.

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UA Continues Success in National Business Start-Up Program

Two inventive projects are participating in the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps, or I-Corps, Teams program. It provides university researchers entrepreneurial education, mentoring and funding to accelerate innovation to attract third-party funding and bring technology to the market.

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UA Student on a Mission to Make the World a Better Place

Emma Mansberg has always wanted to change the world. Now a UA senior, her passion for social justice and equality is making an impact, on campus and across the state.

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Torture Prevalent, Effective in Popular Movies, Study Finds

The majority of popular films, including those for children, have at least one torture scene, and the scenes are usually depicted as achieving the torturer’s goal, according to a study involving a researcher at The University of Alabama.

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Registration Open for Free Job Skills, Financial Training Sessions

Free job skills and financial literacy training sessions will soon be available to West Alabama adults, including veterans, and teens through The University of Alabama’s business college.

Data on Land Use Deficient Without Accounting of Illicit Activity

Data on Land Use Deficient Without Accounting of Illicit Activity

For a full picture of how humans change land, decision-makers need to see the scope of illicit activities, according to a recently published paper that includes work from a scientist at The University of Alabama.

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Professor, Student Pioneer Future of Religious Studies with AI

Artificial intelligence may boldly take religious studies where it hasn’t previously gone. And, at the helm, is a University of Alabama professor and a sophomore.

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UA Engineers Help Find Site to Drill for Antarctica’s Ancient Ice

A unique radar developed by engineering researchers at The University of Alabama helped find the location to recover some of the oldest ice buried in Antarctica as part of an international effort to better understand the Earth’s climate history.

Tips for a Healthy Start to the New Year

Tips for a Healthy Start to the New Year

Some of the most popular resolutions year in and year out involve changing our eating habits to a lifestyle approach, rather than the latest diet fad.

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Tattoos Broadcast Enhanced Immunity, Stamina, UA Study Finds

Tattoos boost the skin’s immune response to injury and convey the person’s vitality, according to a study in American Samoa.