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UA RISE Center Uses Music to Target Children’s Therapy Goals

It is Read Across America week, and a room full of 5-year-olds echoes with Dr. Seuss-themed songs. There is singing, dancing, and a smile on every child’s face. On the surface, this appears to be a fun, interactive music class. But it is so much more.

UA Report: Education/Workforce Training Remains Top Issue in Alabama

UA Report: Education/Workforce Training Remains Top Issue in Alabama

Alabama business executives believe education and workforce training remain the top issue facing the state.

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.