Calling All Birds
By recording months of bird calls, University of Alabama researchers are creating a baseline to later measure changing bird populations.
Research
UA Research Reveals U.S. Has Disproportionate Amount of World’s Mass Shootings
A country’s civilian gun ownership rate is the strongest predictor of its rate of public mass shootings, a correlation that is reflected in the United States’ disproportionate percentage of public mass shootings relative to its population, according to new research at The University of Alabama.
UA Research Finds Similar Neural Reactions among Drinkers, Abstainers
College students who are light alcohol drinkers or abstainers react the same when they see alcohol as those who drink regularly or binge drink, according to a researcher at The University of Alabama.
NSA, DHS Bestow Distinction on UA Cyber Defense Program
The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security recently designated The University of Alabama a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research.
UA Civil Engineering Student Awarded Eisenhower Fellowship
The Federal Highway Administration recently awarded an Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship to Nathan Klenke, a University of Alabama graduate student in civil engineering, as part of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program.
UA’s Child Development Resources Hosts Conference
The University of Alabama’s Child Development Resources is hosting its first Early Learning Child Development Conference “Building a Good Foundation” Aug. 28.
Flooding’s Impact on Wetlands Measurable via Low-Cost Approach, UA-Led Research Shows
Scientists designed a new, on-site method for studying potential impacts rising sea levels can have on vital wetlands, said a University of Alabama researcher who led a study publishing today describing the modifiable apparatuses.
UA’s Computer-Based Honors Program Announces Freshmen
The University of Alabama’s Computer-Based Honors Program announces its selections for the 2015 freshman class.
UA’s Mobile Hearing Center Unveiled
“Can you hear me now?” OK, that may not be exactly what The University of Alabama’s Dr. Marcia Hay-McCutcheon asks patients at the new Hear Here Alabama project, but it’s pretty close. Hay-McCutcheon, UA associate professor of communicative disorders, will lead the project as she drives a mobile hearing center—a large, motorcoach-like vehicle—into areas of West Alabama to test, at no cost, patients’ hearing.
Gardening While You Learn
Can’t get your child to eat his or her fruits or vegetables? University of Alabama research indicates gardening could change that.