Pivots of History: UA Professor Chronicles Foreign Policy During the Civil War
In a new book, Dr. Howard Jones of The University of Alabama describes just how close Britain, and other European powers, came to stepping in between North and South.
Research
UA Professor Collaborates to Produce Louisiana French Dictionary
Dr. Michael A. Picone, professor of French and linguistics at The University of Alabama, serves as an assistant editor on a dictionary that preserves French as spoken in Louisiana.
UA Student to Use Remote Submarine in Deep Sea Study
University of Alabama graduate student Robin Cobb soon will remotely direct a research submarine as it hovers above the Atlantic Ocean’s floor some 2,000-3,000 feet below the surface.
Identification of Protein Activator Provides Drug Lead for UA Movement Disorder Researchers
Discovery of an antibiotic’s capacity to improve cell function in laboratory tests is providing movement disorder researchers with leads to more desirable molecules with potentially similar traits, according to University of Alabama scientists.
UA Engineering Professor Receives Prestigious CUTC Award
Dr. Yingyan Lou, assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering, was awarded the Pikarsky Award for outstanding doctoral dissertation in science and technology by the Council of University Transportation Centers.
Medical Marvels
At The University of Alabama, numerous researchers embark on the challenge to bioengineer systems, specifically in breast cancer detection, cancer treatment options and robotic prosthetics.
Research in the ‘Place of Last Recourse’
Weeds win over basketball in this lot in a low-income neighborhood surveyed by UA’s John Bolland and college interns.
State’s January New Construction Results Described as ‘Mixed’ in UA Center Report
The January 2010 New Construction Report, which includes building permits and housing starts, is posted at The University of Alabama’s Center for Real Estate Web site.
Geoscientist Named UA Burnum Winner
A University of Alabama geoscientist, whose research focuses on developing and sharing environmentally feasible ways of increasing oil and natural gas supplies, is this year’s winner of the Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award.
First Alabama Real Estate Confidence Index Available Via UA Web Site
The first Alabama Real Estate Confidence Index, compiled by the Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama, reports a slight negative bias in real estate for the first quarter of 2010.