Research

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Natural Hazard Vulnerability Shows Disproportionate Risk

Leaders in data-driven risk modeling, UA researchers developed a detailed assessment and map of vulnerability.

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UA Research Aims to Improve Children’s Social-Emotional Skills 

The effective prevention program teaches yoga, meditation and more to help children learn to self regulate.

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An Image of the Milky Way Through a New Lens

UA researchers are part of an international group of scientists who used neutrinos to make an image of the Milky Way.

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UA-Led Electric Vehicle Project Wins Initial National Award

A proposal to strengthen the Deep South’s role in production and support of electric vehicles will be developed further.

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UA-Created Digital Exhibition of Alabama Artist Publicly Available

A project to digitally display and preserve the work of a well-regarded Birmingham artist has launched, drawing international attention.

Beneath the Earth, Ancient Ocean Floor Likely Surrounds the Core

Beneath the Earth, Ancient Ocean Floor Likely Surrounds the Core

Through global-scale seismic imaging of Earth’s innards, research led by The University of Alabama revealed a layer between the core and the mantle that is likely a dense, yet thin, sunk ocean floor, a new study reveals.

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Affordability Concerns Remain as Costlier Rent Growth Slows

The average cost to rent housing across the country continues to become more expensive, but the price increases are slowing, according to a monthly rent index compiled by three colleges including The University of Alabama.

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With Regional Win, Team Set for National Business Pitch Contest

Working with technology developed at The University of Alabama, two students will compete in a national collegiate business pitch competition after winning the regional round. 

An engineering graduate student at The University of Alabama places cylindrical samples of concrete into a machine.

UA Leading Effort For Stronger, Greener Concrete

Engineering researchers received $2.75 million in federal support to scale up a patent-pending innovation that uses carbon dioxide to strengthen concrete.

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UA Astronomers Discover Giant Black Holes on Collision Course

Using NASA’s flagship space telescope for X-ray astronomy, students at The University of Alabama discovered the first evidence for giant black holes in dwarf galaxies on a collision course.