‘Rivers of North America,’ Edited by UA Biologist, Released in New Format
A “Field Guide to Rivers of North America,” co-edited by a University of Alabama biologist and based on an award-winning book, was recently published by Academic Press.
UA in the News: December 24, 2009-January 4, 2010
UA buys Bryce property – Coach Bryant’s gift of scholarships keeps on giving – Music therapy students work with hospice patients – UA books program benefits Black Belt school libraries – Grant to expand rural medical care – UA research takes step toward new epilepsy treatment – UA experts make predictions for 2010 – UA faculty comment on economic recovery, unemployment compensation tax, politics – and more
UA Evolution Lectureship Series Concludes with ‘Evolutionary Theory in the Age of Genomics’
Dr. Carlos D. Bustamante, a professor at Stanford University, will present his lecture, “Evolutionary Theory in the Age of Genomics,” Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Auditorium on The University of Alabama campus. His lecture will conclude the 2009-2010 Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution, known as ALLELE.
Massive Black Hole Implicated in Stellar Destruction, UA Astronomer’s Research Finds
New results from research led by a University of Alabama astronomer suggest that a dense stellar remnant has been ripped apart by a black hole a thousand times as massive as the sun.