Natural Sciences & Mathematics News
- Posted 05.20.26
- 4 minute read time
After nearly 25 years of teaching mathematics at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, Kim Giles received the 2026 William E. Gilbert Award for Outstanding Teaching.
- Posted 05.11.26
- 4 minute read time
Parker Woodham views his four years at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ as a period of personal transformation, one marked by self-discovery and growth he’s most proud of.
- Posted 04.27.26
- 6 minute read time
Dr. Vania Assis grew up in a small town in Brazil where she rode horses, tended pigs and chickens alongside her father, even helping butcher cattle when the need arose. Now an assistant professor at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, Assis is committed to studying and protecting amphibians and educating others about this endangered group of vertebrates.
- Posted 12.15.25
- 4 minute read time
For 22 years, fraternal twins Claire and Grace Hall have shared everything—from bedrooms to best-friend status. So when the Trussville, Alabama, natives transferred to the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, neither questioned whether they would continue life side by side.
- Posted 12.08.25
- 3 minute read time
After graduating from high school, Sameria Minor was sure of one thing—she was headed to the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½.
- Posted 11.17.25
- 8 minute read time
To help meet the state’s growing demand for respiratory therapists, Malayasia Carlisle and Amiracle Jones stepped forward—becoming two of the first students to enroll in the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½â€™s new respiratory therapy program, launched in January 2025.
- Posted 07.31.25
- 7 minute read time
Thanks to ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½-Teach, students like biology major Anna Kate Golden now have a flexible path to teacher certification for STEM majors.
- Posted 07.23.25
- 7 minute read time
Four ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ marine biology majors spent 10 weeks gaining hands-on experience in marine science during a summer program at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab.
- Posted 06.09.25
- 4 minute read time
A group of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ students
took their education outdoors with a seven-day field trip to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.