Research

Events Set at UA for Childhood Stroke Awareness Week

The University of Alabama Pediatric Stroke Initiative, a joint project of the College of the Community Health Sciences and the Honors College, will hold events on campus during Childhood Stroke Awareness Week April 27-May 1.

Researchers Study Stream Ecology in the Arctic

A group of University of Alabama researchers regularly endure the Arctic’s frigid conditions to learn more about the relationships between the area’s free-flowing streams and the organisms that survive, even thrive, because of those streams.

Historian Uncovers New Freedoms, Fears among Christians in China

Historian Uncovers New Freedoms, Fears among Christians in China

Changes in communist China’s attitudes toward religion have allowed many Catholics to live in the open, but they live in terror – their freedom may be removed at any moment.

Teasing is Good for Social Development, According to UA Communication Studies Professor

Teasing can be a positive experience for children as it teaches them how to show affection and deal with conflict, according to Dr. Carol Bishop Mills, assistant professor in the communication studies department at The University of Alabama.

Students to Present Research, Creative Skills in Annual UA Conference April 13

About 250 students will showcase their research and creative projects during The University of Alabama’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference April 13.

UA Researcher Explores Effect of Rising Sea Level, Carbon Dioxide Levels on Nation’s Coastal Wetlands

A University of Alabama researcher is exploring the effects that rising sea level and greenhouse gases may have on the nation’s coastal wetlands.

UA Professor’s Publications Among Most-Cited Insurance Journal Articles

Dr. Harris Schlesinger, professor of finance and Frank Park Samford Chair of Insurance at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce, is the author or co-author of three of the top 25 most-cited articles in the top three insurance journals during the period 2000-2004.

Benson Named Vice President for UA Research

Dr. Joe Benson, a long-time faculty member and administrator at The University of Alabama, has been named vice president for research and vice provost at UA.

OK, Ready Action… Census Bureau to Film Video in Bibb County

Bibb County is going Hollywood …well, not really Hollywood. But, the U.S. Census Bureau is going to Bibb County to film local people for future use in news releases explaining how rural communities benefit from Census Bureau data collection efforts.

UA Assists Governor’s Office with Workforce Development, Will Present Study Results this Month

Three University of Alabama offices are assisting the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development with an analysis of workforce demands for the state and will be presenting results of the study starting April 6.