A University of Alabama geochemist, in conjunction with industrial partners, is developing and testing a method to prevent arsenic at contaminated sites from leaching, or filtering, through the soil and into drinking water supplies. Central to its effectiveness is, oddly enough, rust.
Thomas G. Mancuso, a 1968 graduate of The University of Alabama Law School, has established a fund to support a special library collection in the Bounds Library at the UA School of Law.
The University of Alabama awarded some 2,714 degrees during spring commencement Saturday, May 12 on campus.
From national security issues, to high oil prices, to environmental impacts, reasons for the growing search for alternative energy sources are broad-based. Now, a national security laboratory, with an assist from a University of Alabama engineer, is using what appear to be giant, steel traffic cones to try and turn nuclear fusion into a realistic energy alternative.
The University of Alabama National Alumni Association recently named the recipients of the 2007 Distinguished Alumni Awards, 2007 Alumni Student Awards and 2007 Outstanding Senior Awards.
The University of Alabama’s Formula SAE race car media demonstration set for Monday, May 14 at 1 p.m. in the Riverside Residence Hall parking lot has been canceled.
The University of Alabama will offer its 2007 Interim Program May 14-June 1 giving UA students an opportunity to experience a creative and innovative approach to learning.
The University of Alabama Blackburn Institute has named its 2007-2008 student fellows.
Two years ago this month, Christopher Culbert was walking across a stage at Vestavia Hills in Birmingham to pick up his high school diploma. Twenty-four months later, he’s poised to pick up another sheepskin, this one of the college variety, having completed requirements to earn his bachelor’s degree, while double-majoring in math and physics at The University of Alabama.
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month and The University of Alabama Speech and Hearing Center is encouraging Alabamians to have themselves tested for hearing loss or speech problems.