Chesapeake Bay Pollution Extends to Early 19th Century, UA Study Confirms

Chesapeake Bay Pollution Extends to Early 19th Century, UA Study Confirms

Humans began measurably and negatively impacting water quality in the Chesapeake Bay in the first half of the 19th century, according to a study of eastern oysters by researchers at The University of Alabama.

Media Advisory: UA Engineering Students to Give Adapted Toy Car to Child at RISE on April 14

Media Advisory: UA Engineering Students to Give Adapted Toy Car to Child at RISE on April 14

A group of engineering students at The University of Alabama modified a battery-powered ride-on car hoping to provide some freedom for a preschool student born with an abnormality that limits mobility.

Antarctic Mountain Range Formed from Heat Below, UA Study Finds

Antarctic Mountain Range Formed from Heat Below, UA Study Finds

Work by geologists from The University of Alabama show that a layer of heated earth just below portions of Antarctica is pushing the Transantarctic Mountains up from the ground.

To Combat Coral-Eating Pest, UA Researcher Helps Find What They Smell

To Combat Coral-Eating Pest, UA Researcher Helps Find What They Smell

A University of Alabama researcher is part of a team that identified genes used to communicate by a starfish that preys upon coral reefs, a promising discovery that could lead to efforts to repel the aquatic pest from sensitive reefs.

UA Workshop Supports Minority Women Studying in STEM Fields

UA Workshop Supports Minority Women Studying in STEM Fields

The University of Alabama hosted a workshop aimed to help administrators, staff and professors share and discover ways to engage students, particularly minority women, interested in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, fields.

UA Student Team Selected for Space Antenna Contest

UA Student Team Selected for Space Antenna Contest

A team of engineering students at The University of Alabama is one of six selected as finalists in an international contest to design better antennas for small satellites, called CubeSats.

A graphic that reads "Faculty Research Day, Celebrating Excellence."

Ceremony to Celebrate Research by UA Faculty Rescheduled

Members of The University of Alabama faculty will be honored for their research contributions at the upcoming Faculty Research Day.

UA Researches Fuels to Improve Engines, Cut Emissions

UA Researches Fuels to Improve Engines, Cut Emissions

In an effort to improve combustion engines while reducing harmful emissions, engineering researchers at The University of Alabama will test how blended fuels can work with advanced engines.

State Engineering Hall of Fame Inducts 2017 Class

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted five individuals and honored a corporation during a recent ceremony at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa. The following five individuals join the 173 inducted into the Hall of Fame over the past 29 years: Brian D. Barr of Birmingham; Bill L. Harbert, formerly of Birmingham;

UA to Host Regional Science Olympiad

More than 600 students are expected to participate in the 2017 Regional Science Olympiad competition at The University of Alabama Saturday, Feb. 18.