The University of Alabama has received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a bridge program for students from three Historically Black Colleges and Universities interested in opportunities in renewable energy.
Category: News
Articles about news in the College, from student and faculty accomplishments to research advances, new academic programs, and the impact of giving.
History Professors Publish Book About Pandemic Year and American Society
From the August 2022 Desktop News | For most people, the events of 2020 may run together, becoming a long year of several major world events wrapped up into one another: a pandemic, a social justice movement, and more. But Drs. Margaret Peacock and Erik Peterson, both history faculty members at The University of Alabama, can pinpoint each day’s events in their new book, A Deeper Sickness: Journal of America in the Pandemic Year (Boston: Beacon Press). The book explores […]
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A&S in the News: August 14-20, 2022
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for commentary on third-party candidates, the Million Dollar Band, and more.
A&S in the News: August 7-13, 2022
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for the return of Native American artifacts, commentary on armed citizens, and more.
UA Researcher Investigates Drivers of Antarctic Ice Retreat
Researchers at The University of Alabama contributed to an investigation of how an Antarctic ice sheet melted thousands of years ago will improve contemporary climate models and projections of rising sea level.
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A&S in the News: July 24-30, 2022
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art, the Alabama Water Institute, and more.
A&S in the News: July 17-23, 2022
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for research on dark matter, local performances, and more.
A&S in the News: July 10-16, 2022
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for commentary on the Webb Telescope images, local performances, and more.
UA Researchers Contribute to Startup of Dark Matter Detector
Three researchers from the UA Department of Physics and Astronomy are part of 250 scientists and engineers from 39 institutions collaborating on the LUX-ZEPLIN, or LZ, experiment to detect dark matter particles.
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UA Academic Advisors Study Abroad in South Africa
From the July 2022 Desktop News | In May, Dr. Pamela Young, Director of Community Engagement and Economic Development, and Dr. Lisa Pawloski, Associate Dean for International Programs, led a group of UA professional academic advisors and faculty on a study abroad capacity-building trip to South Africa. The trip, the culmination of a faculty-centered skills-building initiative that began in 2019, had a two-fold goal of equipping advisors to better engage students seeking experiential learning opportunities and diversifying the study abroad participants […]
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