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A red, tracked vehicle pulls a large, flat antenna across the white, Antarctic ice.

UA Engineers Help Find Site to Drill for Antarctica’s Ancient Ice

A unique radar developed by engineering researchers at The University of Alabama helped find the location to recover some of the oldest ice buried in Antarctica as part of an international effort to better understand the Earth’s climate history.

A close-up of a UA doctoral student wearing glasses with the ingestion monitor attached.

Want to Shed a Few Pounds? Researchers Test New Technology to Help

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a consortium of university researchers, led by The University of Alabama, a $2.5 million grant to further evaluate a wearable device designed to change eating behaviors.

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UA Researcher Awarded Time on Supercomputer

Dr. David A. Dixon will access some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers to understand more about the properties of elements that power nuclear energy.

A signed agreement on paper between NASA and The University of Alabama rests on a conference table.

NASA, UA Strengthen Relationship for Work on In-Space Manufacturing

An agreement between The University of Alabama and NASA will enhance inventive research assisting space exploration and strengthening education of tomorrow’s aerospace workforce.

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Researchers Develop Tool to Diagnose Dying Forests

Predicting if droughts and heat waves will kill a forest is difficult, but new work involving an engineering researcher at The University of Alabama could help spot problems early to mitigate risks and possibly help restore a forest.

UA Research Looks to Asteroid Belt for Clues on Early Solar System

UA Research Looks to Asteroid Belt for Clues on Early Solar System

By examining meteorites, research led by The University of Alabama is tackling some of the biggest questions of our solar system, chiefly how the make-up of the inner planets formed.

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A PistenBully tows a flat radar on the baren, white ice of Greenland.

UA Researchers Continue Groundbreaking Work in Greenland

For the second consecutive year, a team of researchers from The University of Alabama traveled to the Arctic Circle to help unveil ancient climate history and provide perspectives on improving climate models.

Two university researchers pose for a photo in a police training simulation room.

Law Enforcement ‘Use of Force’ Study Moves Forward

University of Alabama researchers have expanded their study of law enforcement use of force, forming a partnership to help recruit participants.

Attendees sit at tables during t the 2018 Culverhouse Business Analytics Symposium.

Business Analytics Symposium Offers a Day for Data

Data scientists and business analytics-oriented executives will converge at the Culverhouse Business Analytics Symposium for a day of discussion about how their respective companies and institutions incorporate big data research and analysis practices