Housing Starts, Home Sales Up in April Over Last Year, ACRE Says
April housing starts and homes sales in Alabama are up over April 2009, according to the Alabama Center For Real Estate.
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UA Awarded $1.5 Million from Howard Hughes Medical Institute to Develop New Ways of Teaching Science
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute will award $1.5 million to The University of Alabama to launch four distinct initiatives designed to teach and inspire the nation’s next-generation of scientists.
Four UA Students Named National Hollings Scholars
Four University of Alabama students have received National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarships for 2010.
Real Estate Community Has ‘Modest Expectations’ for Improvement, According to UA Survey
Real estate professionals in Alabama have “modest expectations” for improvement in the overall Alabama real estate market but generally don’t expect much change in the overall national real estate industry for the second quarter of 2010.
Magnetic Materials Expert Named Director of UA MINT Center
A former vice president and professor at a private Japanese university who previously was part of an IBM research team has been named director of The University of Alabama Center for Materials for Information Technology, known as MINT.
UA Engineering Student Awarded Goldwater Scholarship
For the fourth consecutive year, a student from The University of Alabama has been named a Goldwater Scholar, receiving one of the country’s most elite academic scholarships.
Home Sales, Construction Increase in March, According to UA Center
The latest look at the housing situation in Alabama from The University of Alabama’s Center for Real Estate is now available on the Web.
UA-Based Start-Up Wins $25K to Further Develop Green Pest Control Method
Growers and consumers of apples stand to be among the beneficiaries of a University of Alabama start-up company’s $25,000 winnings in a state-wide business competition.
Business School Research Adds Value for Students, According to UA Co-Authored Article
A four-person team that includes two faculty members at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce has had an article accepted for publication later this year that will shed some light on the thorny issue of the relevance and value of the research activities of business school faculty.
Peruvian Mummies, Seashells Share Historical Climate Insight
Shells from mollusks presented to the dead during ancient funeral ceremonies are keys to helping a University of Alabama geologist gauge ocean movements near the Peruvian coast from as much as 13,000 years ago.