A better understanding of the aerodynamic properties of butterfly wings may lead to improved human-made flight, according to research at The University of Alabama recently funded by the National Science Foundation.
Joanne Terrell, an instructor in The University of Alabama School of Social Work, has been invited to speak at the 18th Annual Alabama Perinatal Conference.
The University of Alabama’s Division of Community Affairs is launching the Teacher Leadership Academy to enhance partnerships between teachers and parents in area schools. The new program will augment the division’s Parent Leadership Academy, which was founded in 2007.
Tuscaloosa’s mortgage foreclosure trends since the 2008 recession follow the race-wealth divide and disproportionately affect black residents, according to a study by two professors at The University of Alabama.
Faculty members from The University of Alabama School of Music will get to cut loose Friday, Oct. 18, when the Huxford Symphony Orchestra performs at 7:30 p.m. in the concert hall of the Moody Music Building on campus.
It’s not every day an author celebrates his book launch at the Áras, the Irish equivalent of the White House. However, Dr. Steve Burch, a University of Alabama faculty member, has experienced just that.
The University of Alabama School of Social Work is the recipient of the 2013 Program of Excellence Award for the South region, given by the University Professional and Continuing Education Association.
Dr. John Lochman, professor and Saxon Chair of Clinical Psychology at The University of Alabama, is leading a nationwide team that will spend the next five years studying the effects of degree of exposure to the April 27, 2011 tornado in Tuscaloosa on 360 children and their families.
Glenda K. Guyton, retired adviser at The University of Alabama, has received the 2013 Excellence in Advising Award by the Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society. Guyton received the award at the society’s national conference in September in Atlanta.
Dr. Daniel Turner, professor emeritus at The University of Alabama, was recently elected as a vice president for the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.