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Huxford Symphony Orchesta opens season

Huxford Symphony Orchesta opens season

Heather Buchanan September 14, 2014

Thursday evening marks the season opening of one of The University of Alabama’s top performance groups, the Huxford Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra opens the 2014-2015 season with the first of six...

Signature in the cell lecture discusses evidence of faith

Signature in the cell lecture discusses evidence of faith

Heather Buchanan September 9, 2014

H.E. “Buddy” Payne, Jr., the President of Florida College, said he believes faith in a divine being can be proven through biological makeup. Tuesday night at the Ferguson Center Theater, he discussed...

Tailgating fan favorite for games

Tailgating fan favorite for games

Peyton Shepard September 8, 2014

Football season is in full swing after the Crimson Tide’s first home game, and the tailgating environment amplifies the zeal many feel for the Crimson Tide.Stony Henry, a resident of Northport and self-proclaimed...

College credit, now in plastic

College credit, now in plastic

Heather Buchanan September 7, 2014

Technology, like Bama Cash, Dining Dollars and meal plans, can allow students to spend money without fully comprehending what has happened – a quick swipe of an ACT card and the deal is done. This way...

Mayor sets date to honor war hostages

Mayor sets date to honor war hostages

Heather Buchanan September 7, 2014

The Tuscaloosa City Council City Council voted to set Sept. 16 as the date for the appeal hearing regarding the construction of Jinsei, a modern Japanese restaurant, in a historic district buffer zone....

Student desks vary in size throughout classrooms

Heather Buchanan September 1, 2014

On t he University of Alabama campus, desks vary in size and style from building to building, leaving some students without enough room to work. Britton Rogers, a senior majoring in history, has experience...

Academics on the open ocean

Academics on the open ocean

Heather Buchanan August 26, 2014

The idea of going to school on a massive cruise liner while visiting foreign nations around the world was the fantastical premise of Disney’s “The Suite Life on Deck.” But exactly such an experience...

UA students travel to Italy with new summer program

Heather Buchanan April 21, 2014

This May, seven students will travel to Italy to learn about Renaissance mathematicians as part of a new UA in Italy study abroad program. In its inaugural year, the three-week program titled “Discovering...

UA in Cuba offers cultural experience to students

Heather Buchanan April 13, 2014

Five University of Alabama students are spending their spring semester in Havana, Cuba, as part of the Alabama in Cuba study abroad program. Michael Schnepf, a professor in the department of modern languages...

Students explore Argentina

Students explore Argentina

Heather Buchanan March 17, 2014

The laid-back culture of Buenos Aires gives University of Alabama students the chance to experience a different pace and culture than what home has to offer. “There were no real time constraints,”...

Ukraine panel offers diverse perpesctives

Heather Buchanan March 13, 2014

More than 40 people gathered in a ten Hoor lecture hall Wednesday afternoon to discuss the crisis in Ukraine with a panel flanked with UA professors. The audience was filled with students, faculty and...

Offices move for Ferg renovation

Offices move for Ferg renovation

Heather Buchanan March 12, 2014

Eleven offices have moved out of the Ferguson Center into temporary locations scattered across campus as of March 1. Cathy Andreen, director of media relations, said the 11 displaced offices will return...

Discussion to address Ukraine issues

Heather Buchanan March 11, 2014

Due greatly to demand from students, there will be a roundtable discussion on the growing crisis in Ukraine on Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m. in ten Hoor 125. The discussion will begin with three brief presentations...

Gorgas extends weekend hours

Gorgas extends weekend hours

Heather Buchanan March 11, 2014

For the next month, students at The University of Alabama will be able to study longer at Gorgas Library on Friday and Saturday nights. As part of a pilot program, Gorgas Library will be open until 9...

Affiliates offer flexibility for study abroad students

Heather Buchanan March 9, 2014

For Cora Lindholm, a junior majoring in photography and journalism through New College choosing where to study abroad was simple. “Australia has been on my bucket list ever since I was 8 years old watching...

Sweden program gives students new perspectives, ideas

Heather Buchanan March 3, 2014

Each summer, between eight and 20 students have the opportunity to participate in a faculty-led study abroad program in Stockholm, Sweden. Terry Royed and Ted Miller, professors in the political science...

Students organize body image event

Heather Buchanan February 27, 2014

As part of Body Appreciation Week at The University of Alabama, University Programs and the Counseling Center, among other sponsors, will host “Open Your Eyes” Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. in Tutwiler...

Trip focuses on media in China

Heather Buchanan February 24, 2014

Students interested in learning more about international communications and media might consider applying for the University’s three-week study abroad program in China, which focuses on Chinese international...

Physics meet brings high school students to campus

Physics meet brings high school students to campus

Heather Buchanan February 19, 2014

High school students were invited from around the state, as well as Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee to compete in The University of Alabama’s annual physics competition Tuesday. The University hosted...

Humanities focus of program in Oxford

Heather Buchanan February 17, 2014

Every summer, 45 University of Alabama students participate in an interactive learning experience at the University of Oxford in the U.K. as part of the UA in Oxford faculty-led study abroad program. ...

Longtime UA professor, administrator retires

Heather Buchanan February 13, 2014

In 1977, Hank Lazer started working at The University of Alabama with the intention of staying for two years. Thirty-seven years later, even after retirement, he said he is not quite ready to end his time...

Students dive into French culture

Heather Buchanan February 10, 2014

Each summer, students immerse themselves in French culture by staying with host families as part of the University in France faculty-led study abroad program. (See also "Study abroad experiences teach...