University of Alabama News

Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie J. Williams are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Caitlin Williams, to John Ronal "Hunter" Cross III, son of Mr.

Homes in the direct path of the monster tornado that roared through Oklahoma City suburbs Monday were all but certain to be destroyed.

Thank the olive oil or the nuts, but something about the Mediterranean diet could help older brains to act young again.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham plans to start offering a bachelor's degree in public health this coming fall.

A documentary based on the book "In the Path of the Storms" is up for an Emmy. MOBILE, Alabama --At an awards ceremony in Atlanta on Saturday June 8, a locally-made documentary starring Bayou La Batre will be in the running for the Emmy for Outstanding Achievement.

Dale Sherrod, second from right, chats with Frederick High School's Stephanie Garcia, center, her mother Lissette Rivera, uncle Federoco Hernandez, and cousin Alejandro Hernandez after the 2013 Scholarship and Community Service Awards, hosted by the Longmont Community Foundation on Monday.

If you've got bunions, chances are others in your family suffer from the common foot disorder, with a new study finding the condition is often passed down from parents to children.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Losing your sense of smell might be a risk factor for developing Parkinson's disease and to that end the University of Alabama at Birmingham is part of a worldwide effort to sniff out the answers.

The 2013 Pathfinder winners. Front row, left to right, Shanon Scully, Louis Brion, Libby Koolik, Carey MacDonald and Coleen Chan.

University of Alabama trustees have agreed to admit two Negroes to the white university, but asked a federal judge today to delay their admittance until the racial situation quiets in Alabama.

Although spring arrived late this year in parts of the United States, the summer allergy season will still be strong, according to a sinus expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

"Is that a smoke detector in your pants or are you just happy to see someone?" That's the question some people might hear thanks to a new $400,000 government project.

Wherever this church goes, controversy and attention seem to follow. The Westboro Baptist Church has long been known for picketing the funerals of American soldiers as members believe those men and women died because of homosexuality "and other sins of America," according to one of their latest press releases .

Alabama football coach Nick Saban headlined a class of eight who was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday.

Although spring arrived late this year in parts of the United States, the summer allergy season will still be strong, according to a sinus expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Bruce, associate dean of the university's Bagley College of Engineering since 2008, succeeds the retiring Louis D'Abramo. Like D'Abramo, she is a William L. Giles Distinguished Professor, MSU's highest faculty rank.

Adam Neill is proud to say there is something fishy about some of the assistance he is receiving to help pay his tuition at the University of Alabama this fall.

When Westboro Baptist Church came to Tuscaloosa , they brought a boombox with them.

New research is raising fresh concern that an age-old treatment for troubled pregnancies _ bed rest _ doesn't seem to prevent premature birth, and might even worsen that risk.

Newly hired band director Sid Brown said he expects the Pell City High School band to continue to grow.