Although Alabama weather is often hot and humid even through November, much of the state was once completely covered by water. Amanda Espy-Brown, education and outreach coordinator for the Alabama Museum...
Friday, June 28, the students of the Alabama Reach program met with chaperones and their sponsoring UA faculty one final time for the program’s graduation ceremony in Gorgas Library. Among the freshly...
For Brittan Jarmon, getting into an engineering program at a great college was certainly never the problem. With engineering programs across the nation vying to recruit females into the work force, Jarmon’s...
Moore, Okla., is an unlucky town. Situated in the Midwestern “Tornado Alley,” an informal term for the areas of North America where tornadoes are most common, the community has been hit by five devastating...
For the fifth year, a group of hopeful, rising sophomores in the University Fellows Experience program descended upon the Marion community in Perry County with new ideas to impacting the lives of its residents....
You might say Paul Johnson, whose real name editors have withheld because he wished to remain anonymous, was lucky. Now 49 years old, he came of age during the 1980s when a peculiar new virus began...
By Judah Martin Contributing Writer ^ With many obstacles thrown at her throughout her life, some might say it’s amazing that Cassandra Simon grew up to receive a doctorate degree and present...
Though not as recognizable as a characteristic of the LGBTQ population as the proverbial rainbow, Alex Davenport, a graduate student in American studies, said the color lavender is of equal significance...
Alex Davenport and Meredith Bagley recently celebrated five years together. Originally from Texas, the couple made the move to Tuscaloosa three years ago when Bagley accepted a job at The University...
The University of Alabama Student Government Association is hosting Unity Day on Friday to encourage UA students to forge a closer relationship with students at Stillman College. Unity Day allows students...
With a phenomenally successful sitcom under his belt, “Seinfeld” director Tom Cherones is still in the comedy business, only now he’s writing books. Cherones, a Tuscaloosa native, has taught a spring...
It was like an eerie trip down memory lane when Elizabeth Kelly finally saw the destruction from the EF4 tornado that hit Hattiesburg, Miss., in February. Now a sophomore majoring in early childhood and...
Four decades after becoming the first black faculty member at The University of Alabama, Archie Wade, a former professor of kinesiology, was honored Tuesday with a commemorative plaque as part of the...
It took three years for Haley Schlotman to work up the nerve to walk into the Office of Disability Services. It wasn’t that she was embarrassed; she just wasn’t sure if Attention Deficit Disorder...
The general consensus from the participants in Friday’s Harlem Shake event on the Quad is that the mania surrounding the viral dance has subsided. “It wasn’t as many people as the first time we...
The winter blues is a real thing, and it is affecting University of Alabama students, said Lee N. Keyes, Ph.D, executive director of the UA Counseling Center. Keyes said the unusual lack of sunlight in...
Since the rise of social media, many individuals find themselves struggling to successfully divide their time between day-to-day reality and virtual existence on social media profiles. For those in the...
Life goes on for the crimson email address after a student leaves The University of Alabama, but not for its myBama counterpart. Since 2008, all UA applicants have been required to set up a myBama account...
Dorit Cohen did not know what she was getting herself into when she agreed to leave her home in Israel. Nevertheless, her husband, Sagy, was insistent they move to Australia where he could pursue a Ph.D....
In Kelsi Taylor’s house, the Mardi Gras decorations go up as soon as the Christmas decorations come down, and that’s the way it’s always been. Born and raised in America’s oldest Mardi Gras city,...
As the 50th anniversary of the integration of The University of Alabama campus nears, several campus organizations are finding different ways to join this year’s Black History Month celebration. Cassandra...
At the end of this summer, Alabama Public Radio, Crimson Tide Productions and WVUA-TV will move into new production and office space in the basement of Bryant-Denny Stadium. “Just being inside a stadium...
Alyssa Hubbard thought she would study history, perhaps at the University of Chicago, and she was almost certain she wanted go to law school afterwards. It was not until her junior year at Brookwood High...
Significant changes to The University of Alabama at Birmingham Medicine’s hiring polices of tobacco users are affecting The University of Alabama and local Tuscaloosa medical facilities. On July 1,...
Notorious serial murderers like “The Freeway Killer” are credited with bringing a rapid decline to the hitchhiking trend toward the end of the 1970s, but some UA students don’t mind sharing a car...
It was the coming-of-age experience during the turmoil of the civil rights movement in the 1960s that inspired University of Alabama professor of geography Bobby Wilson to pursue a career of social justice...
As dorms close and most University of Alabama students vacate Tuscaloosa, former foster care and international students find themselves facing few options. Alicia Browne, director of UA housing administration,...
Instead of the two turtle doves or the partridge and pear tree of the traditional 12 Days of Christmas, The University of Alabama Office of Health Promotion and Wellness promotes exercise, nutrition and...
The field of social work thrives on human interaction, a quality The University of Alabama’s social work department seeks to promote in its students through community involvement. This is precisely...
The University of Alabama Student Government Association, Bama Dining and UA Transportation Services have teamed up to provide Thanksgiving meals to needy children in Tuscaloosa. The campaign, Meaningful...
The recurring arrival of new and improved electronic devices like the iPad mini has led UA associate professor of journalism George Daniels to ponder its future in classroom learning. “In my class we...
