Groundwater Impact on Oceans Cannot Be Ignored, Major Study Finds
The international study involves data from Mobile Bay collected by researchers at The University of Alabama.
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UA Researcher to Study Severe Weather Public Communication
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, or UCAR, has awarded a grant to Dr. Cory Armstrong to examine the effectiveness of tornadic-related weather information on the general public.
UA’s Champion Spirit Isn’t Limited to Athletics
UA has championship-caliber programs and people in athletics and beyond.
UA Students Highlight Research, Creativity During Annual Conference
About 350 students are participating, and all faculty and staff are invited to attend.
New Grant Strengthens Work to Solve Rural Wastewater Challenge
Recently announced federal funding will move forward an ambitious project to demonstrate effective solutions to raw sewage draining into the waterways of the state’s Black Belt region.
In Detecting Particle, UA Researchers Help Prove 60-Year-Old Theory
Two researchers from The University of Alabama are part of an international project that detected a cosmic interaction never observed before, but predicted 60 years ago.
Earth’s Position and Orbit Spurred Ancient Marine Life Extinction
Ancient rocks from Tennessee revealed the Earth’s rotation and orbit around the Sun controlled the timing of oceanic dead zones in a mass extinction of marine life about 370 million years ago.
UA Researchers Building Communication Robot for Law Enforcement
Engineering and communication researchers at The University of Alabama are building the next generation of affordable law enforcement robotic technology.
Evidence of Predation by Octopuses Pushed Back By 25 Million Years
New research involving the Alabama Museum of National unveiled the earliest evidence of octopus predation in the fossil record.
State Business Leaders Optimistic on Early 2021 Economy
Even with the continued stress from the pandemic, business leaders in the state remained mostly optimistic that their businesses will have a positive start to 2021, according a quarterly survey done by economists at The University of Alabama.