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Students Compete for $100,000 in Prizes in Aldag Business Competition

The University of Alabama’s annual celebration of student entrepreneurship and innovation, the Edward K. Aldag, Jr. Business Plan Competition, returns April 14 with additional prize categories.

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Aldag Competition Features New Prizes for Faculty, Staff Innovators

The University of Alabama’s annual celebration of student entrepreneurship and innovation, the Edward K. Aldag, Jr. Business Plan Competition, returns April 14 with additional prize categories and a new and separate pitch competition just for UA faculty and staff.

Healthy Eating, Exercise Goal of Brussels Sprout Challenge

Healthy Eating, Exercise Goal of Brussels Sprout Challenge

Challenging people to eat healthy and exercise is the goal of the sixth annual Brussels Sprout Challenge.

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Southern U.S. Hotspots for Severe Consequences of Flash Floods

The worst region for flash floods in the continental United States is likely the Southwest, according to a recent analysis of flash floods by The University of Alabama.

UA STEM Students among Nation’s Top 20 in 20s

UA STEM Students among Nation’s Top 20 in 20s

Two University of Alabama College of Engineering students are among the nation’s top 20 science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, students in their 20s.

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Research About ‘Home’ Lands Professor Literary Award

“The Baa Haas” won Dr. Sharony Green the 2020 PEN/Jean Stein Grant for Literary Oral History, an award recognizing a literary work of nonfiction that uses oral history to illuminate an event, individual, place or movement.

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An App for Fat

A University of Alabama research duo, in partnership with a Birmingham company, developed an app allowing users to take a single photo and generate accurate body composition measures.

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Restoring a Legend

Dr. Jennifer Feltman is lending her expertise to the restoration of the great Notre Dame Cathedral.

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UA to Offer Degree in Cyber Security

In response to the growing need for professionals skilled in the protection of digital information, The University of Alabama will offer a degree in cyber security starting this fall.

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Young Men Unaware of Risks of HPV Infection, Need for Vaccination

Young sexual minority men do not fully understand their risk for human papillomavirus due to a lack of information from health care providers, according to research involving The University of Alabama.