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Tweaking Therapy for Disadvantaged Patients Improves Chronic Pain

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.

Nobel Prize Winner in Economics Visits Campus

Nobel Prize Winner in Economics Visits Campus

On March 2, Dr. Vernon Smith will give a public talk about how commonly held and false beliefs about economic behavior and the market have changed over time.

Focus, Determination, Speed: Cook Working Toward PhD, Championship

Focus, Determination, Speed: Cook Working Toward PhD, Championship

The University of Alabama Adapted Athletics program got James Cook to campus, and UA’s College of Engineering closed the deal.

Researcher: Amazon HQ2 Search Signals Shift in Site Selection Process

Researcher: Amazon HQ2 Search Signals Shift in Site Selection Process

In a recently published white paper, a researcher at The University of Alabama examines the process Amazon used to narrow its large field of contenders for its second headquarters and its implications for other corporate relocations.

Growing in Size

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 Adapted Athletics Set for Collegiate Classic

UA Adapted Athletics Set for Collegiate Classic

The University of Alabama wheelchair basketball teams will host their final regular season games Feb. 23-24 in the New College Life Track Collegiate Classic on the UA campus.

UA Professor’s Film to Debut Across Multiple On-Demand Platforms 

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.

UMC Hosts Annual Brussels Sprout Challenge at Heart Walk

UMC Hosts Annual Brussels Sprout Challenge at Heart Walk

The University Medical Center will host its fourth annual Brussels Sprout Challenge during the American Heart Association West Alabama Heart Walk March 3.

Ross Wins Berger Award for Exemplary Leadership

Ross Wins Berger Award for Exemplary Leadership

The UA Department of Advertising and Public Relations established the Bruce K. Berger Award in 2013 to honor one graduate student in the advertising and public relations Master of Arts program for exemplary leadership.