Dr. Kevin Kocot, a UA assistant professor in the department of biological sciences and curator of invertebrate zoology at UA’s Museum of Natural History, recently discovered new species when he explored the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
The RISE Center, housed in the Stallings Center, is so popular that Director Andi Gillen and her staff are unable to serve all the special-needs children whose parents request entry – a waiting list has developed. So, the Center has developed a new program, the RISE and SHINE Playgroup. The group will have many of the activities RISE students experience during the day, only in a shorter time span – an hour and a half twice a month.
For a fruit fly, what its grandparents ate may affect how much it weighs. But the passing down of a body type based on diet is not a simple cause and effect, a University of Alabama researcher has found.
As classes get underway for the fall semester, The University of Alabama Athletics Department is coming off another record-setting year in the classroom, building on the Crimson Tide’s well-established tradition of academic excellence.
“People didn’t have time to collect their gatherings, and they lost everything. Maybe in the near future we will be able to do a better job warning people about that.”
Learn more about UA’s new family-friendly tailgate area and other changes for this football season from this story from ABC 33/40.
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that updates to the federal regulations that govern overtime pay for employees will become effective on Dec. 1, 2016.
“This is a long-term, living plan. The goal is that five years or 10 years from now, we will arrive at a place that would not have been possible had we not envisioned it and dared to dream big.”
New rules for tailgating — Adaptive Athletics tournament — Roll Tide in Jerusalem — and more.
Fighting poverty through shoe distribution — Fulbright scholar offers advice to students — Aid to flood victims — and more.