New Research Journal to Debut this Fall at UA
A new journal with the mandate of bridging the traditional gaps between teaching, research and service on American campuses will be published at The University of Alabama beginning this fall.
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UA’s Alabama Center for Real Estate Announces the ACRE Professional Development Series
A new initiative has been created by the Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama. The ACRE Professional Development Series will bring experts in the field of real estate to cities throughout the state of Alabama.
Undergrads Show Off Creativity at New UA Competition
Almost 200 undergraduates will showcase their research and creative activity projects at The University of Alabama’s inaugural “Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference,” April 21 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Ferguson Center on UA’s campus.
UA Engineering Hosts Combustion Institute Technical Meeting
The University of Alabama College of Engineering will host the 2008 Spring Technical Meeting of the Combustion Institute’s Central States Section April 20-22 at the Bryant Conference Center.
ALLELE Lecture: Plants May Hold Key to Cure for Malaria
Malaria is the leading cause of death and illness worldwide, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the cure for this health epidemic may be found in algae, according to Dr. Mark Farmer, the next guest speaker of The Alabama Lecture of Life’s Evolution, or ALLELE, series at The University of Alabama.
UA’s Marino Asked to Join Premier Entrepreneurship Research Conference Review Board
Dr. Louis Marino, associate professor of entrepreneurship and strategic management, has been invited to join the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference Review Board. The conference is considered by many to be the premier entrepreneurship research conference in the world.
UA Experts Offer ‘Going Green’ Advice
This year marks the 38th anniversary of Earth Day, a worldwide movement to protect our planet, our children and our future. Environmental consciousness has become more and more heightened, from recycling newspapers and plastics to driving hybrid vehicles.
Most of State’s ‘Micropolitan’ Areas Grow; Relocations Propel Daphne-Fairhope-Foley Area to National Lead, According to UA Center
If the Gulf Shores Parkway – Highway 59 for you old-timers – seemed more crowded than normal during the recent spring break, it probably was. And, not just because of spring break traffic.
Find Out ‘What’s Up with Hobbits’ at Next ALLELE Lecture
The controversial discovery of a possible new species of man, named after the short, hole-dwelling Halflings in J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels, will be discussed at The Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution, or ALLELE, series on March 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Biology Building on The University of Alabama campus.
Nobel Prize Winner to Discuss Electronics Developments During UA Talk
The 2007 Nobel Prize winner in physics will discuss recent electronics developments springing from the discovery for which he was awarded the prize during a March 7 talk hosted by The University of Alabama’s MINT Center and department of physics and astronomy.