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With Regional Win, Team Set for National Business Pitch Contest

Working with technology developed at The University of Alabama, two students will compete in a national collegiate business pitch competition after winning the regional round. 

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UA Leading Effort For Stronger, Greener Concrete

Engineering researchers received $2.75 million in federal support to scale up a patent-pending innovation that uses carbon dioxide to strengthen concrete.

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UA Astronomers Discover Giant Black Holes on Collision Course

Using NASA’s flagship space telescope for X-ray astronomy, students at The University of Alabama discovered the first evidence for giant black holes in dwarf galaxies on a collision course.

Dial for Tuning Dopamine, Environmental Signals Found in Parkinson’s

Dial for Tuning Dopamine, Environmental Signals Found in Parkinson’s

Researchers at The University of Alabama identified a critical mechanism for how signals from the environment are integrated with genetic information to influence the health and survival of brain cells, providing a key insight into the development of Parkinson’s disease.

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UA Hosting 22nd Annual Alabama Autism Conference Feb. 24

The mission of the conference is to help educate medical professionals, service providers, parents and teachers in addition to developing relationships across the state.

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UA Economists: State Economy to Shrink Slightly in 2023

Inflation, labor shortages, supply chain bottlenecks and international effects from the war in Ukraine will continue to drag national and state economic growth.

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UA Partners with Air Force to Explore Space Innovation

Researchers at The University of Alabama are exploring how a single spacecraft could service several satellites orbiting the Earth in one trip, potentially extending the mission of the satellites.

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New Analytics Tools Detect and Disrupt Sex Trafficking Activities

Groundbreaking modeling from The University of Alabama is credited with assisting in the identification of dozens of potential sex trafficking victims in Alabama.

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A Commercial Real Estate Agent’s Gender Does Matter – To The Seller

Gender plays a role in commercial real estate transactions because of a common affinity bias among property owners, according to a study by researchers at The University of Alabama.

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New Microscopes to Position UA as Leader in Materials Characterization

A suite of new instruments focused on understanding materials will give The University of Alabama an elite platform while expanding opportunities for students.