Discovery

The Black Warrior River at sunset

UA Partners with USGS to Build Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility

UA is partnering with the USGS to construct a state-of-the-art science and engineering facility that will support the agency’s Water Enterprise observing networks and research.

The exterior of Manly Hall

UA Collaborates with Smithsonian to Create Digital Resource

The University of Alabama Religious Studies Department and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History have formally collaborated to create a digital resource on the religious dimensions of the events that took place at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. 

A police officer holds a cell phone

UA, State Partner to Train First Responders on Mental Health Awareness

UA social work experts are partnering with state agencies to train first responders to identify, understand and respond to signs of substance use disorders and mental illnesses.

Hunter Dowdy (from left to right). Mason Janes, Casey Largin, Chloe Denorme and Kate Radovich present "Rachel's Lift" to Rachel Williams.

Santa’s Helpers: Students Build Script A Wheelchair Lift

After graduating, five students stayed in Tuscaloosa an extra week to perfect their senior design project – a mechanical wheelchair lift – before presenting it as a Christmas gift to a 10-year-old Tuscaloosa girl.

A man works on a small satellite on a table.

Satellite Made By UA Students Ready for Launch

If everything goes as planned, in January a small satellite made by the students will be launched into space.

Car lights blur white and red on a road at night.

Road Fatalities, Rural Road Crashes Up During Holiday Season

During the December winter holidays, vehicle crash fatalities are higher than expected and there are more crashes along rural roads, according to the study.

University of Alabama researchers discuss a project around a machine.

From the Ground Up

UA faculty and graduate students are working with the military to design better mobile airfields.

A person's hands work on a mobile computing system.

UA-led Project to Improve Patient Care in Rural Alabama

With about $1.8 million in funding, The University of Alabama is leading an effort to significantly increase the emergency telemedicine capabilities in rural Alabama.

Headlights seen along a road at night.

UA Study: Avoid Travel After Dark During Thanksgiving Week

A study of Thanksgiving week vehicle crash data from the past five years in Alabama shows travel after dark increases risk for crashes and fatalities, leading to the conclusion that, if possible, all modes of transportation should be avoided after the sun goes down.

Leaf electric vehicle at various charging stations around campus

Strong Partnership Fuels Alabama Mobility and Power Center

The partnership fuels a newly-formed research and workforce development center to meet the needs of the booming electric vehicle market.