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 Miss Alabama pageant, research on the origin of animals, and more. […]
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News Articles
A&S in the News: June 2-8, 2019
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 Pride Month, research on mass shootings, and more. […]
A&S in the News: May 26-June 1, 2019
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 a new dean in the College, research on satellite mega-constellations, and more. […]
A&S in the News: May 19-25, 2019
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 city-sponsored Monster Takeover, the Civil War Symposium, and more. […]
Messina Named Dean of UA’s College of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Joseph P. Messina has been named the next dean of The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences, after spending 18 years at Michigan State University working in numerous capacities. He will begin his tenure in August. […]
A&S in the News: May 12-18, 2019
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 a public art project, the debate on recent state legislation, and more. […]
Worm-Like Mollusks Lost Traits Over Time, UA-led Research Confirms
A perplexing group of worm-like mollusks are not primitive ancestors of the group, rather they lost many traditional mollusk traits over time, according to research led by Dr. Kevin Kocot, professor of biological sciences. […]
A&S in the News: May 5-11, 2019
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 zombie-like cells, Fulbright Scholarship winners, and more. […]
Lochman Named 2019 Buford Peace Award Winner
Dr. John Lochman, retired director of the Center for the Prevention of Youth Behavior Problems at The University of Alabama, is the 2019 recipient of the Lahoma Adams Buford Peace Award. […]
Researchers Quicken Drug Discovery Method via Zombie-Like Cells
Dr. Lukasz Ciesla, assistant professor of biological sciences, and other UA researchers discovered a method that uses magnetic nanoparticles coated with a biological cell membrane as a lure to fish out pharmacologically active compounds from plants and other natural organisms. […]
