Gupta Named UA Distinguished Research Professor
The University of Alabama’s Board of Trustees has named Dr. Arunava Gupta, a professor of chemistry and chemical and biological engineering at UA, a Distinguished University Research Professor.
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Sports: The Common Language
A leader in sports, athletically, The University of Alabama launches a sports communication research program.
UA Social Work Grad Student to Present Research in Brazil
Later this week, a University of Alabama social work graduate student will fly to Sao Paulo, Brazil, where she’ll present research on health-care access for women in rural Haiti at an international conference.
UA Researchers Receive Grant for Community-Based Research
Researchers from The University of Alabama were awarded a three-year, $800,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop and support collaborative research between academic researchers and residents of Alabama communities disproportionately impacted by poor health.
Destination UA: Algae Specimens Worldwide Are Tuscaloosa Bound
A University of Alabama researcher is the principal investigator in a large National Science Foundation project designed to discover and describe various types of green algae.
UA Study Looks at Importance of Coping Skills during Hospital Stays
As hospitals move toward family-centered care, there is a greater need to evaluate the response of the whole family, not just the patient. By exploring the relationships between hospitalized children’s anxiety levels and mothers’ coping skills, a University of Alabama researcher hoped to learn more about how the health-care team can promote coping strategies in patients and families.
UA College of Engineering Opens 3-D Printing Lab
No longer a future technology, 3-D printing is becoming more commonplace in manufacturing and business, prompting The University of Alabama College of Engineering to open a lab that encourages creativity among faculty and students.
Smithsonian Conservationist to Give ‘Strange Bedfellows?’ Talk at UA
A research scientist with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute will discuss biodiversity studies done in collaboration with oil and gas companies in an upcoming talk at The University of Alabama.
UA Entrepreneurs Compete in Business Competition
Three entrepreneurially-minded teams with University of Alabama members are among the 12 participating in a statewide business competition.
UA Honors Outstanding Graduate Students in 2013
The University of Alabama Graduate School has announced the recipients of the 2013 Outstanding Graduate Student awards, to be presented during UA Honors Week, April 1–5.