Humanities & Social Sciences

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.