UMC Resumes Evening Hours for Urgent Appointments, Walk-Ins
UMC in Tuscaloosa has resumed evening hours for in-person scheduled appointments and walk-in care.
Colleges & Schools
UA Holds 2020 Spring and Summer Commencement
UA held joint spring and summer commencement exercises last weekend at Coleman Coliseum, where more than 2,500 graduates received degrees throughout nine socially distanced ceremonies.
COVID Conversations with Dr. Richard Friend
Dr. Richard Friend joins COVID Conversations to discuss health and safety guidelines for students, faculty and staff as the fall semester approaches.
Public Relations Program Named No. 1 in Country by PRWeek
The UA Department of Advertising and Public Relations was named the Most Outstanding Education Program by PRWeek during the 2020 PRWeek Awards in late July.
Good Vibrations
Researchers at The University of Alabama are working with Army scientists to develop and use chemical frequencies to quickly detect dangerous airborne chemicals.
Art Professors Win UA’s First Kress Grant for Digital Art History
University of Alabama art history faculty members Dr. Tanja Jones and Dr. Doris Sung were awarded the Capstone’s first Digital Art History Grant from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
Seven Named to Alabama Business Hall of Fame for 2020
Seven individuals will be part of the class of 2020 of the Alabama Business Hall of Fame, established in 1973 to honor those who brought lasting fame to the state through their business contributions.
UA Researcher Studying Link Between Pollutants and Hermaphroditic Fish
Pollution and chemical imbalances in water could have an adverse effect in fish that live among the mangrove trees along the Florida coast. Dr. Ryan Earley and his students are charting multiple courses to determine what causes changes in how the fish function.
UA Develops New Graduate Admissions System
The UA Graduate School developed a new system for managing admissions to graduate programs for all prospective students applying for Fall 2021 or later.
Modeling the Past for Predicting Future COVID-19
Researchers from The University of Alabama, along with international partners, applied a mathematical tool used to model geochemical processes to infections of COVID-19, finding the model can assist in understanding the coronavirus pandemic and evaluating the impact of different mitigation strategies on disease infection.