University of Alabama students who have not had an opportunity to learn the game of golf will soon be able to master the sport thanks to a grant to UA through Play Golf America University, a program designed to teach and engage students.
A UA summer program supported by the National Science Foundation is helping prepare the next generation of chemists and scientific researchers.
Researchers outline today a new approach in the potential development of drugs to counter a cellular defect that triggers Parkinson’s and other diseases.
A University of Alabama journalism class recently produced the third edition of Alpine Living, a multimedia lifestyle magazine on French culture, as part of a capstone journalism course in magazine production.
U.S. Census Bureau estimates show Alabama’s smaller towns and cities are gaining population. The state, overall, is estimated to have grown 4.8 percent.
The May 2009 Alabama housing report, along with other housing information, is now posted and available at The University of Alabama’s Center for Real Estate Web site, http://acre.cba.ua.edu.
At least two Alabama companies working with the Alabama Industrial Assessment Center at The University of Alabama have significantly reduced energy usage, saving costs.
Some counties in Alabama have infant mortality rates higher than those in some Third World counties. For a UA researcher, this gives added significance to recent findings that low blood zinc levels in expectant mothers can increase by eight times the risk of delivering low birth-weight babies.
A dentist is teaming with two University of Alabama entities in attempts to provide an easy, alternative way to quickly remove a child from a safety seat in an emergency situation.
A University of Alabama graduate student is bringing the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping, along with, perhaps, some additional respect, to the Sipsey River.