The University of Alabama

The University of Alabama Horn Studio, a group of talented horn players majoring in various programs in the School of Music, is turning heads on the international stage.

University of Alabama students competing at the Miss Alabama pageant held June 24-29 impressed the judges throughout the week with six earning spots in the Top 13 and three of those making the Top 5.

Ten University of Alabama students are among this year's field of 40 contestants set to compete for the title of Miss Alabama June 24-29 at Samford University in Birmingham.

The UA Astrobotics team earned a ninth win in NASA's Lunabotics Challenge, a robotic mining competition held in a simulated lunar environment.

After a series of setbacks, a student team from The University of Alabama took top prize in the unmanned division at the Promoting Electric Propulsion 2024 competition in Virginia Beach on April 15-16.

This year's competition was hybrid with day one being virtual and day two in-person. Competitors uploaded 10-minute video presentations of their business plans that judges reviewed prior to the competition. On day one, judges held 15-minute Q&A sessions with participants. Afterwards, judges deliberated as to which ideas were the best and should move on to the next round. On day two, teams presented in-person to a panel of judges.

Congratulations to Manderson Case Team's Ben Heggeman, Kabria Thomas, and Tylan Farrokhnia for securing second place and $12,000 in the recent KeyBank/Ohio State University Case Competition.

The University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Business Manderson MBA students competed in a new competition at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

GeneHome Hub, a team of University of Alabama students Armandeep Singh, Sonam Lama, Uyen Truong and Andres Aguilar, placed third in the College/Professional division.

Graduate student Muhammad Sami Irfan's article was selected to be published in the Winter 2024 issue of Public Roads magazine as part of the Student Writing Competition.

Marissa Luna was crowned Miss University of Alabama 2023-24 Oct. 7 at the Bama Theatre. She is a sophomore from Birmingham majoring in business and is no stranger to the stage.

Mae Farmer, a senior from Nashville, Indiana majoring in accounting and psychology, was crowned the 2023 Homecoming Queen of The University of Alabama during the annual pep rally and bonfire on the UA Quad Oct. 13.

The University of Alabama's (UA) chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) received a Star Chapter Award from national PRSSA. UA was one of 38 schools chosen for the award.

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.

Seven UA students placed or earned recognition during preliminaries for the Miss Alabama pageant on July 1.

Eleven University of Alabama students are among a field of 42 contestants set to compete for the title of Miss Alabama June 28-July 1 at Samford University in Birmingham.

The Alabama Forensic Council, The University of Alabama's competitive speech team, recently competed in five national tournaments and brought home its 24th team national championship and nine individual event national championships among other awards.

The regional winners participated in a roundtable discussion, reflecting on their experiences and offering insights that can help graduate schools develop successful 3MT competitions and other programs designed to hone students' communication skills.

Hosted by the UA Graduate School, Three Minute Thesis is a research communication competition that challenges graduate students to present a compelling oration on their research and its significance in just three minutes in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.

Working with technology being developed at The University of Alabama, two students will compete in a national collegiate business pitch competition after winning the regional competition.

University of Alabama student Aslan Chikovani, a first year masters student in piano performance studying under Dr. Edisher Savitski, recently competed and placed first in the Alabama State MTNA Young Artists Competition, also advancing to the division stage of the competition.

Several UA students and publications, including Alice, The Crimson White, Nineteen Fifty-Six and the Corolla, brought home awards from MediaFest22 hosted by the College Media Association and Associated College Press Oct. 27-30 in Washington, D.C.

Senior Ibby Dickson was crowned Miss University of Alabama 2023 during the Nov. 5 competition held at the Bama Theater in downtown Tuscaloosa.

University of Alabama student entrepreneur Brian Henderson won second place in the 2022 Southeastern Conference Student Pitch Competition, hosted by the E. J. Ourso College of Business at Louisiana State University.

University of Alabama students advance the boundaries of knowledge and expression through their scholarly research and creative projects, and every year hundreds of students from across campus share their work with the community at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference. Judges select the top projects in each of the following categories: business, computer science and management, education, engineering, fine arts and humanities, health sciences, life sciences, mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences and virtual presentations. An overall top paper award is also given. The 2022 URCA award winners represent a variety of colleges, departments and majors.

The UA Collegiate Ballroom Competition Team recently competed in its first national competition and brought home more than 20 top three finishes including 10 first place ribbons.

The University of Alabama Table Tennis Association wins state championships.

Last week, Alabama Law Tax Moot Court team members Tanner Ary, Emily Ellis, and Curtis Graves-coached by Clay Staggs ('96)-were named the overall champions at the Florida State Bar's National Tax Moot Court competition in Miami. In addition to winning the competition, the team was awarded runner-up for best brief, and Curtis Graves finished as the runner-up for the best individual oralist.

The competition, named and endowed by distinguished Alabama Corps of Cadets alumnus John K. McKinley, consists of rifle and pistol matches. It is open to both contracted and non-contracted cadets who meet certain minimum criteria with regards to their GPA, fitness scores and good standing in the ROTC Program.

The Manderson Case Team took first place in the 19th annual Race & Case competition, hosted by the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver.