Two UA Professors Win NSF CAREER Awards
The National Science Foundation selected two University of Alabama professors for CAREER Awards totaling more than $1.45 million for research into two proteins and their roles in disease.
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UA Students to Tee Off, Thanks to Grant from Ryder Cup-PGA Play Golf America
University of Alabama students who have not had an opportunity to learn the game of golf will soon be able to master the sport thanks to a grant to UA through Play Golf America University, a program designed to teach and engage students.
UA Chemistry Program Helps Prepare Future Scientists
A UA summer program supported by the National Science Foundation is helping prepare the next generation of chemists and scientific researchers.
UA Researchers Suggest New Approach in Development Efforts for Parkinson’s Therapeutics
Researchers outline today a new approach in the potential development of drugs to counter a cellular defect that triggers Parkinson’s and other diseases.
UA Journalism Students Produce French Lifestyle Magazine ‘Alpine Living’
A University of Alabama journalism class recently produced the third edition of Alpine Living, a multimedia lifestyle magazine on French culture, as part of a capstone journalism course in magazine production.
U.S. Census: State’s Smaller Towns, Cities Gaining Population
U.S. Census Bureau estimates show Alabama’s smaller towns and cities are gaining population. The state, overall, is estimated to have grown 4.8 percent.
May State Housing Report Posted at UA Real Estate Center Web Site
The May 2009 Alabama housing report, along with other housing information, is now posted and available at The University of Alabama’s Center for Real Estate Web site, http://acre.cba.ua.edu.
Alabama Companies Recognized for Energy Savings Garnered from UA’s AIAC
At least two Alabama companies working with the Alabama Industrial Assessment Center at The University of Alabama have significantly reduced energy usage, saving costs.
Links to Zinc: Nutrition Expert Finds Tie Between Trace Mineral, Birth Weights
Some counties in Alabama have infant mortality rates higher than those in some Third World counties. For a UA researcher, this gives added significance to recent findings that low blood zinc levels in expectant mothers can increase by eight times the risk of delivering low birth-weight babies.
Building a Better Child Safety Seat
A dentist is teaming with two University of Alabama entities in attempts to provide an easy, alternative way to quickly remove a child from a safety seat in an emergency situation.