‘Funny Guy’ Investigates Ties Between Classroom Humor, Student Performance
A University of Alabama educator has spent more than a decade researching the use of humor in the classroom.
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State’s October Home Sales Up 2.63 Percent from September, According to UA Center
Alabama home sales for October ’09 are up 2.63 percent from September and up 12.40 percent from October ’08, according to a report from a University of Alabama center.
Is the Economic Crisis Over? Fed’s Role to be Addressed in UA Economic Outlook Conference
The vice president and associate director of research for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta will address “The Fed and the Post-Crisis Economy” at the Economic Outlook Conference 2010, presented by a University of Alabama center, Thursday, Jan. 14 at the Renaissance Montgomery hotel.
UA Researchers Identify Potential Drug Development Target for Epilepsy Seizures
A team of scientists from The University of Alabama used worms to reel in information that they hope will lead to a greater understanding of cellular mechanisms that may be exploited to treat epilepsy.
UA Researchers Receive Grant to Study Stigma of AIDS in Rural America
Dr. Susan Gaskins and Dr. Pam Foster of The University of Alabama will investigate the impact of disclosing an AIDS diagnosis on rural African-American men under a $100,000 grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research.
Top Journal Accepts Article Co-authored by UA Undergraduate
In an atypical collaboration, an assistant professor in The University of Alabama’s English department and a UA undergraduate have co-authored an article publishing in May in a top academic journal.
UA Engineering Continues Drag Research Through Shark Skin Simulations
Thanks to grants from the National Science Foundation, the NASA Alabama Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research and the Lindbergh Foundation, Dr. Amy Lang continues researching what designers of aircraft and underwater vehicles could learn by imitating nature’s design of shark skins.
Chemist, Leader in Green Solvent Field Named Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor at UA
A chemistry professor, whose discovery of a way to dissolve cellulose forms the basis of new research efforts to turn trees into valuable chemicals and fuels, is the winner of The University of Alabama’s Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor award.
UA Study Shows Driving Trends During the Holidays
A recent University of Alabama study shows that the days preceding and following holidays, rather than the holidays themselves, are at a high risk for serious crashes involving injuries or fatalities.
Open House Featuring UA Physics Students’ Research Set for Nov. 20
Some 25 University of Alabama physics students will display poster presentations of their research during an open house Friday, Nov. 20 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. in the first floor hallway of Gallalee Hall.