Culture & Community

Operation Iron Ruck participants start the march in Tuscaloosa last year

2024 Operation Iron Ruck Brings Awareness to Veteran Suicides

The annual Operation Iron Ruck brings awareness to veterans suicides.

Racks of servers in a data center. View is looking down a long aisle with racks of servers on each side.

High Performance Computing and Data Center Construction Ready to Begin

The HPC will be a petascale computing system capable of performing quadrillions of calculations per second.

Kennedi Preston and Big Al at the Beat Auburn Beat Hunger kickoff event

Join the Fight Against Food Insecurity, Help Beat Auburn

Students and employees are encouraged to help secure a win over Auburn and make a difference in fighting food insecurity.

A graduating student wears a decorated mortar board.

Focus on First-Gen Experience Nov. 4-8

The week honors the signing of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which opened opportunities to low-income and first-generation students.

two students look into a telescope

Falling for November: Be Thankful for These Events

Check out what’s on tap on campus and around town in November 2024.

A small, jeweled crown.

Shelby Scholar Crowned 2024 UA Homecoming Queen

Adams will officially be crowned during halftime of Saturday’s Alabama-Missouri football game.

A set of drums.

4 Groups Compete for ‘Tuscaloosa’s Best Band’ Nov. 13

The Battle of the Bands raises funds for the Student Government Association’s Joe Espy Needs-Based Scholarship.

Smith Hall

Haunting at the Museum Explores Creepy Cryptids, Fantastic Fossils

UA Museums will host Haunting at the Museum, a free, family-friendly and all-ages event held at both the Alabama Museum of Natural History and Gorgas House Museum.

Food Bank expanded student pantry

UA, Food Bank Team Up to Enhance Student Support

An open house event at the BamaCares Pantry is planned for Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. to moon.

The front exterior of the Gorgas House Museum

Gorgas House Museum, Jemison Mansion Collaborate for Halloween Event

Visitors will tour Tuscaloosa’s historic homes and learn about the sociocultural expectations and practices of mourning and grieving after the Civil War and greater Victorian Era.