UA Student Designs App for Baseball, Starts Company

UA Student Designs App for Baseball, Starts Company

Great ideas begin with questions, and for a University of Alabama student, his questions led him to an invention. Now, Matt Bowen and some classmates are turning that idea into a company.

Wheel Lets UA Researchers Measure Fruit-Fly Exercise

Wheel Lets UA Researchers Measure Fruit-Fly Exercise

Gentle exercise on a wheel can have beneficial effects – on fruit flies. That finding may be good news for humans, too. A new study led by The University of Alabama suggests that a device called the TreadWheel can be used to study the benefits of exercise on Drosophila — fruit flies.

A Survivor Comes Home

A Survivor Comes Home

Saved from the Holocaust, a Torah is brought to Temple Emanu-El on the UA campus, where a member of the congregation helps discover its true – and astounding – age. To read more 

UA Kicks Off United Way Campaign

UA Kicks Off United Way Campaign

  The University of Alabama kicked off its United Way campaign with a goal of $365,000. The theme for this year’s campaign is UA Cares: United We Thrive. The College of Continuing Studies, led by Dean Craig Edelbrock, is hosting the campaign this year. Campaign co-chairs are Bill Elrod, director of Business Development and College

Fall Campus Assembly

Fall Campus Assembly

  University of Alabama President Stuart R. Bell presented the fall address to faculty and staff on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016.

Welcome to my UA World: Chef Tom Hadden

Welcome to my UA World: Chef Tom Hadden

  “Welcome to my UA World ” is a series of stories about people who have atypical roles at The University of Alabama. 

Welcome to my UA World: Student the Melody behind Chimes’ Music

Welcome to my UA World: Student the Melody behind Chimes’ Music

University of Alabama graduate student Tyler Canonico has played the Denny Chimes modified organ for three years. He began playing while pursuing his master’s in music and organ performance.