The Crown Returns to The Capstone
As a Miss Alabama legacy, Callie Walker has long embraced the nuances of pageant competitions and the hard work and focus needed to deliver perfect performances.
Colleges & Schools
UA Announces New Master’s Degree in Public Health
The University of Alabama’s College of Human Environmental Sciences is adding a Master’s in Public Health program, which will be offered both on campus and by distance.
Predicting View
Of all the internet has brought, 360-degree videos that let users see around a fixed point are among the coolest, but it is difficult at the rate data travels for all of a high-quality, 360-video to arrive at the end user perfectly from the start. A University of Alabama researcher is developing a method to smooth the associated lag.
UA Students Win Regional Robotics Competition
The University of Alabama Robotics team became the first UA robotics team in school history to win the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers SoutheastCon Hardware Competition.
Usdan Named Dean of UA’s Human Environmental Sciences
A University of Alabama administrator who helped the UA College of Human Environmental Sciences make significant gains in research funding, infrastructure and impact and who has been honored for teaching excellence has been named dean of the College.
UA’s Association for Information Sciences Wins Chapter of the Year
UA’s chapter of the Association for Information Sciences was presented the award for chapter of the year at the National AIS Student Conference held at the University of Texas at Dallas.
UA Boosts Tuscaloosa’s Population, Now Over 100k
Enrollment at the University of Alabama has helped push Tuscaloosa’s population to more than 100,000, according to UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research.
UA Honors Five Distinguished Engineering Fellows
The University of Alabama College of Engineering honored five alumni by inducting them into its 2018 class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows.
UA’s EcoCAR 3 Team Finishes Strong
A new participant in the national Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition Series, The University of Alabama team finished the four-year program strong, racking up several awards.
Computer Tablets Provide Positive Distraction for Some Children
Dr. Sherwood Burns-Nader was honored recently with the Association of Child Life Professional’s 2018 Professional Research Recognition Award for directing a study that found computer tablets provide a distraction that reduces pain and anxiety in pediatric burn patients undergoing hydrotherapy.