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UA Helping Provide Coronavirus Screenings in Livingston

UMC and the Office for Research and Economic Development are collaborating with Alabama Power and Livingston Mayor Tom Tartt to provide coronavirus screenings in Livingston.

A EMT poses for a photo in the door of an ambulance.

UA Senior Working Pandemic Front Lines in NYC Area

Aerospace engineering student John Glidden III is volunteering as an EMT and at a drive-thru virus testing site in a suburb of New York City.

A piggy bank with pennies scattered around it.

UA Offering Free Webinar on Pandemic Stimulus for Small Businesses

The University of Alabama will offer a free webinar Friday for small businesses and  entrepreneurs navigating government stimulus and assistance plans.

A screen shot from a computer of a map of the New York City area showing COVID-19 testing sites.

UA Researchers Providing Maps of COVID-19 Testing Sites

Two researchers at The University of Alabama are helping people find testing sites for COVID-19.

Hands tinker with electrical wires and computer boards on a table.

UA Satellite Team Offering Virtual Space Lessons

A team of students at The University of Alabama building a small satellite as part of a NASA program are continuing their outreach efforts to state schools during the COVID-19 pandemic through online lessons.

UA to Hold Virtual Tapping on the Mound Ceremony April 10

UA to Hold Virtual Tapping on the Mound Ceremony April 10

In lieu of an in-person Honors Day Tapping on the Mound ceremony, UA will host a live virtual ceremony April 10 at 1:30 p.m. Central Standard Time on the UA Division of Student Life’s Facebook page.

UA Student Volunteers at COVID-19 Test Site

UA Student Volunteers at COVID-19 Test Site

Matthew Roy has always looked for opportunities to support his local community and recently found himself in a position to make a positive impact in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Art from "The Wall is a Given," an virtual art exhibit presented by Jude Anogwih

Art and Art History Department Presents Next Art Exhibit Virtually

As the University moves classes, libraries, museums and more to cyberspace, art is moving, too.

Student Shopping for Elderly Service Expands to Tuscaloosa, Birmingham

Student Shopping for Elderly Service Expands to Tuscaloosa, Birmingham

Leave It To Us, a University of Alabama student-created non-profit organization that helps senior citizens practice social distancing by using volunteers to grocery shop for them free of charge, now has Tuscaloosa and Birmingham branches.

Face shields lay in a row on a table.

UA Helping Fabricate Protection for Health Care Workers

The University of Alabama community has come together to help provide 3D printed personal protective equipment, or PPE, for health care workers locally and in the region.