Overreliance on genetic-centered approaches in predicting, diagnosing and treating disease will lead to few future scientific breakthroughs, cautioned a University of Alabama researcher who co-authored an article in an early online issue of Genetics advocating for a greater emphasis on the body’s metabolites in understanding illnesses.
About 75 children participating in a Tuscaloosa’s One Place after-school program will receive bicycle helmets Tuesday, April 8, as part of a bike injury prevention program taught by University of Alabama nursing students.
Valerie Plame Wilson speaks at UA – UA hosts town hall meeting on Affordable Care Act – Cuban artwork on display – UA students work in Oklahoma during spring break – and more…
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Dr. Viola L. Acoff, professor and head of the metallurgical and materials engineering department at The University of Alabama, is the inaugural recipient of the Ellen Swallow Richards Diversity Award given by the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society.
Dr. Lawrence Krauss, an internationally known physicist, bestselling author, public intellectual and executive producer of the feature film documentary “The Unbelievers,” will present “A Universe from Nothing: Cosmic Evolution, Natural Selection, and How to Get Something From Nothing, ” as part of The University of Alabama’s 2013-2014 ALLELE lecture series.
Dr. Dan Avery explains the process of ovulation and how a woman can tell if she is ovulating.
UA researchers study radioactive earth metal – UA biologist, Tuscaloosa surgeon start biotech company – UA team, Bidsters, awarded Alabama Launchpad funding – UA honors outstanding achievement during Honors Week – UA to host robotics competition – Steppenwolf, Kansas musicians to perform at Arty Party – Eight UA students named Emerging Designer semifinalists – UA team competes in Atlanta Hedge Fund Challenge – Valerie Plame to speak at UA – Slash Pine Poetry Festival to feature readings – UA experts comment on Hobby Lobby case, unemployment rates – and more…
The University of Alabama presents a pair of town hall meetings designed to separate fact from fiction when it comes to the federal government.
This week at The University of Alabama: UA celebrates outstanding achievement during Honors Week – UA prof publishes article in Genetics – UA research shows salamanders shrinking due to climate change – UA experts comment on signs that a child is being bullied, filing personal income taxes and how chronic fatigue syndrome is diagnosed – Events include robotics contest, lectures by Valerie Plame and Michele Norris