"Forrest Gump" author Winston Groom's life of writing has proven to be very much like a box of chocolates him, though he pointed out that phrase is actually only from the movie adaptation of the book....
University of Alabama students can now access The New York Times’ online content, including archives dating back to the 19th century, thanks to the University’s Campus Readership Program. “The New...
Arts Renaissance, a program offered at Woodland Forest and Matthews elementary schools, is looking to recruit new volunteers from The University of Alabama. ARTS is led by New College associate professor...
Alabama Appleseed, a non-profit legal advocacy organization based in Montgomery, collaborated with The University of Alabama Womens’ Resource Center on Wednesday afternoon for a event titled, “Effects...
Following the one year anniversary of the signing into law of Alabama’s immigration bill, The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center will host an event, “Effects of HB 56: One Year Later,”...
The University of Alabama College of Education will welcome Peter Hlebowitsh to succeed James McClean as the 10th dean of the College upon McClean’s retirement in January. Hlebowitsh has held the position...
Forza Financial, a student-run domestic microlending firm, is expanding and looking to recruit additional student workers. Forza is founded on the principle of microfinance, a lending tactic in which...
A group of UA students are delving into a legendary trial that helped set the tone for the civil rights movement. New College and graduate students in William Bomar’s Museum Studies class made their...
The idea of creating and managing an academic degree may seem foreign to the average college student, but this is essentially the concept promoted by the University of Alabama’s New College Community-Based...
The days after the disaster may sound like something out of a doomsday novel: pitch-black darkness, eerie silence, all followed by frightened screams. Sarah Jennings, a senior majoring in English, spent...
The University of Alabama Campus Veterans Association celebrates the veterans of Tuscaloosa and the University at its first-annual Veteran’s Banquet on Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Hotel Capstone Ballroom....
Since 2004, visiting international scholar Reginaldo Torres Alves Jr. has been closely studying the history of child welfare in his native country Brazil. Alves works as a psychologist at Brazil’s Child...
Former Auburn University running back and 1985 Heisman trophy winner Bo Jackson plans to ride 300 miles across the state of Alabama on a Trek Bicycle in an effort to raise $1 million to benefit Gov. Robert...
CollegeFirst, a mentoring initiative where college and graduate students help under-served high school students enrolled in Advanced Placement courses, is seeking help from new members in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham...
Community members and students alike will take to the links to raise money for local charities Friday in the Student Alumni Association’s annual Rise and Shine charity golf tournament. The tournament...
The desire to seek political office may be declining among college students, according to a Kaplan Test Prep survey. The survey of 758 pre-law students showed that only 38 percent claimed an interest...
In an effort to promote awareness for homelessness, the UA Community Service Center will host its annual Sleep Out on the Quad event this Wednesday from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. The event will feature a panel...
The Criminal Justice Mock Trial Association, an intercollegiate organization that is sponsored jointly by the University of Alabama’s criminal justice department and political science department, was...
UA students don’t have to travel to Los Angeles or New York City to lay down tracks in a recording studio. Students can access a recording studio in the Sanford Media Center, located on the second floor...
In an effort to help rebuild areas of the Tuscaloosa community that were heavily impacted by last year’s tornadoes, the University of Alabama recently partnered with Habitat for Humanity’s Tuscaloosa...
There seems to be a smart phone application for just about everything, be it storm alerts or GPS navigation. Most recently, however, the United States government began to push for its own terrorism app...
Nariman Naghib, a Ph. D. student studying material science and engineering, is an international student who came to the University from Iran. He knows firsthand the importance of programs that provide...
Severe weather is a leading concern among residents of Tuscaloosa and its surrounding areas, and in a world powered by smartphones and tablets, many people have begun to use apps to keep a lookout for...
The Public Accounting Report, a newsletter that annually ranks U.S. colleges with the best accounting programs, rated UA’s undergraduate program at Culverhouse School of Accountancy as No. 20 in the...
In the fall of 2001, the University created the Math Technology Learning Center to teach all introductory level math courses. This year, the MTLC will celebrate its 10th anniversary. The Department of...
Six students have been awarded the UA Away Scholarship to study abroad by The University of Alabama Division of Student Affairs as part of the Community Service Center’s Alternative Break program. UA...
Sigma Delta Tau, a National Panhellenic Sorority originally founded at Cornell University in 1917, is looking to significantly expand its membership at the University of Alabama. Recruitment for the sorority...
The University of Alabama won the 18th annual Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive this year, collecting 237,079 pounds of food for the West Alabama Food Bank as compared to the 134,102 pounds raised by...
A University of Alabama creative writing professor has invited poets Maureen Thorson, Anne Boyer and Shanna Compton to read selections of their work at Green Bar on Tuesday. Daniela Olszewska facilitated...
“East Meets West” and “9000 Needles,” both award-winning documentary films about alternative forms of medicine, will be screened Monday, Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. in Room 30 of ten Hoor Hall by the department...
Grieving in the 21 century is a bit different than grieving used to be. Social media sites like Facebook were designed for updating the activities of living individuals. However, when a user dies, their...
For many organizations at the University, it is a regular practice to create chalk illustrations around campus, particularly between the Ferguson Center and the Quad. Among the organizations that create...
