Month January 2026


Tide Tech Comms

Across campus, groundbreaking STEM work is happening every day—but it’s C&IS students who are helping those stories find their voice. Through Tide Tech Communications, students are stepping into labs, projects, and partnerships to translate complex ideas into clear, compelling stories, showing how communication plays a vital role in shaping how innovation is seen, understood, and…


Creative Media Students Make their Mark at Hearst Multimedia Narrative Storytelling Competition 

The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences (C&IS) continues to excel on the national stage, with two student projects named among the top 20 winners in the Hearst Multimedia Visual/Narrative Storytelling Competition. The recognition came from a competitive field of 97 entries representing 57 schools.   In addition to the individual honors, UA ranked eighth out of 10 institutions for the highest…


A Vision 50 Years in the Making: McLure Reopens after Major Renovations   

McLure Library has been a familiar presence at The University of Alabama, serving students and faculty since 1925. But starting 50 years ago, conversations about reimagining and fully realizing the library’s potential resurfaced, shaped by shifting needs, advancing technology, and the evolving role of information studies. What existed functioned well, but the idea of what McLure could become remained.   That long-awaited…