Two UA Technologies Part of National Start-Up Program
Two innovative projects at The University of Alabama are part of a national program aimed to help take technology from the lab to the market.
STEM
UA to Lead Study on Irrigation-Fed Farming Impacts in Deep South
Unique research led by The University of Alabama will study whether more irrigation-fed farms in the Deep South could lead to a more robust agriculture industry, possibly becoming an even greater economic engine.
UA Professor to Play Role in Upgrade of Particle Detector in Antarctica
Dr. Dawn Williams, UA professor of physics and astronomy, is part of the team that will upgrade the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, the Antarctic detector that identified the first likely source of high-energy neutrinos and cosmic rays.
Red Light. Green Light.
A team at The University of Alabama is working to modernize traffic lights to become smarter and communicate with vehicles passing through. Changes are needed, they say, to improve the flow of traffic because congested areas have no other option.
Cognitive Neuroscientist to Lead the Alabama Life Research Institute
After a national search, Dr. Sharlene Newman will lead the Alabama Life Research Institute as executive director, charged with providing a coherent vision for collaborative life research that embraces the full range of disciplines represented on campus while strengthening UA’s research portfolio and profile
UA Robotics Team Wins NASA’s Grand Prize for Fifth Consecutive Year
For the fifth consecutive year, the student robotics team from The University of Alabama won NASA’s grand prize in its Robotics Mining Competition.
Higher Reach
Engineering researchers at The University of Alabama hope to combine two methods of constructing tall-wood buildings to yield a new system that could lead to wood-framed buildings reaching eight to 12 stories and that withstand earthquakes better than traditional light-frame wood structures.
All University Web Content Must be Accessible by November
On Tuesday, Thompson will send an email to all University online content creators. The email will serve as a reminder to everyone that they share in the responsibility of making the Capstone accessible and inclusive.
Researchers Find Patterns Associated with Extreme Floods
Extreme floods across the continental United States are associated with four broad atmospheric patterns, a machine-learning based analysis of extreme floods found.
Researchers Quicken Drug Discovery Method via Zombie-Like Cells
Researchers are using zombie-like cells that behave normally on the outside, but are filled with magnetic particles inside, to screen potential drugs from natural products.