AWI Names Second Class of Faculty Fellowship Recipients
The program recognizes UA faculty for outstanding research, extension and education programs that significantly advance UA’s interdisciplinary water-related communities of science.
Research
UA Develops Behavioral Health App for State
The new mobile app offers critical information and resources related to mental health and substance use disorders.
UA To Train Needed Workforce for Water Operations and Forecasting
The University of Alabama has been awarded $3 million from the National Science Foundation to establish a unique hydrologic science research and training program for graduate students.
UA Researchers Contribute to Startup of Dark Matter Detector
Dark matter particles, which are fundamental to understanding the universe, have never been detected — but perhaps not for much longer.
UA Researchers Develop Way to Test Water for Metal Pollutants
Research involving The University of Alabama created an easier way to detect harmful levels of heavy metals in water, which could help improve human health by boosting detection efforts by regulatory agencies, water utilities and commercial fishing.
UA, Harvard Researchers Identify Potential Parkinson’s Therapeutic
Researchers at The University of Alabama were part of a national investigation that identified a new candidate therapeutic target for Parkinson’s Disease, according to recently published results.
UA Researchers to Study Gulf Coast Severe Weather Communications
A new study by a team of professors from UA’s College of Communication and Information Sciences will examine the effectiveness of public risk messaging to help residents along the Gulf Coast stay safe during hurricanes and other extreme weather events.
UA Transportation Policy Research Center Expands with New Director
As part of a broadening of its scope, the Transportation Policy Research Center at The University of Alabama will be led by longtime engineering professor, Dr. Steven Jones.
Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers Honored with Annual Award
The honorees have all conducted significant scholarly research and were nominated by faculty and staff research directors.
UA Fuels Tuscaloosa’s Economy
The University of Alabama continues to be a driving force in the Tuscaloosa area’s economy, according to a recent economic analysis.