Community Outreach

With Love: Blackburn Students, Entrepreneurs Support Selma Business Owners

With Love: Blackburn Students, Entrepreneurs Support Selma Business Owners

At a professional development opportunity made possible by Blackburn Institute students, two Selma entrepreneurs gained both knowledge and friendship.

Fernando Salinas, Daysha Edwards, Kaleigh Oberg, and John Koerkenmeier with the barrel of recycled paint they made.

Beyond Bama: Serving the Big Easy

UA students immersed themselves in service and leadership in New Orleans through the Beyond Bama alternative spring break program this year.

COMPASS brain health initiative ribbon cutting on front steps of Randall Welcome Center at UA

UA, State Partners Expand Brain Injury Care with Launch of COMPASS Initiative

A new interdisciplinary program will provide brain injury evaluation for free to Alabama residents referred by ADRS.

close up of water splashing in an arc from a fountain

New UA Facility Focused on Water Will Support Research, Economic Development  

UA will open the Wiregrass Hub, a facility focused on water research, community engagement and student recruitment, in downtown Enterprise.

a veteran taps a smart phone as a UA student assists him

No Veteran Left Behind: Students Teach Technology, Build Connections

UA students are helping veterans confront technological challenges.

Go Fetch: Teaching an AI-Powered Robot Dog New Tricks

Go Fetch: Teaching an AI-Powered Robot Dog New Tricks

Meet the student-built robot dog inspiring the next generation of programmers and engineers.

Students involved with Beat Auburn Beat Hunger showing number signage revealing the total donations raised this year

Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Sets Record in 2025

Beat Auburn Beat Hunger raised a record 630,624 pounds of food during its annual food drive.

A picture of a lone crown.

UA Crowns 2025 Homecoming Queen

Morgan Grzybowski, a senior from Wildwood, Missouri, is UA’s 2025 Homecoming Queen.

a person in army fatigues waves an American flag

Honoring Alabama’s Rural Veterans: Supporting Service and Strengthening Communities

Alabama rural veterans serve beyond the uniform. Research shows how communities can support them.

Three Witt Fellows pose in front of a Marion, Alabama sign

Witt Fellows Program Prepares Global Citizens

Open to incoming freshmen, the cohort of about 20-25 students is immersed in experiences that challenge how they see the world.