Alabama Impact

The group of Rural Medical Scholars, Rural Dental Scholars and Rural Community Health Scholars

Future Rural Medicine Physicians, Dentists Begin Education at UA

CCHS recently welcomed 11 students to the Rural Medical Scholars Program and the Rural Dental Scholars Program

The Science of Alabama’s Caves

The Science of Alabama’s Caves

The Science of Caves, a new course in the Built by Bama core curriculum, uses Alabama’s natural cave system to explore scientific concepts.

40 Local Juniors Selected for Inaugural Leaders to Legends Program

40 Local Juniors Selected for Inaugural Leaders to Legends Program

Leaders to Legends is a collaboration between UA and the Chamber of Commerce of West 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.

UA’s RISE Center: Empowering Children in the Community

UA’s RISE Center: Empowering Children in the Community

The RISE Center offers a blend of early childhood education, special education, integrated therapy and child development.

A close up of the Tekna Tek-15 plasma system used in AMI powder processing facility to create novel materials for additive manufacturing.

UA’s AMI Connects Research and Industry Through Materials Innovation

The Alabama Materials Institute has powerful new instruments capable of imaging materials at the atomic level and 3D printing metal and ceramic powders.

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.

The 2025 Rural Health Scholars

Rural Alabama Students Explore Health Care Careers at UA

Alabama high school students learned about health care needs in rural communities.

University of Alabama and hospital representatives posing in front of Druid City Hospital

UA, DCH Health System Partner to Strengthen Nursing Workforce

The partnership will enhance workforce development and expand educational opportunities for health care professionals.