Aerospace Engineering Student Receives Top Technology Award
A College of Engineering student is among the top 20 science, technology, engineering and math students in their 20s across the country and internationally.
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UA Researcher Assists in Global Study of Amphibians
Frogs who live through noticeably different seasons during the year have a higher diversity of microorganisms living on their skin than those who experience only mild changes, according to research assisted by a biologist at The University of Alabama.
Grad Student Creates No-Tech Device to Help Granddad with Dementia
Michaela Howell, a 23-year-old native of Angleton, Texas, who’s a graduate student in the department of communicative disorders, created a no-tech device for her granddad, Jesus “Chuy” Ramirez, who has dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
UA Biologist Helps Map Strawberry’s Genes
Through sequencing the genome of the garden strawberry, a biologist at The University of Alabama helped map the evolutionary history of the popular treat and provide a blueprint for future molecular breeding efforts.
UMC Hosts Fifth Annual Brussels Sprout Challenge at Heart Walk
The fifth annual Brussels Sprout Challenge, hosted by University Medical Center as part of the American Heart Association’s West Alabama Heart Walk, will be held Saturday, March 2.
Artists Cross Disciplines in Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre
For five straight days — Feb. 26 to March 2 — a masterful showcase of dance, art, music and more will collide in the Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre.
‘Die Fledermaus’ Returns to UA Opera Theatre
After nearly 30 years, the German operetta returns, but for three performances only.
Alabama Astrobotics’ New Lab Mirrors Competition Space
The Alabama Astrobotics team has recently migrated to its own space in a state-of-the-art lab.
100 Alabama Miles Challenge Inspires Alabamians to Get Outside
A statewide program encouraging all Alabamians to live a more active and healthy lifestyle begins its 2019 season with a kickoff event March 2 in Birmingham’s Railroad Park.
Researcher: Disparities Exist in News Coverage of Terror Attacks
Terror attacks carried out by Muslims receive on average 357 percent more media coverage than those committed by other groups, according to a University of Alabama researcher’s newly published study.