Healing Notes
Music gives us great pleasure, but it can also be a tool to help people at their most vulnerable moments.
Research
UA Computer Scientist Co-Authors Two of Journal’s Most Downloaded Articles of Year
Two research articles co-authored by a University of Alabama computer scientist are among 2010’s “Top 25 Hottest Articles” appearing in the scientific journal Information and Software Technology, according to an online database regularly accessed by nearly 11 million users.
NSF Extends UA-Involved Alliance Encouraging African-Americans to Pursue Robotics, Computer Science
The National Science Foundation has extended its support for an alliance of 19 historically black colleges and universities and nine major research universities, including The University of Alabama, encouraging African-American students to pursue graduate training and research careers in robotics and computer science.
Article Authored by UA Researchers Named One of Year’s ‘Hottest’
A research article authored by a University of Alabama professor and her former graduate student is among 2010’s “Top 25 Hottest Articles” appearing in the scientific journal Intermetallics.
UA Student’s Award-Winning Research Seeks to Improve Hurricane Warnings
A team of undergraduate and graduate students from The University of Alabama set out to survey people at public events in Pensacola and Jacksonville, Fla., to see how they interpret the “Cones of Uncertainty” and to evaluate different designs that could be easier to interpret.
Deemed Essential to Health for Decades, Chromium Has No Nutritional Effect, UA Researchers Show
Despite a long-held acceptance that healthy diets must incorporate chromium III, new research indicates the element has no nutritional benefit, according to a paper authored by University of Alabama researchers.
Electronic Crash Data from UA Gives New Insights into Holiday Driving Dangers
A recent University of Alabama-study used data from the recently-developed electronic crash reporting system to obtain new insights into the dangers of holiday driving.
Frozen Smoke
In a step toward developing lighter, more fuel efficient aerospace vehicles, Dr. Samit Roy collaborates with NASA on ways to strengthen an amazingly-light solid.
UA Graduate Student Wins $150K Fellowship from DOE
The Department of Energy has awarded a University of Alabama doctoral student, Steven Kelley, a three-year, $150,000 Nuclear Energy University Programs Fellowship.
UA Doctoral Students Win NSF Grants to Strengthen Dissertations
The National Science Foundation awarded separate grants to two University of Alabama doctoral students to strengthen their research dissertations.