The Ferguson Center on campus of The University of Alabama.

Participants Wanted for Inaugural Faculty Research Showcase

The Office for Undergraduate Research and the Office of Research and Economic Development want members of the faculty to participate in the inaugural Faculty Research Showcase.

UA's Laura Reed

UA to Lead National STEM Education Project

With two grants totaling more than $4 million, The University of Alabama leads a national effort to continue and expand undergraduate science courses that engage students in active research.

Shelby Hall's exterior

UA Research Examines Path to Cancer for Common Carcinogen

Recent research from The University of Alabama sheds light on how a common industrial chemical and potent carcinogen begins the path to cancer.

A biologist at The University of Alabama uses a microscope in a lab.

Two UA Professors Get Boost with NSF CAREER Awards

The National Science Foundation granted a CAREER Award to Dr. Paulo T. Araujo in physics and astronomy and Dr. Kevin M. Kocot in biological sciences.

An African elephant in the wild of South Africa.

Sitting With Elephants Leads to Lessons for MBA Class

Dr. Ron Dulek spends the first day of class extracting lessons from his experience of nearly a decade of interacting with elephants near his second home in Africa. The thread that binds the lecture is humility.

A PistenBully tows a flat radar on the baren, white ice of Greenland.

UA Researchers Continue Groundbreaking Work in Greenland

For the second consecutive year, a team of researchers from The University of Alabama traveled to the Arctic Circle to help unveil ancient climate history and provide perspectives on improving climate models.

Computer science professor Dr. Jeffrey Carver poses for a photo.

Computer Science Professor Tapped to Direct Cyber Initiatives

Dr. Jeffrey Carver, professor of computer science, has been named the chair of UA cyber initiatives.

‘There’s Still Time’

‘There’s Still Time’

A University of Alabama ecologist is integral to UA research in helping better understand freshwater mussels, improving efforts to conserve and restore the animal to the state’s streams and rivers.

Researchers in a lab hold a small device while discussing it.

Two UA Technologies Part of National Start-Up Program

Two innovative projects at The University of Alabama are part of a national program aimed to help take technology from the lab to the market.

The sun shines onto grass on The University of Alabama campus.

UA Research Examining How Heat Waves Are Getting Bigger

Dr. David Keellings was recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to study the relationship between the size of heat waves and causes across the U.S. with the goal of developing predictive models.