UA’s Agile Robotics Lab pioneers a new kind of robot
UA’s Agile Robotics Lab is leading the field of soft robotics by imagining new ways for robots to look and move.
Faculty & Staff
UA employees drive Capstone Convergence forward
This multiyear initiative is strengthening the systems and processes that allow the University to operate more efficiently, steward its resources and better support its mission.
Fall 2026 faculty and staff accolades
UA faculty and staff lead boldly in their fields. Here is what some of them have been doing since late summer.
The University of Alabama joins national battery manufacturing consortium
UA is one of five universities joining a national consortium working to advance battery manufacturing technology.
Every child can read: UA launches Project LIFT
A $9.9 million grant to UA will bring intensive reading support to struggling readers and children with disabilities in rural Alabama schools.
Practice what you teach: Exercise science instructor says running is life
UA exercise science professor Benjamin Boudreaux uses running as a teaching tool and as a lifelong tool for physical and mental well-being.
Out of Office: Powering the Quad
Todd Glasscock and Jay Pate lead a team of six that make sure the Quad and other spots stay revved and ready, rain or shine, and all hours.
UA homecoming week honors ‘Endless Tradition’
Get all the details for homecoming week, including parade time.
Young voters still care but may be less likely to act, according to UA study
A 2026 study from the University of Alabama looks at trends in civic engagement among college students.
UA to build rural EMS system that supports treatment at the scene
UA is leading a new rural emergency medical services system that will help EMS providers treat eligible patients on site.