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UA Preview — Oct. 7-13, 2024

Beat Auburn Beat Hunger underway, upcycling agricultural and industrial waste into affordable and greener construction materials and much more. Continue reading UA Preview — Oct. 7-13, 2024

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Staff members in the Department of Communications are ready to help members of the media who are looking for subject matter experts or covering a story on the UA campus. Direct questions to Alex House.

Abbott’s research is focused around many aspects of entomology, including the current cicada emergence.

Maddox studies how social media contributes to viral pop culture moments, and how brands make Sparks Fly by using social media to capitalize on them.

LeFebvre explores tech’s role in relationships, from Tinder beginnings to ghosted endings.

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UA Announces Free App Week Oct. 7-11

Prospective students have until Oct. 11 to apply and submit supporting materials.

Donation barrels in front of the West Alabama Food Bank

Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Kicks Off 2024 Food Drive

UA kicks off the annual Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive Oct. 4.

UA Professor Upcycling Waste for Green Construction and Jobs

UA Professor Upcycling Waste for Green Construction and Jobs

A research project led by The University of Alabama will use biomass to reclaim industrial waste and sequester carbon.

The new class of Rural Health Scholars

UA Rural Medical Programs Welcome 18 Students

The Rural Health Leaders Pipeline recently welcomed 18 students from rural Alabama who want to become primary care physicians and dentists in the state’s rural communities.

UA Graduate Named Fulbright-John Lewis Civil Rights Fellow

UA Graduate Named Fulbright-John Lewis Civil Rights Fellow

Sean Coffman Atchison was one of 29 in the nation named a Fulbright-John Lewis Civil Rights Fellow.

UA Cuts Ribbon on Holle Center for Communication Arts

UA Cuts Ribbon on Holle Center for Communication Arts

UA unveiled the Holle Center for Communication Arts, an incubator and collaborative space for modern storytelling.

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