Research

Big Event at UA to Study the Very Small

More than 180 scientists from 12 countries who research materials at the atomic scale will soon be on campus in what organizers said is a strong statement on the growing research reputation of The University of Alabama and its College of Engineering.

A Psychological Salve: Scientists Study Mind’s Ability to Manage Pain

A Psychological Salve: Scientists Study Mind’s Ability to Manage Pain

Researchers are helping patients tap into the healing power of the mind to give hope to persons with pain.

UA MBA Candidate Uses Shrimp-Shell Compound in Efforts to Develop New Bandage

Dr. Whitney Hough is scheduled to earn her MBA from The University of Alabama this week, but she’s not looking forward to joining the business world. She’s already there.

UA Engineering Professor Quiets Combustion with Patented ‘Noise Sponge’

Dr. Ajay K. Agrawal, a University of Alabama engineering professor, was recently granted a patent for a breakthrough technology for noise reduction in combustion. This technology decreases the noise generated by combustion systems at the source by placing a sponge-like material directly in the flame.

UA Partners with Tuskegee in Developing Nanoscience Curriculum for Black Belt Middle-Schoolers

Faculty and staff from The University of Alabama will test nanoscience modules with middle-school teachers from the Black Belt Friday at the McWane Center in Birmingham.

Purple Martins Get Prime Living Quarters on UA Campus

A University of Alabama geographer and ornithologist is leading an effort to build houses on campus for the purple martin, a popular migratory bird.

IceCube Neutrino Observatory Explores Origin of Cosmic Rays; UA Scientists on Research Team

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a massive detector in Antarctica, is honing in on how the highest energy cosmic rays are produced.

UA Hosts Tornado Research Symposium on Anniversary of April 27 Storms

The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences and its Alabama Museum of Natural History will host a tornado research symposium Friday, April 27 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the tornado outbreak that struck Tuscaloosa and the region.

‘$5 Man’ Hears the Hum of Economic Development

‘$5 Man’ Hears the Hum of Economic Development

Around The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, people often call Sam Addy the “Five-Dollar Man.”

Psychology Professor to Discuss Sociopolitical Context of Research in UA’s Dinoff Lecture

Dr. Elizabeth A. Klonoff, professor of psychology at San Diego State University and co-director of clinical training at San Diego State/University of California, San Diego, will be the speaker for the annual Michael Dinoff Memorial Lecture at The University of Alabama.