Research

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UA’s Black Warrior Review Receives Whiting Honor

Black Warrior Review, an entirely student-run literary publication in The University of Alabama’s English department, is one of five national magazines to receive a 2019 Whiting Literary Magazine Prize from the Whiting Foundation.

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UA Researcher Studies How Obesity, Sleep Affect Chronic Diseases

A UA researcher recently received an NIH grant to conduct a leading-edge study that will investigate the relationship between obesity and sleep and their role in developing cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.

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UA to Lead National STEM Education Project

With two grants totaling more than $4 million, The University of Alabama leads a national effort to continue and expand undergraduate science courses that engage students in active research.

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UA Research Examines Path to Cancer for Common Carcinogen

Recent research from The University of Alabama sheds light on how a common industrial chemical and potent carcinogen begins the path to cancer.

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Two UA Professors Get Boost with NSF CAREER Awards

The National Science Foundation granted a CAREER Award to Dr. Paulo T. Araujo in physics and astronomy and Dr. Kevin M. Kocot in biological sciences.

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UA Researchers Continue Groundbreaking Work in Greenland

For the second consecutive year, a team of researchers from The University of Alabama traveled to the Arctic Circle to help unveil ancient climate history and provide perspectives on improving climate models.

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Law Enforcement ‘Use of Force’ Study Moves Forward

University of Alabama researchers have expanded their study of law enforcement use of force, forming a partnership to help recruit participants.

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Computer Science Professor Tapped to Direct Cyber Initiatives

Dr. Jeffrey Carver, professor of computer science, has been named the chair of UA cyber initiatives.

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UA Grad Student Assists Faculty in Virtual ‘Shoot/Don’t Shoot’ Research

UA graduate student Rachel Paulk is working with West Alabama-area law enforcement on an innovative research project that measures officers’ responses in various “shoot/don’t shoot” scenarios.

‘There’s Still Time’

‘There’s Still Time’

A University of Alabama ecologist is integral to UA research in helping better understand freshwater mussels, improving efforts to conserve and restore the animal to the state’s streams and rivers.