UA to Lead Project to Help Reduce Infant Mortality Rates in Alabama
University of Alabama School of Social Work researchers will soon expand a statewide drug and mental health screening program to address infant mortality in Alabama.
Health & Medicine
In Industry Partnership, UA Researchers Test Hemp Grown in Alabama
Biological research at The University of Alabama will assist the emerging hemp industry in the state by examining the plant’s chemical make-up.
UA Researcher Studies How Obesity, Sleep Affect Chronic Diseases
A UA researcher recently received an NIH grant to conduct a leading-edge study that will investigate the relationship between obesity and sleep and their role in developing cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.
UA Research Examines Path to Cancer for Common Carcinogen
Recent research from The University of Alabama sheds light on how a common industrial chemical and potent carcinogen begins the path to cancer.
Stressed? Anxious? More Students Are, Find Out Why and What to do
Everyone experiences stress and anxiety, but with the landscape of higher education and the job market shifting, more college students are experiencing higher levels of stress and anxiety than previous generations, according to experts.
Tears Turn to Success for Graduate Student
Jennie Thies starts her fourth year with more confidence after winning a highly competitive national grant, the NIH Diversity Research Supplement, a two-year pre-doctoral fellowship that covers tuition and health care and provides a stipend supporting her research in the Caldwell Lab.
UA Creates Pediatric Fellowship for Family Medicine Physicians
The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences has created an innovative fellowship program to provide comprehensive instruction for family medicine physicians seeking additional skills in pediatric care.
Distance Students Provide Nutrition Plans for ‘Silent Injury’ Survivors
The University of Alabama recently partnered with the Alabama Head Injury Foundation to conduct the Bright Ideas TBI Camp at the Capstone for 10 traumatic brain injury survivors and their caregivers.
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
Doctoral Student Reviews Dietary Guidelines for Actor’s Foundation
When Christine Ferguson was a UA freshman, she knew she wanted to pursue a career in the medical field. Now she’s pursuing a doctorate at UA and is fascinated by the role nutrition plays in a person’s ailment.