UA Offers Pre-, Post-Holiday Recycling Drop Off to Community
Community members looking for a place to drop off their pre- and post-Christmas recyclables have the option of using The University of Alabama recycling center.
UA Awarded ‘Gold Seal’ Accreditation for Protecting Research Participants
The University of Alabama’s safeguards in protecting its research participants exceed federal requirements, according to an independent organization that announced today it is awarding UA full accreditation status.
UA Chemistry Student to Attend U.N. Climate-Change Conference in South Africa
The American Chemical Society selected five students nationwide, including a University of Alabama sophomore, as representatives to attend the upcoming United Nations climate-change conference in Durban, South Africa.
Biologist with Penchant for Strengthening Science Education Named UA’s Outstanding Professor
A biology professor who has won nearly $5 million in grants to strengthen undergraduate education in the sciences is the winner of The University of Alabama’s Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor award.
UA Professor, Former Faculty Senate President Karen Steckol Dies
Dr. Karen Steckol, professor of communicative disorders at The University of Alabama and a former UA Faculty Senate president, died today after a three-year struggle with cancer.
A Step in Unraveling Alzheimer’s Described in ‘Science’ Article Co-Authored by UA Researchers
Scientists outline new methods for better understanding links between specific proteins and the risks associated with Alzheimer’s disease in an article co-authored by University of Alabama researchers and publishing today in Science Express.
Snakes with Big Hearts May Help Yours, According to UA Co-Authored ‘Science’ Article
Identification of three fatty acids involved in the extreme growth of Burmese pythons’ hearts following large meals could prove beneficial in treating diseased human hearts, according to research co-authored by a University of Alabama scientist and publishing in the Oct. 28 issue of Science.
Football Fans Can See Solar Show Prior to UA Homecoming Game
Prior to University of Alabama and Vanderbilt University football players facing off inside Bryant-Denny Stadium Oct. 8, fans are invited to peer through UA telescopes on the Quad at a solar show.
Five Opportunities to Use UA Telescopes this Fall
The public is invited to view the moon through a University of Alabama telescope Friday, Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Chandra X-ray Telescope Images Gas Flowing Toward Black Hole in UA-Led Study
The flow of hot gas toward a black hole has been clearly imaged for the first time in X-rays. The observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, analyzed by University of Alabama astronomers, will help tackle two of the most fundamental problems in modern astrophysics.