The University of Alabama

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Carmen Reese Foster, a University of Alabama Doctor of Social Work student in the School of Social Work, won the Conference of Southern Graduate School's regional Three Minute Thesis, or 3MT, competition for her presentation, "Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 and Race-Based Trauma on the Mental Health of Black Social Work Professionals."

The University of Alabama, in partnership with the Black Faculty and Staff Association, will host the 2022 Dr. Trudier Harris Black Scholar Bowl, Sat. Feb. 5. Five students will compete for UA. Hosted by UA's Black Faculty and Staff Association, this year's event will feature teams from The University of Alabama, Stillman College, Alabama State University, Alabama A&M and several community colleges competing in a series of questions centered on Black history.

UA's #ChampionshipSchool status continues to roll on as the University's Collegiate Ballroom Competition Team won numerous awards during the Gamecock Invitational at the University of South Carolina Oct. 23.

Innovation that was developed at The University of Alabama will be used in a race where computers, not humans, drive the cars at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Oct. 23 for a chance at $1 million and a place in automotive history.

The University of Alabama has crowned Lindsay Fincher as Miss UA 2021. Twelve women competed in the annual program at the Bama Theatre Saturday, Sept. 19, 2021.

A dozen women at The University of Alabama are competing in the annual Miss UA scholarship program on Sat., Sept. 18 at the Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

The University of Alabama team of 65 students spanning a variety of majors from engineering to communications and business took home first place for year three of the automotive engineering competition. The four-year EcoCAR Mobility Challenge tasks student teams at 11 universities with improving a 2019 Chevrolet Blazer's fuel efficiency by incorporating a hybrid-electric powertrain and optimizing its operation using connected and automated vehicle features. During the third year of competition, teams switched their focus from design and integration to development and performance.

Kaitlyn May's presentation on Autism Spectrum Disorder won first place at this year's virtual Three Minute Thesis competition at The University of Alabama. May is a graduate student studying educational studies in psychology, research methodology and counseling. Her talk title for the competition was "Frontoparietal Network in Executive Functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder." 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. Fifteen finalists competed Nov. 9 for a chance to win scholarships and monetary awards. This year's competitors represented an array of academic departments and disciplines.

Fifteen graduate students at The University of Alabama will compete for a chance to win scholarships and monetary awards in the finals of this year's Three Minute Thesis. The UA Graduate School hosts the competition. The finals will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, at the Bryant Conference Center. The event is free and open to the public. Developed by The University of Queensland, the competition challenges graduate students to present a compelling talk on their thesis or dissertation topic, explaining its significance using language appropriate to a nonspecialist audience, in three minutes. The audience will vote for the People's Choice Award. The scholarships and awards will be used to support the students' research and conference travel. This year's competitors represent an array of academic departments and disciplines. The competition also serves as a professional development exercise that gives students the opportunity to clarify and crystallize their research ideas and discoveries while honing their presentation and communication skills.

The 2019 University of Alabama Homecoming Court was selected Oct. 22 in a student election. A total of 10,352 votes were cast. These students were selected as members of the court: Bryan Covington, a marketing major from Houston, sponsored by the Blount Student Organization. Chloe Maize, a graduate advertising and public relations major from Cleveland, Tennessee, sponsored by the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. Taylor Roberson, an economics and history major from Florence, sponsored by First Fellows. Olivia Rush, a communicative disorders major from Montgomery, sponsored by Alpha Gamma Delta. E'talia Shakir, a mathematics graduate student from San Antonio, Texas, sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.