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Q&A with Alexandra Sample, executive secretary candidate –

Q: Year, major, hometown? A: I am a junior. I’m majoring in public health and I just added on a minor in psychology. My hometown is Ponte Vedra, Florida. How did you originally get involved with SGA? A: My freshman year, I applied for First Year Council, and I didn’t make it. The next year... → Read More

Using Star Trek to Understand Evolution (Preview) –

Mohamed Noor, a professor and former department chair of biology at Duke University, will talk about how “Star Trek” can be used to understand evolution. → Read More

Q&A with Baylee Clark, homecoming queen candidate –

Homecoming queen candidate, Baylee Clark, discusses her platform and motivations. → Read More

International Students and Scholars Social to help students interact –

WHAT: The School of Social Work’s International Students and Scholars Social → Read More

UA recycling numbers increase in August –

Last month, the University saw almost a 48,000 pound increase compared to August 2017, when total pounds recycled was 344,340, according to a UA monthly recycling report from 2016 to 2017. → Read More

Clutch! app looks to improve gameday parking –

Marketing itself as “the Airbnb of game day parking,” Clutch! connects fans with sellers, offering parking spaces within two miles of Bryant-Denny Stadium. → Read More

Students can look to get involved at Get On Board Day –

Students have the opportunity to learn more about different organizations on Thursday evening at Get On Board Day. → Read More

Office of Off-Campus Resources helps students transition to off-campus living –

In addition to researching new housing, the University provides resources to help students better navigate their first time searching for off-campus locations with the Office of Off-Campus Resources. → Read More

Alabama gambling laws curbs revenue

States like Florida and Georgia have school programs and legislature where lotteries fund education. For instance, Georgia has the HOPE Scholarship Program which is applicable to universities and technical colleges. With the steady rise in tuition at the University of Alabama in recent years, the University may be in need of a new source of revenue. → Read More

Students stave off sleep for grades

Bob McKinney, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at the College of Community Health Sciences, said not having enough sleep has negative effects on a person’s memory, ability to think and concentration. → Read More

Computer science department grows with technology

For Megan Wasserman, computer science is essential for understanding the constantly changing world around us. → Read More

Spring pollen count high in Tuscaloosa

In Tuscaloosa, spring means warm weather, shorts, more daylight and flowers blooming with spring allergies. → Read More

Stopping local break-ins proves difficult for TPD

This past year has seen an increase in breaking-and-entering crime in the area. 609 auto-burglaries were assigned to the TPD in 2017, Capt. Brad Mason, commander of the Criminal Investigations Division or CID, said. From those cases, 107 arrest were made that year, an 18% arrest rate. During February, Mason said the TPD tracked 52 auto-burglaries and 16 arrests. → Read More

Tuscaloosa Police Department reports rise in car breaking, entering

The report discloses that unlawful breaking and entering cases have increased from 824 cases in 2016 to 1,116 cases in 2017 after steady decreases since 2008. TPD is now emphasizing reduction in these areas of crime. → Read More

Scales' campaign team remains united after SGA presidential loss

The Scales’ campaign team was shocked when they learned who the winner was. The SGA live-stream video revealed Scales received 23 percent of the votes, Navarro 7 percent and McGiffert 68 percent. → Read More

SGA presidential candidate Scales wants to improve campus for everyone

She has worked with veterans, students with varying ability statuses and cultural or ethnic minorities. Other students she has worked with are international students who are trying to feel at home on campus and LGBTQ+ students. → Read More

Nationwide shortage of yellow fever vaccine hits UMC

The nationwide shortage of the yellow fever vaccine has also affected Tuscaloosa. Those who are traveling abroad and require the vaccine have to travel to Birmingham's Jefferson County Department of Health. → Read More

University named top producer of Fulbright students

According to The Chronicle of Higher Education the University produced 15 Fulbright winners as a research institution and is listed just three spots below Johns Hopkins University. The number of grants awarded to students for international research and education this year sets a record for the University. → Read More

UA student technology advances outside of research

Jacob Zarobsky is one of the four student entrepreneurs who worked on a baseball practice app called Pitch Analyzer Software or PA Software. The team consists of Matthew Bowen who did research under Jeff Gray, a computer science professor at the University, Matthew’s brother Will Bowen, an aerospace engineer, and a recent graduate named Andrew White are also a part of the team. → Read More

Petition seeks to right injustices, promote diversity

Cheyenne Ford, a recent UA graduate, is a signatory on a petition created in early February called Whose Campus Is This? that aims to make on-campus tours’ scripts representative of the school’s history as well as its marginalized groups. → Read More