UA in the News: June 8, 2010
UA scientists get grant for oil cleanup research – UA students help teens from across Madison County prepare for AP classes
UA Receives DOE Grant for Carbon Storage Research
The University of Alabama has been awarded a U.S. Department of Energy grant totaling more than $4.85 million for a multidisciplinary project that will characterize geologic formations for carbon dioxide storage in Alabama.
UA Receives $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for Innovative Global Health Research
The University of Alabama announced today that an interdisciplinary research team has received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
UA in the News: June 5-7, 2010
UA hosts conference on obesity – Faculty experts comment on telemedicine, efforts to stop oil spill and Alabama elections – Student honors – and more
UA Biology Professors Receive NSF Grant to Research Oil Spill
Two University of Alabama professors have received a National Science Foundation Rapid Response Research grant to research environmental clean-up solutions for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
UA Professor Receives Powe Award
Dr. Yuping Bao, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at The University of Alabama, has been named a recipient of the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from the Oak Ridge Associated Universities.
UA in the News: June 4, 2010
SummerTide Theatre performs ‘Spelling Bee’ – Business Hall of Fame, Faculty experts quoted on oil spill, election – and more …
Researcher Explores ‘Cryptic,’ Abundant Algae
If you brushed your teeth this morning, poured dressing on your salad at lunch, or licked the cold sweetness of ice cream from your lips this afternoon, you’ve likely had a close encounter with algae.
On the Brink: Historian Reveals U.K.’s Dilemma During U.S. Civil War
At a two-day meeting of the British Cabinet in late 1862, the most powerful men in the United Kingdom were on the brink of intervening in the Civil War raging in America.
UA Senior Heads for China on a Fulbright Scholarship
Jessica Hetherington, a University of Alabama senior, is headed for China on a Fulbright Scholarship, fulfilling a dream she had at age 17.