UA Names 2018 Premier Awards Recipients
The University of Alabama has announced the recipients of the 2018 Premier Awards – the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service.
College of Arts and Sciences
Grasping Antibiotic Resistance Goal of UA, Spring Hill College Project
With a new grant from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at The University of Alabama and Spring Hill College hope their study of a common defense mechanism in bacteria will further development of therapies that could give a class of antibiotics a leg up in the microbial battle.
Tweaking Therapy for Disadvantaged Patients Improves Chronic Pain
Adapting cognitive behavioral therapy and group pain education for disadvantaged patients improved their chronic pain, according to a study led by psychologists at The University of Alabama.
Growing in Size
Recent advances in understanding genes in the Burmese python have led a UA biologist to focus on deciphering how the snake grows its insides after a meal, which could potentially lead to treatments of intestinal diseases.
UA Professor’s Film to Debut Across Multiple On-Demand Platforms
When “Service to Man” is released across nearly every major digital platform, viewers may recognize some familiar faces, places and names in the end credits.
UA Announces Winner of 2018 Clarence Cason Award
Dr. Trudier Harris, author and distinguished research professor of The University of Alabama department of English, has been selected as the 2018 winner of the Clarence E. Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing.
Studying Arms Race between Bacteria, Viruses Brings CAREER Award
Researchers at The University of Alabama hope to better understand how bacteria and viruses battle each other and, in the process, devise new strategies to combat antibiotic resistant infections.
Graduate Studio Artists Present Master’s Exhibitions
The UA department of art and art history will host a public reception for graduate students Amy Smoot and John Klosterman Thursday, Feb. 15, at the Sella-Granata Art Gallery. Both artists are celebrating their Master of Arts exhibition.
UA, Naval Observatory Partnership to Improve Precise Timing Education
The University of Alabama has partnered with the United States Naval Observatory to train UA students in precise timing and time interval technology, which is used in highly precise atomic clocks on which the U.S. military, financial sector, GPS satellites and power grids rely.
Lectures, Films Highlight Black History Month Activities
The University of Alabama’s Crossroads invites the campus and community to participate in events throughout February during Black History Month. The theme this year is “African Americans In Times Of War.”