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A Message from the Dean
"When I visited here, I knew this was where I wanted to go to college."
That is a statement we often hear from students and alumni as they describe their first memorable visit to the College of Arts and Sciences. Thank you for visiting us on the Web.
We like to say that the College of Arts and Sciences is how college was intended to be -- a place where thinking and learning is
exciting, where you will find your window to the world and your place in it, and where you will meet a diverse group of classmates, many of whom will become your lifelong friends and colleagues.
Whether you are interested in the mysteries of the galaxies, hidden secrets of ancient Native American dwellings, new discoveries of the human mind, or the literature of the South, the College of Arts and Sciences offers you rich territory to explore.
Robert F. Olin, Ph.D
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
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The grand opening of the Paul R. Jones Gallery of Art in downtown Tuscaloosa will be on Saturday, Jan. 28 and will mark the beginning of the next exhbit, “When Words Fall Short,” featuring a selection of works from the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art.
For the last 10 years, the College has offered a technology-centered learning approach for students in the Mathematics Technology Learning Center (MTLC), part of the Department of Mathematics. Statistics show that students who participate in the MTLC have increased success rates over traditional courses in math.
Funded by a $1.4 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Laura Reed, an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, is researching the metabolic systems of fruit flies and their larvae to draw conclusions about the role of genetics in obesity.
