Research

October Housing Stats Now Available on ACRE Web Site at UA

The October 2008 monthly housing statistics compiled by the Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama are now available on the Web site http://acre.cba.ua.edu/housing_statistics.php.

Report on State Home Building Activity Now Available Through UA’s Center for Real Estate Web Site

The October 2008 New Construction Report, which includes building permits and housing starts, is now posted and available at The University of Alabama’s Center for Real Estate Web site. The address for the site is http://acre.cba.ua.edu/construction_statistics.php

UA Parkinson’s Researcher Joins ‘Scientific Dream Team’ Through HHMI Collaborative Innovation Awards

Surprising—sometimes groundbreaking—findings can emerge when scientists follow ideas that stray from the primary path of their research. But these promising detours may prove challenging to pursue for scientists who need to marshal time, expertise, and resources in a constrained funding environment that favors more predictable research proposals.

UA Professor Studies Second Epidemic that Creates AIDS Orphans

A University of Alabama health studies specialist has found that within the AIDS crisis across the Deep South there is a second epidemic affecting the children of those who suffer with the deadly virus.

Movement Disorder Researchers Named Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professors at UA

A husband and wife professorial research team, who developed a microscopic worm as an animal model for studying human neurological diseases, are winners of The University of Alabama’s Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor award.

Third Quarter Housing Affordability Index for Alabama Now Available on UA Real Estate Center Web Site

The third quarter Alabama Housing Affordability Index is now posted on The University of Alabama’s Center for Real Estate Web site at http://acre.cba.ua.edu/affordability_index.php.

Community Pulse Keepers

Bernice Washington has her finger on the pulse of her community. By working at a mental health center, learning about ways to treat alcoholism and becoming involved in the reformation of a neighborhood, Washington, a lifelong Tuscaloosan, got to know about the needs of her community.

UA Study Shows Day Before Thanksgiving 2007 Was One of State’s Worst Crash Days of the Year

A recent University of Alabama study shows the fifth worst day for crashes within the state in 2007 was the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. These results are in sharp contrast to UA’s CARE Research & Development Laboratory’s previous annual studies of holiday crashes with special emphasis on Thanksgiving.

Third-Grader’s Diagram Comparing Life in Country, City is Published in Key Medical Magazine, Thanks to UA Professor

How did a third-grader from Sylacauga end up being published in a respected journal on rural medicine?

Scientists Seek Ways to Spare 12 Fish Species from Extinction, UA Researcher Chairs Southeastern Council Evaluating ‘Desperate Dozen’

If letter grades were assigned for freshwater biodiversity, the southeastern United States would receive “straight A’s” every year. There are more than 675 species of fish living here, which is more than half of the total number of species found in the rest of the nation. Unfortunately, one-quarter of the region’s fish species are now considered imperiled.