UA Programs Welcome Students Studying Rural Health Care
UA’s College of Community Health Sciences recently welcomed the 2021-2022 class of its Rural Medical Scholars and Rural Community Health Scholars programs.
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UA Center to Spur Convergent Drug Innovation, Delivery
Drawing upon expertise from across campus, a new center at The University of Alabama will help overcome obstacles keeping drug therapies that show promise in the lab from translating to an effective treatment for patients.
UA College of Engineering Opens New Manufacturing Program
The UA College of Engineering’s Alabama Initiative on Manufacturing Development and Education, or Alabama IMaDE, held its grand opening ceremony Sept. 30.
UA Receives Grant to Use Machine Learning to Study Dark Matter
A team of researchers at The University of Alabama hope to develop tools that probe this otherwise invisible but important component of the universe, tackling one of the biggest questions in physics, astronomy and cosmology – what is dark matter?
UA in Study of Frogs’ Ability to Rebound from Infectious Disease
A national team of researchers that includes The University of Alabama will examine whether frogs’ ability to survive certain infections helps enhance understanding of human responses.
Vaccine Access, Hesitancy Remain Barriers Among Black Alabamians
Research from The University of Alabama found that addressing both hesitancy and access at the community level is important to increasing vaccination rates, particularly in African American communities.
Pandemic Study: People Under Stress More Sensitive to Message Tone
A study involving more than 88,000 people from 47 countries conducted in the early months of the global coronavirus pandemic found people are less willing to take risks than before the pandemic.
UA’s Industrial Assessment Center Selected to Continue Mission
The University of Alabama will continue its role as home to the state’s only Industrial Assessment Center that assists manufacturers in reducing carbon emissions and energy costs, while training the next generation of energy-efficiency workers.
Pandemic’s Effects on Traffic Crashes Linger
Despite a drop in vehicle crashes this year in the state, fatal crashes have increased slightly, possibly because of lingering effects of the pandemic, according to research from The University of Alabama.
Partnership to Develop Kit to Discover Drugs From Natural Sources
Researchers at The University of Alabama are leading a project with an industrial partner to develop a kit that speeds discovery of potential drug therapies from plants.