UA Education Policy Center Receives Honor

The University of Alabama’s Education Policy Center recently received the Committee on Public Policy in Higher Education’s Excellence in Public Policy Award from the Association for the Study of Higher Education.

UA’s Campus Veterans Association Provides Veterans Support

UA’s Campus Veterans Association Provides Veterans Support

Rachel Thornton doesn’t want to charge military veterans to attend veterans appreciation events.

Army Vet Finds Niche at UA

Army Vet Finds Niche at UA

Through an annual student mixer, Tyler Hohbach connected with a group of students who shared more in common than he could imagine – the Campus Veterans Association.

VMA Expands, Helps Boost Military Population at UA

VMA Expands, Helps Boost Military Population at UA

Student veterans and dependents at The University of Alabama are often surprised when they learn of the many benefits available to attend college.

Caring for Camo: UA Community Rallies for Care-Package Drive

Caring for Camo: UA Community Rallies for Care-Package Drive

Military deployments were nothing new for Miranda Cobb’s family. The University of Alabama senior had just watched her father, Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Cobb, walk in from a three-month deployment, one of 12 during his career as an officer in the United States Air Force

UA Professor Says Seeing Candy Causes Narrowed Focus

UA Professor Says Seeing Candy Causes Narrowed Focus

Halloween chocolate is everywhere: your office, home, prominent displays in grocery stores. Athough the adverse physical effects of indulging in chocolate are known before unwrapping the first of many pieces, the sight of Halloween candy also has psychological effects.

UA Psychology Professor: Children Benefit from Halloween Activities

UA Psychology Professor: Children Benefit from Halloween Activities

Whether or not you embrace the pageantry of Halloween, the parent-child activities associated with the holiday incorporate core developmental exercises for children, according to a psychology professor at The University of Alabama.

UA Adapted Athletics to Celebrate Documentary of 2014-15 Teams

UA Adapted Athletics to Celebrate Documentary of 2014-15 Teams

The University of Alabama Adapted Athletics program will celebrate the debut of “This is How We Roll,” a documentary series about its men’s and women’s basketball teams, during a red carpet premiere Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the Bama Theatre.

Researcher to Discuss Teaching Life Skills in UA Lecture

Dr. Michael A. Hemphill, an expert in physical education, will detail a new method for teaching life skills through sport in a lecture Monday, Oct. 24 at The University of Alabama.

UA Study Finds Unexplainable Activity in Distant Stars

UA Study Finds Unexplainable Activity in Distant Stars

Space energy anomalies more than 50 million light years from our galaxy are creating conditions that should be destroying stars, but instead are regenerating them, according to an astronomer at The University of Alabama.