Transformer of Characters First Changed Herself
The Grinch isn’t known for inspiration, but recreating and designing makeup to transform herself into the Grinch for a class project convinced Stesha Ross she had found her calling.
Campus & Community
UA’s Steel Bridge Team Gets Ready for Competition
UA’s Steel Bridge team, consisting of eight civil engineering students, will be competing at the ASCE/AISC National Student Steel Bridge Competition May 22-23 in Las Vegas against 35 other teams from throughout the country. The top teams from each region qualify for the national competition, and UA’s Steel Bridge team placed second at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Southeast Regional Conference in March. For more information about the competition, visit aisc.org/content.aspx?id=780.
UA Students Lead Projects in the Black Belt
Honors College students in the University Fellows Experience reach out to rural Alabama through a variety of community-focused programs in the Black Belt region.
Capstone Leadership Academy Brings Students to UA
A select group of top students from Alabama high schools attended the Capstone Leadership Academy April 2-3 at The University of Alabama. Here are some scenes from the event.
Spring Arrives at UA
The spring season has arrived in Tuscaloosa and with it brings new excitement to the UA campus.
UA Recognizes Third Class of Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars
The University of Alabama and the Coca-Cola Foundation recognized the 2009 student recipients of the Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship at a luncheon on March 11, 2009.
Marathon Runners
A group of Honors College students and faculty is training to run the Country Music Half-Marathon in Nashville on April 25. The students and faculty have been working together over the past few months to build up to running a half-marathon, and they have found a supportive community and a passion for running in the process.
Find Your Passion – Diabetes Advocate Changes How UA Eats
Whether or not you have met Dana Lewis, if you are a member of The University of Alabama community, she’s probably changed the way you eat lunch.
Be Still My Soul
Dr. Craig Formby’s research tests dizziness, caused by inner ear problems, via a rotating chair. Such research helps pinpoint the root cause of balance problems.
Buckling Up on the School Bus
Dr. Jay Lindly & Dr. Daniel S. Turner discuss a three-year pilot study that analyzes past school bus accidents, examines data from overhead cameras on school buses for information about use of seat belts, and runs a cost-benefit study on what it would cost to add safety belts to all school buses in Alabama.