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UA Leading Effort For Stronger, Greener Concrete

Engineering researchers received $2.75 million in federal support to scale up a patent-pending innovation that uses carbon dioxide to strengthen concrete.

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UA Hosting ‘Brain Day’ for High School Athletes

In an effort to promote awareness of brain injury and brain health, The University of Alabama will host more than 300 football student-athletes from state high schools on March 31 as part of Brain Injury Awareness Month.

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UA Astronomers Discover Giant Black Holes on Collision Course

Using NASA’s flagship space telescope for X-ray astronomy, students at The University of Alabama discovered the first evidence for giant black holes in dwarf galaxies on a collision course.

Dial for Tuning Dopamine, Environmental Signals Found in Parkinson’s

Dial for Tuning Dopamine, Environmental Signals Found in Parkinson’s

Researchers at The University of Alabama identified a critical mechanism for how signals from the environment are integrated with genetic information to influence the health and survival of brain cells, providing a key insight into the development of Parkinson’s disease.

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Core Curriculum Reform Advancing

Dr. Chapman Greer has been appointed associate provost for general education, and a steering committee has formed.

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Culverhouse Associate Dean Appointed to Branch of Atlanta Fed Board

A longtime UA economics researcher joins about 300 people playing a critical role in the United States central banking system.

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Two Transformative Initiatives Honor Sen. Shelby’s Historic Support

Thanks to the visionary leadership of recently retired U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, two new initiatives will enhance UA’s mission to educate tomorrow’s leaders and innovators.

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UA Economists: State Economy to Shrink Slightly in 2023

Inflation, labor shortages, supply chain bottlenecks and international effects from the war in Ukraine will continue to drag national and state economic growth.

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UA Partners with Air Force to Explore Space Innovation

Researchers at The University of Alabama are exploring how a single spacecraft could service several satellites orbiting the Earth in one trip, potentially extending the mission of the satellites.

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New Analytics Tools Detect and Disrupt Sex Trafficking Activities

Groundbreaking modeling from The University of Alabama is credited with assisting in the identification of dozens of potential sex trafficking victims in Alabama.