Facing off against Alabama and Auburn, TROY is competing in the 2025 Marble Bowl.
The biggest game of the year isn’t just on the football field—it’s in the wild. Troy University is officially competing in the Marble Bowl 2025, a statewide iNaturalist competition where Alabama universities face off in a biodiversity challenge.
From August 30 through November 30, Team TROY is calling on students, faculty, alumni and nature enthusiasts across Alabama…
TROY owns one of 142 Champion Trees representing 130 distinct species.
Troy University’s arboretum is the official home of a Champion Tree, housing the largest pond pine tree in Alabama, and was formally recognized Thursday by the Alabama Forestry Commission.
Typically reaching heights of 60-80 feet, TROY’s pond pine was measured at 87 feet high. Scientifically named Pinus serotina, pond pines are native to the southern third of the…
Dr. Jacqueline Jones, left, received a $95K grant to conduct cancer research assisted by senior Ja’Dazia Posey and grad student Yubing Chen.
Troy University’s biomedical researcher Dr. Jacqueline Jones was recently awarded a $95,000 grant from the Elsa U. Pardee Foundation to conduct research on the factors that drive advanced stages of prostate cancer with the goal of finding a cure.
Using human cells, Jones aims to identify ways researchers can understand the molecular cues that help…
A student participates in a learning activity during the 19th annual Groundwater Festival at Troy University.
Fourth-grade students from around Pike County visited the Troy Campus Wednesday morning for the 19th annual Groundwater Festival.
According to Janet Gatson, a lecturer in the university’s Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, the day is all about environmental education.
“We are trying to teach children to be mindful and aware,” Gaston said. “There is…
