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Dr. David Albright, left, principal investigator for the vitAL initiative, discusses project details with Dr. Paul Moon, vitAL project coordinator, and Shanna McIntosh, vitAL director.

Social Work Professor Named Distinguished Research Professor

Fewer than 10 faculty members in the University’s history have been honored with the appointment.

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New Grant Strengthens Work to Solve Rural Wastewater Challenge

Recently announced federal funding will move forward an ambitious project to demonstrate effective solutions to raw sewage draining into the waterways of the state’s Black Belt region.

Pamela Payne-Foster standing in her office

Payne-Foster Driven to Improve Women’s Health Through Advocacy

Dr. Pamela Payne-Foster was recently honored with the 2020 Linda Mays Volunteer of the Year Award.

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In Detecting Particle, UA Researchers Help Prove 60-Year-Old Theory

Two researchers from The University of Alabama are part of an international project that detected a cosmic interaction never observed before, but predicted 60 years ago.

A woman and child carry a shopping basket through a grocery store.

Social Work Students Work to End Child Hunger

UA social work students are working on a new online database that connects Alabama families in crisis with food resources in their communities.

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Student Health Care Streamlines, Expands with SHC, UMC Merger

The full transition is expected to be complete by the Fall 2021 Semester.

Cassini Periodical cicada

A Historic Swarm is Coming

One of the largest broods of periodical cicadas to emerge in U.S. history, Brood X, as it’s been named, will arise from the ground after 17 years.

A scientist in a white lab coat and face mask works in a lab with equipment.

Earth’s Position and Orbit Spurred Ancient Marine Life Extinction

Ancient rocks from Tennessee revealed the Earth’s rotation and orbit around the Sun controlled the timing of oceanic dead zones in a mass extinction of marine life about 370 million years ago.

A nursing student and patient giving a thumbs up after the patient received the coronavirus vaccine

CCN Students Give COVID-19 Vaccinations to Underserved Population

A group of UA nursing students administered COVID-19 vaccinations at the Good Samaritan Clinic.

A woman in the background sits at a computer while a robot she controls is in the foreground displaying her face on a screen.

UA Researchers Building Communication Robot for Law Enforcement

Engineering and communication researchers at The University of Alabama are building the next generation of affordable law enforcement robotic technology.