University of Alabama News

The former President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, at a research centre at the University of Alabama.

The family of a former German rocket scientist who helped the U.S. send astronauts to the moon has donated his papers and memorabilia to the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

When legislators go outside the normal budgeting process to hide funds in the budget of one agency that is intended to simply be passed along to another agency or agencies, Alabama taxpayers should beware.

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 2:23 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 2:23 p.m. The Army psychiatrist who allegedly opened fire inside a Texas military base, killing 13 soldiers and wounding 29 others, most likely was acting out of a sense of fear rather than a religious mission.

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 10:35 p.m. Long gone are the days when officers had to call dispatch to get information about the driver they just pulled over.

Major Andrew McGuire , a 1995 Alabama alumnus and member of the school's Army ROTC program, donated a United States flag to his alma mater this afternoon.

Workers at Alabama's Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa met with the head of the Alabama Department of Mental Health to express concerns for their 655 jobs and for the nearly 300 patients if the state mental hospital is sold to the University of Alabama and its patients possibly move to a Birmingham location, the Tuscaloosa News reports.

The State Board of Education picked a Georgia educator Friday to become chancellor of Alabama's two-year college system and help lead it back from a financial scandal that brought down a former chancellor.

A federal judge has ruled that artist Daniel Moore did not violate trademark laws by painting scenes of University of Alabama football without licensing the work through the university.

A former Alabama football player was among those arrested Wednesday on drug charges by the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force, The Tuscaloosa News reports.

University of South Alabama students living on campus beginning in the fall of 2010 will be required to purchase meal plans as the university develops a new dining facility.

The park bench made famous by "Forrest Gump" now sits in the Savannah History Museum.

Alabama Attorney General Troy King is running for re-election while feuding with influential Republicans who would normally be his allies, including the top three GOP officeholders in the state.

A series of new studies from University of Alabama researchers, published November 2009, show how antioxidants could help fight respiratory complications of H1N1 flu.

Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw star in "The Blind Side," the movie adaptation of Michael Lewis' book about the true story of former Ole Miss left tackle Michael Oher, who rose from the streets to become an NFL player.

Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 11:41 p.m. TUSCALOOSA Narcotics investigators arrested three more people Thursday in a sweep of arrests that began Wednesday.

Anti-smoking advocates called on lawmakers Thursday to make bars and restaurants in Oklahoma smoke-free by closing loopholes in the state law restricting smoking in public places.

The three finalists for the position of chancellor of Alabama's two-year college system are scheduled to appear before the state Board of Education for interviews today.

BIRMINGHAM - A one-time administrator at the University of Alabama law school has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges.

Vicki Vinson used to be a regular blood donor, until a surgery and some international travel left her ineligible.