Carved across the surface of a 26-pound stone slab unearthed in Veracruz, Mexico is the oldest known writing ever discovered in the Americas, according to a paper published in the Sept. 15 issue of the journal Science by a 7-person team of archaeologists, including Dr. Richard A. “Dick” Diehl, professor of anthropology at The University of Alabama.
The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences has been selected by the Association of American Colleges and Universities to present an overview of its student research and creative activities at the AAC&U’s national conference.
Existing home sales in Alabama increased in February 2007 by 14.7 percent to reach 4,069 units sold, according to The University of Alabama’s Real Estate Research and Education Center.
The University of Alabama has invited minority business owners to attend a nuts and bolts forum on doing business with the University on March 28 from 2-6 p.m. at the Bryant Conference Center on the UA campus.
Back in 2000, Shelby County had a population density of about 180 people per square mile. The U.S. Census estimates Shelby has grown by 34,889 people, packing about 220 people into each of its 810 square miles, a jump of 24 percent, and raising the county’s total population to an estimated 178,182.
Existing home sales in Alabama experienced a substantial decrease of 20.4 percent from December 2006 to January 2007, according to the Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.
Researchers at The University of Alabama are offering clues as to why some people appear to have a higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease following exposure to a widely used chemical weed killer.
Existing home sales in Alabama increased in December 2006 by 223 homes, or 5.27 percent, over November, with a total of 4,457 units sold compared with November’s 4,234 units, according to the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.
The University of Alabama’s CARE Research & Development Laboratory is expanding its electronic ticketing system, known as e-Citation. This latest expansion includes deployment to all Alabama’s state troopers.
A decrease in both median home prices and mortgage interest rates affected the Alabama Housing Affordability Index in the fourth quarter of 2006, raising it 3.3 percentage points to 153.4 from the 150.1 figure in the third quarter, according to the Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.