Energy Supply Problem 2.0
A University of Alabama engineering professor hopes to swap rare-earth minerals used in electric machines with more abundant substitutes to drive down costs and encourage swifter adoption.
Research
UA Archaeologists Discovering Rare Glimpse into Prehistoric Times
University of Alabama archaeologists are discovering artifacts that will help them piece together the lives of people who lived thousands of years ago.
UA Professor Wins Award for International Hydrogeology Research
Dr. Chunmiao Zheng, professor of geological sciences at The University of Alabama, has been named as the 2013 recipient of the O.E Meinzer Award by the Geological Society of America.
UA Researchers Find Rare Fossil
University of Alabama scientists have discovered the fossilized remains of a large marine reptile that once ruled the open seas 80 million years ago.
Innovative UA Start-Up Advances to Business Competition Finale
A University of Alabama start-up company developing technology to charge cell phones, and other portable devices, wirelessly advanced today to the finale of a state-wide business competition.
Carl Pinkert Named UA Vice President for Research
Dr. Carl A. Pinkert has been named vice president for research at The University of Alabama. Pinkert comes to UA from Auburn University where he has served as associate vice president for research since 2009. The appointment is effective Nov. 1.
UA to Host Workshop on Severe Weather Warning Process
The Center for Advanced Public Safety, or CAPS, at The University of Alabama will host a weather research workshop July 10 to present and evaluate research and applications aimed at enhancing the severe weather warning process.
UA Start-Up Companies Prep for July 12 Launchpad Presentations
Cell phones that charge wirelessly, orthopedic implants that safely degrade inside the body, and a social network designed to connect those in the construction industry: these are the central concepts behind three University of Alabama start-up companies competing July 12 in a statewide business competition.
UA Archaeologists Unearth Tuscaloosa’s Early History
University of Alabama archaeologists are getting a glimpse of what life in Tuscaloosa might have been like more than 180 years ago. From bottles and porcelain pieces to soil and flotation samples taken from privies, or outhouses, the analysts are discovering many “stories” of Tuscaloosa’s past.
No Mountain Too Low
Global earthquakes help a University of Alabama geologist image a mostly ice-buried mountain range in Antarctica.