Culture & Community

Student getting free cookies from a welcome event

A Successful Start to September

With grand openings, on-campus fairs and concerts around town, September 2025 starts off strong.

Riley Arnold

Winning with Analytics

Tuscaloosa native Riley Arnold is making his hoop dreams come true through analytics and The University of Alabama.

Governors, Industry and Education Leaders Announce Tri-State Manufacturing Partnership 

Governors, Industry and Education Leaders Announce Tri-State Manufacturing Partnership 

MAGNET will leverage the Southeastern U.S. automotive industry to stimulate use-inspired research, economic development and job growth.

A group of women stand in front of a bridge in Selma.

Black Belt Internship Initiative Continues Its Impact

The School of Social Work is expanding the Black Belt Initiative with deeper partnerships throughout the region.

aerial view of Bama Jam

Campus Events to Heat Up This August

From Weeks of Welcome campus events to activities around town, there is plenty to do in August 2025.

Demonica Dunifer

Perseverance Pays Off for Doctoral Candidate

Dunifer faced both family tragedy and a major health scare, but she wouldn’t let that deter her from her goal.

Students in commencement regalia celebrate.

UA’s CrossingPoints Awarded National Program Accreditation

This makes it the first accredited program of its kind in the Southeastern Conference and the state of Alabama.

A child's hand, wrinkled from being in the water, holds out a tiny fossilized shark tooth about 1 cm long.

Bringing Science to the People and the People to Science

The UA summer fossil expeditions are one way the UA community can engage with world class natural history research collections.

Lauren Vance, Hannah Adams, Abbie Stockard, Emma Terry, Ruby Tilghman, Abby Sosa.

UA Students Shine at Miss Alabama 2025

All 10 of UA’s students participating earned scholarship dollars through various donor-funded avenues.