New UA Competition Gives Undergrads Chance to Showcase Research/Creativity Projects
Who said you had to be a graduate student to do award-winning research that could be presented at national conferences?
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UA ALLELE Lecture Series Presents ‘Finding Your Inner Fish’
Dr. Neil Shubin, professor of anatomy and associate dean at the University of Chicago, will present his lecture, “Finding Your Inner Fish,” Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology Auditorium on The University of Alabama campus.
UA Engineering Receives Grant to Enhance Wireless Telemedicine
Dr. Yang Xiao, assistant professor of computer science at The University of Alabama, and Dr. Fei Hu, of Rochester Institute of Technology, were recently awarded a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Cyber Trust Program to research advancements in wireless telemedicine.
Genes Linked to Parkinson’s Protection Identified by UA Researchers
University of Alabama researchers have identified five genes within animal models displaying protective capabilities against a hallmark trait of Parkinson’s disease.
State’s 2007 Real Estate Sales Third Best on Record; Housing Inventory Drops Third Straight Month, According to UA Center
Despite the recent and anticipated downward trend in Alabama home sales, which continued in December, Alabama ended 2007 with 57,083 units sold, a modest year-over-year decline of 5 percent when compared to the high double-digit declines experienced by its regional and national counterparts, according to the Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama.
UA Political Scientist Wins Prestigious Guggenheim Grant
Dr. Douglas Gibler, assistant professor of political science in The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences, has received a prestigious Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Research Grant for research into understanding global conflict.
UA Astronomers on Team Describing New Evidence of ‘Inconvenient’ Galaxy
Discovery of two new components within a puzzling spiral galaxy confirm it must have a pair of arms winding in the opposite direction from most galaxies, according to results being presented today to the American Astronomical Society meeting in Austin, Texas. Presenting the results are Drs. Gene Byrd and Ron Buta, from The University of Alabama; Tarsh Freeman, Bevill Community College; and Dr. Sethanne Howard, retired from the U.S. Naval Observatory.
UA’s American Studies Department Presents Study of the Tuscaloosa Landscape
The results of an in-depth analysis of the Tuscaloosa community, including a unique look at downtown development and private communities, will be presented in the public forum “Height as Power,” Saturday, Jan. 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. on The University of Alabama campus.
UA Center’s Commercial Real Estate Conference to Feature Variety of Topics
Anyone connected with the commercial real estate business should be able to find something useful and interesting at the Alabama Commercial Real Estate Conference scheduled for Friday, Jan. 18 at the Birmingham/Jefferson County Civic Center/ Sheraton Hotel. The conference is presented by the Alabama Center for Real Estate, which is part of The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce.
State Housing Inventory Declines for Second Consecutive Month; 2007 Sales Likely to be Third Best on Record, According to UA Real Estate Center
November represents the second consecutive month the state housing inventory has decreased from the previous month, down 1,049 units or 2.40 percent, according to the Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama.