Culture & Community

RISE students playing with building blocks

Golf, Tennis Fundraisers Benefit UA RISE Center

The UA RISE Center will host women’s and mixed doubles tennis tournaments and the RISE Tournament of Champions to aid in fundraising efforts to help its students reach their full potential.

dancers on a stage lit by dramatic lighting

The April Agenda: What’s on at UA?

The semester may soon be coming to an end, but the events are here to stay! Check out some of these exciting activities on and around campus to put some spring in your step.   On and Around Campus “Quilts” by Coulter FusselThrough April, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, free  “Frontieres Sans Frontieres”April 1, 7:30-9 p.m.,

Students receiving their awards during the Tapping on the Mound ceremony

UA Honors Week 2023 Features Tapping on the Mound

UA will celebrate the achievements of outstanding students and faculty during Honors Week, April 3-7, culminating in the Tapping on the Mound ceremony on Honors Day.

a photo of Teairra Evans and a photo of Abby Foes

Women’s History Month: Spotlight on Female Student Researchers

Teairra Evans and Abby Foes are making history at the University of Alabama and beyond. Read on to learn how the two are making spaces for more women in the fields of science and medicine.

Women’s History Month: 8 Pioneering Women of the Capstone

Women’s History Month: 8 Pioneering Women of the Capstone

Meet just a few of the many female figures who made an impact at the Capstone and beyond.

Alabama Writers Hall of Fame to Induct Eight March 10

Alabama Writers Hall of Fame to Induct Eight March 10

A reception will be held in the authors’ honor at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. The induction ceremony will immediately follow dinner.

An illustration of a brain artistically placed in open space.

UA Hosting ‘Brain Day’ for High School Athletes

In an effort to promote awareness of brain injury and brain health, The University of Alabama will host more than 300 football student-athletes from state high schools on March 31 as part of Brain Injury Awareness Month.

young woman looks at art at the festival

March Into Spring With These Exciting Events

The fun isn’t limited to spring break this month.

Stewart McLaurin with the White House in the background

White House Historian, UA Alumnus to Discuss Famed Home

Stewart McLaurin will provide a talk about the history of the association and famous residence March 1 on the UA campus.

A graduate student shows a child a globe during a previous Family Night at the Museum event

Family Night at the Museum Travels Around the World

The Alabama Museum of Natural History and University of Alabama Graduate School are partnering to present Family Night at the Museum March 4.