Humanities & Social Sciences

Urban park in downtown Mobile, Ala. Sidewalk flanked by trees leading to a metal foutain.

Research Finds Urban Parks Connected to Lower Crime, Better Community Health

UA-led research suggests a new understanding of the ways urban parks add to community health.

Front door of the English Building at the University of Alabama

Shakespeare Association of America has a New Home at UA

A UA professor was named executive director of the nation’s most prominent organization for the study of Shakespeare’s work and culture.

UA students in long pants and work gloves dig and brush away dirt at the archaeological field school on the University of Alabama campus.

Digging Deep: UA Students Unearth Campus History

Students are excavating a section of a pre-Civil War dormitory as part of an archaeological field school on The University of Alabama campus.

Mercedes 350GLE body fitted with driving simulator software sits in front of a curved screen.

Unique Simulator Drives Research at UA’s TRIP Lab

A powerful driving simulator at The University of Alabama will enable unique research into driving behaviors.

Robot appears to be thinking as it stands in front of a green chalkboard

UA Research Suggests AI Could Help Teach Ethics

AI could have a few things to teach us about how humans learn.

The steps to Gorgas Library on The University of Alabama campus nestled among trees and golden sunlight.

Research Tells Story of Enslaved People at Campus Before Civil War

A faculty work group has compiled and published extensive scholarship exploring the role of slavery at UA before the Civil War.

Game-changer: Project Compiles 200 Years of Conflict Data

Game-changer: Project Compiles 200 Years of Conflict Data

Research led by UA to describe and categorize over 30,000 international events is a gold mine for research.

A woman and a man, both University of Alabama researchers, look at a sculpture of a head from Notre Dame in Paris inside a workroom.

Notre Dame in Color: Unveiling Cathedral’s History in Hues

The project is playing a role in the preservation of the Gothic cathedral that suffered a devastating fire in 2019.

People with placards and posters on a global strike for climate change.

Historical Emission Info Key for Climate Agreement 

Failure to consider historical emissions by countries lowers the chances of reaching an agreement on who pays for mitigation of climate change. 

‘All My Life I’ve Only Been a Student of Anthropology’

‘All My Life I’ve Only Been a Student of Anthropology’

Recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. William Dressler discusses his career.