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UA Student Earns Critical Language Scholarship to Study Chinese

UA Student Earns Critical Language Scholarship to Study Chinese

Erin Behland, a junior at The University of Alabama, has been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study Chinese in Dalian, China during the summer of 2017.

UA Robotics Team Aims for Three Championships in a Row

UA Robotics Team Aims for Three Championships in a Row

After winning the top prize at a NASA robotics contest the past two years, a team of students at The University of Alabama returns to defend its title

Alabama Athletics Continues Strong Showing in NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate

Advocacy on ‘The Hill’: UA Social Work Students Push for Legislation

Advocacy on ‘The Hill’: UA Social Work Students Push for Legislation

Social work students at The University of Alabama learned firsthand how dizzying, difficult and demanding policy advocacy is on Capitol Hill during the first University of Alabama School of Social Work Policy and Advocacy Washington D.C. Fly-In.

UA Student Wins Internship at “Premier” Art Museum in New York

UA Student Wins Internship at “Premier” Art Museum in New York

University of Alabama rising senior Sommer Hallquist has been selected for a highly competitive summer internship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Cloisters in New York City.

The Cloisters is a museum specializing in medieval architecture and is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Poist Represents UA at Equestrian Nationals

Poist Represents UA at Equestrian Nationals

Courtney Poist, a senior at The University of Alabama, recently became the first equestrian rider in UA history to qualify for the Cacchione Cup, which takes place at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Nationals each year.

Move over, Excalibur

Move over, Excalibur

Four engineering students completed a year-long project in which they replicated an 18th century British Hanger rapier.

75-Year-Old Graduates from The University of Alabama

UA Student Veterans Receive Honors Cords, ‘Challenge Coins’

UA Student Veterans Receive Honors Cords, ‘Challenge Coins’

As Aubrey Smith finished his lap across the stage of the auditorium of the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center Thursday afternoon, he’d completed a figurative circle, too.

From GED to EdD: Mendez Navigates Long Road

From GED to EdD: Mendez Navigates Long Road

Life came fast at Larry Mendez. He dropped out of high school in Tyler, Texas at age 16, the same age as his mother when she gave birth to him.