UA Supports Projects Collaborating Between the Arts and Sciences
Three projects that integrate the arts with bio-psychosocial research were awarded support through a new Joint Pilot for Arts Research.
Research
UA, Auburn, Others Join for Antarctic Biological Research
Twenty scientists soon embark on a 14-week voyage to study unexplored Antarctic waters to improve understanding of biodiversity undergoing rapid changes because of a changing climate.
UA Team to Build Opioid Prevention, Recovery Network in State
A University of Alabama-led team of researchers is ready to implement a robust opioid prevention, treatment and recovery network in the state.
UA Researcher’s Tech-Focused Dementia Care Projects Funded
A University of Alabama social work researcher’s work in advancing technology to improve dementia care receives boost from NIA, NSF.
Research Finds Link Between COVID-19 Deaths, Morbid Obesity
UA researchers found a statistically significant relationship between the prevalence of morbid obesity in a population and cases of — and deaths from — COVID-19.
UA Part of National Project to Study Dragonfly, Damselfly Evolution
An international team of researchers that includes The University of Alabama are collecting and analyzing data for the insect order that contains dragonflies and damselflies.
Good Vibrations
Researchers at The University of Alabama are working with Army scientists to develop and use chemical frequencies to quickly detect dangerous airborne chemicals.
UA Researcher Studying Link Between Pollutants and Hermaphroditic Fish
Pollution and chemical imbalances in water could have an adverse effect in fish that live among the mangrove trees along the Florida coast. Dr. Ryan Earley and his students are charting multiple courses to determine what causes changes in how the fish function.
Modeling the Past for Predicting Future COVID-19
Researchers from The University of Alabama, along with international partners, applied a mathematical tool used to model geochemical processes to infections of COVID-19, finding the model can assist in understanding the coronavirus pandemic and evaluating the impact of different mitigation strategies on disease infection.
Emoji Reveal Whiteness as Driver of Technology
A study of broadening the skin tone of emoji to include diverse representation of race, ethnicity, gender and culture found emoji continue to center whiteness in their design and coding structures.