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Campus Construction Update 2016

                            By Collin Burwinkel Numerous renovation and building projects are underway across The University of Alabama campus, and more will be starting soon. These projects will improve existing buildings and provide more classroom space, lecture halls, band halls and a storm shelter

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This week at The University of Alabama: UA, YMCA deliver summer reading opportunities – Conservatives less interested in empirical data, research indicates – Initiative seeks to improve health in Pickens County – Professors create branding course for Olympians – Severe Weather Forum Sunday –  ‘4 Little Girls’ Exhibit Continues  

UA, Pickens Partnership Aims to Improve Rural Area’s Health, Education

The University of Alabama has teamed with Pickens County to provide learning opportunities for students while improving the health and well-being of the rural county of nearly 20,000.

Suspending Belief: Virtual Reality Lab Provides Coping, Research Opportunities

Suspending Belief: Virtual Reality Lab Provides Coping, Research Opportunities

In the spring of 2013, The University of Alabama School of Social Work installed a virtual reality lab in Farrah Hall, becoming the third university in the country to have a social work VR lab. As a research tool, the Virtual Reality lab will allow researchers to expose participants to stimuli that otherwise may be

UA to Hold Spring Commencement Exercises

UA to Hold Spring Commencement Exercises

The University of Alabama will hold its spring commencement exercises May 6-7 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.

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This week at The University of Alabama: Commencement set for May 6, 7 – Jones Gallery showcases miniature art — Students receive graduate study awards – Expert offers shoppers insight on food label information

UA Center for Community-Based Partnerships to Hold Awards Program

UA Center for Community-Based Partnerships to Hold Awards Program

A University of Alabama awards program recognizing the best of engaged scholarship conducted by faculty, staff, student and community teams turns 10 years old Friday, April 29.

UA’s Spears Named 2016 Recipient of Buford Peace Award

UA’s Spears Named 2016 Recipient of Buford Peace Award

Dr. Ellen Griffith Spears, associate professor in New College and the department of American Studies at The University of Alabama, is the 2016 winner of the Buford Peace Award.

Research in a Virtual World

Research in a Virtual World

Virtual Reality, in the hands of University of Alabama researchers, has a growing number of uses including potentially helping survivors of severe weather manage anxiety when new storms threaten.

UA to Host Training Course for Clinicians who Prescribe Opioid Medications

The University of Alabama will host a training course May 12 for clinicians who prescribe opioid medications.