In an effort to promote awareness of heart disease, which is a leading cause of death in women, the Alpha Phi sorority is doing its part this week, known as “Heart Week.” February is American Heart...

Dr. John Houston, commissioner of the Alabama Department of Mental Health, delivered a speech titled “Current Mental Health Issues in Alabama” to the School of Social Work in Little Hall Monday afternoon....

According to the National Merit Scholarship Corp.’s recent annual report, the University of Alabama ranked in the top 10 out of more than 600 public universities nationwide in the enrollment of National...

Every so often, a new fad in weight loss rears its head in the media. Television viewers are constantly attacked by advertisements promising quick weight loss results. Consumers often have a difficult...

The White House formally launched an effort Tuesday to combat childhood obesity as President Barack Obama created a federal task force to examine what has become an epidemic in recent years. Researchers...

The UA System Board of Trustees approved additional expansions for the University outside of just on-campus construction. UA professors and administrators will help start academic programs across the...

The University is holding its annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference on April 15 at the Bryant Conference Center, according to a UA news release. All undergraduate students are...

Students with a slim course schedule can take advantage of the new Spring II semester option accessible on the MyBama Web site. Spring II enables students to enroll in courses that last for 10 weeks,...

The SGA Senate convened in an environmentally friendly manner Thursday night as they began this semester’s first paperless meeting. With the minutes and resolutions projected on a television in the Ferguson...

Twelve students from UA and the University of Kansas participated in a poetry and community exchange where they not only experienced new writings, but new cultures. Joseph Wood, an English department...

Dr. Arnold G. Diethelm, founder of the University of Alabama Birmingham Transplant Program, as well as the first surgeon to perform a transplant of any kind in the state, will speak at the eighth annual...

Now that the University of Alabama owns Bryce Hospital and the property surrounding it, the question of how to best preserve, honor and use it is currently under discussion. In his State of the University...