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This year's Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference at The University of Alabama shined a light on the tremendous efforts in creativity and research performed by 550 UA undergraduates.

The Kennemer Center for Innovation and Social Impact within UA's Honors College announced the winners of its second annual BIG Ideas Contest during a recent awards dinner.

The Capstone Men and Women for 2024-2025 have been selected and are eager to serve UA's visitors and guests as the official ambassadors of The University of Alabama. The group assists the President's Office, Office of Undergraduate Admissions and National Alumni Association in providing tours to prospective students, parents and other campus guests.

The Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program at The University of Alabama honored 22 students from a variety of majors for their exceptional research efforts at the Capstone.

The University of Alabama's Department of Human Resources recently held its annual ceremony recognizing the Student Employee of the Year and honored the other student nominees.

The staircase banister in the sorority house is festooned with balloons: big ones, small ones, medium-sized ones in pink, orange, green, and blue, cascading over the sides of the rails like rainbow-colored soap bubbles. The credit for the arrangement goes to Kaelyn Perkins, a junior from Northern California who is majoring in communications and minoring in real estate at Culverhouse, and her startup, Balloons by Kae. Last January, 2023, Kaelyn was asked to take charge of decorations for a friend's birthday. The friend wanted a big backdrop-balloons, a banner, the works-so Kaelyn decided to make everything herself. She turned to YouTube, studied some tutorials, bought a lot of balloons, and created a balloon arch. "That's not bad," her friend told her. The friend suggested that Kaelyn should post her creations on Instagram and sell them, and Kaelyn did. She got three more clients in the next couple of days. Though most of her clients are other college students, she also has a relationship with a wedding planner who has helped her get balloon orders for events like baby showers and bachelorette parties. Most commonly she does backdrops for birthday parties, but she has also decorated staircases and created balloon columns. What's next? Kaelyn plans to get a membership at The Edge and enter the Edward K. Aldag, Jr. Student Business Plan Competition. "It makes me nervous," she said. "But it's also exciting and it's a good thing." If she wins, she would like to hire someone to help her with the business. And she would like to buy more balloons to keep in stock so she does not have to order for every job. Lately she has been looking at balloon businesses around the U.S. on Instagram. One woman did a huge balloon display for the Philadelphia Eagles, and Kaelyn found that inspiring. "I think it'd be so cool to do something for a sports team, maybe Alabama football," she said. For Kaelyn, starting a business is a learning process. "I really had no idea what I was doing and it was never something I planned to do," she said, "but as time goes on and you encounter different problems, you learn how to solve them, and then it helps you continue to keep growing and learning."

Kymberly Reeder, a student of the College of Engineerig, was named The University of Alabama's Fall 2023 Co-Op Student.

Doris Lemngole, Hilda Olemomoi Selected as Finalists for Honda Award for Cross Country. The Crimson Tide distance duo were both named a finalist for the national cross country runner of the year award, sponsored by Honda.

Ads of the World (AOTW), an international creative advertising community, is showcasing nine advertising campaigns from University of Alabama students in Minerva, the two-year portfolio in advertising program.

Sixteen students will compete for the title of Miss University of Alabama at the Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa on Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. The Miss UA competition is an official preliminary event for Miss Alabama in the Miss America organization.

The University of Alabama has named its 2023 Homecoming Court after a preliminary selection process. The winner will be announced during the annual Homecoming bonfire on The University of Alabama Quad Friday, Oct. 13.

The University of Alabama has named its 2023 Homecoming Court after a preliminary selection process. The winner will be announced during the annual Homecoming bonfire on The University of Alabama Quad Friday, Oct. 13.

The University of Alabama has named its 2023 Homecoming Court after a preliminary selection process. The winner will be announced during the annual Homecoming bonfire on The University of Alabama Quad Friday, Oct. 13.

The University of Alabama has named its 2023 Homecoming Court after a preliminary selection process. The winner will be announced during the annual Homecoming bonfire on The University of Alabama Quad Friday, Oct. 13.

The University of Alabama has named its 2023 Homecoming Court after a preliminary selection process. The winner will be announced during the annual Homecoming bonfire on The University of Alabama Quad Friday, Oct. 13.

The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences welcomed seven students from around the state to the Rural Medical Scholars Program, which is exclusively for rural Alabama students who want to become physicians and practice in rural communities.

The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences welcomed Aubrey Stewart, who is aspiring to practice dentistry in the state's rural communities, to the inaugural class of the Rural Dental Scholars Program.

The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences welcomed Joshua Perry, who is aspiring to practice dentistry in the state's rural communities, to the inaugural class of the Rural Dental Scholars Program.

The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences welcomed Landon McCardle, who is aspiring to practice dentistry in the state's rural communities, to the inaugural class of the Rural Dental Scholars Program.

The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences welcomed Catherine HIll, who is aspiring to practice dentistry in the state's rural communities, to the inaugural class of the Rural Dental Scholars Program.

The University of Alabama Office for Research & Economic Development selected Jenna Groeber of Center Valley as one of three students for its second cohort of Early Career Research Administration Fellows.

The University of Alabama Office for Research & Economic Development selected Micah Pentecost of Heflin as one of three students for its second cohort of Early Career Research Administration Fellows.

The University of Alabama Office for Research & Economic Development selected Brooke Bailey of Trussville as one of three students for its second cohort of Early Career Research Administration Fellows.

The inaugural class of the McCollough Institute for Pre-Medical Scholars at The University of Alabama is celebrating a 100% acceptance rate for medical and graduate school. The recent UA graduates entered the program in 2019, its first year.

Nathan Yamaguchi of Wilmette is one of four stand-out students in The University of Alabama's Where Legends Are Made ad campaign.

Emily Henderson of Mountain Brook is one of four stand-out students in The University of Alabama's Where Legends Are Made ad campaign.

Zac Herring of McCalla is one of four stand-out students in The University of Alabama's Where Legends Are Made ad campaign.

Summer Davis of Knoxville, TN is one of four stand-out students in The University of Alabama's Where Legends Are Made ad campaign.

Capstone Men and Women serve as the official ambassadors of The University of Alabama. The class of 2023-2024 has been selected and is eager to serve UA's visitors and guests. The group assists the President's Office, Office of Undergraduate Admissions and National Alumni Association in providing tours to prospective students, parents and other campus guests.

Undergraduate students at The University of Alabama rigorously pursue research and creative avenues outside the classroom, and this year's Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference showcased and recognized their efforts. This year's winners of the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference at The University of Alabama highlight the ingenuity and dedication of those who rigorously pursued research and creative avenues outside the classroom. The premier research event to highlight undergraduate research at UA spurs interest in research among undergraduate students and helps students polish their communication skills.