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UA Researchers Providing Maps of COVID-19 Testing Sites

Two researchers at The University of Alabama are helping people find testing sites for COVID-19.

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UA to Study How Emotions Impact Behavior to COVID-19 Pandemic

A psychology researcher at The University of Alabama was awarded a federal grant to study how people’s emotions influence their response to the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Range Boost

A solution developed from research at The University of Alabama would give drivers of electric vehicles the confidence and freedom of a gas-powered vehicle without requiring breakthroughs in batteries or a costly overhaul of the transportation system’s energy infrastructure.

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AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety Supports UA Study

Transportation researchers at The University of Alabama are leading an effort to understand safety for those who respond to traffic incidents.

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Southern U.S. Hotspots for Severe Consequences of Flash Floods

The worst region for flash floods in the continental United States is likely the Southwest, according to a recent analysis of flash floods by The University of Alabama.

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Research About ‘Home’ Lands Professor Literary Award

“The Baa Haas” won Dr. Sharony Green the 2020 PEN/Jean Stein Grant for Literary Oral History, an award recognizing a literary work of nonfiction that uses oral history to illuminate an event, individual, place or movement.

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An App for Fat

A University of Alabama research duo, in partnership with a Birmingham company, developed an app allowing users to take a single photo and generate accurate body composition measures.

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Young Men Unaware of Risks of HPV Infection, Need for Vaccination

Young sexual minority men do not fully understand their risk for human papillomavirus due to a lack of information from health care providers, according to research involving The University of Alabama.

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Incarceration of Family during Childhood Linked with Diabetes in Men

A new study finds strong association for men, but not for women, for getting diabetes in later adulthood if a family member is incarcerated.