UA Doctoral Student Named Fellow by International Organization
A University of Alabama engineering doctoral student was named a fellow by the International Road Federation.
Research
UA Professor Developing Wearable Device to Track Diet
A University of Alabama researcher is the lead on a $1.8 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Health to test the practical accuracy of a wearable sensor in tracking diet.
UA Hosts Second Year of Three-Minute Thesis Competition
Graduate students at The University of Alabama get a chance to show off their research and presentation skills in the second iteration of Three Minute Thesis, and this time the stakes are even higher.
Journalist Presents “The Science of Why We Deny Science” in UA’s ALLELE Lecture
Science and political journalist Chris Mooney will present “The Science of Why We Deny Science,” as part of the 2014-2015 Alabama’s Lecture on Life’s Evolution, or ALLELE, series at The University of Alabama.
Student Researchers Recognized at UA’s NanoBio Summit
Judges selected seven student presenters as winners for their research poster presentations given during a recent scientific forum on nanotechnology and biotechnology hosted by The University of Alabama.
UA Researcher Finds Links among Depression, Sleep Problems, Osteoarthritis
Dr. Patricia Parmelee, director for the Center for Mental Health and Aging at The University of Alabama, has discovered links between high levels of pain and symptoms of depression exacerbated by a combination of sleep disturbances due to pain.
UA Faculty to Discuss Alabama Greece Initiative Projects
University of Alabama faculty members who traveled to Thessaloniki, Greece, in May will participate in an Oct. 22 symposium in which they will discuss their ongoing collaborative projects with faculty at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
UA Students Selected for Environmental Contest
A team of University of Alabama students were selected for a national competition to design solutions to challenges facing the environment, the federal Environmental Protection Agency announced.
UA to Test Virtual Environments for Preventing Marijuana Use by Youth
Few studies of prevention and intervention of adolescent marijuana use have included contextual cues, like environments and interactions, a gap in literature Dr. Amy Traylor, assistant professor of social work at The University of Alabama, hopes to fill with a virtual reality-based study of adolescents’ reactions to contextual cues.
Nanotechnology-Biotechnology Conference to Bring Researchers to UA
Approximately 200 researchers from across the state are expected to attend a scientific forum on nanotechnology Oct. 23-24 on The University of Alabama campus.