Extending Health Care’s Reach
In 2001, the Capstone Rural Health Center opened in Parrish, bringing quality health care near to the doorsteps of the approximate 1,500 people living in and around the rural Walker County, Ala. community.
Research
September Housing Stats Now Available on UA Real Estate Center Web Site
The September 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.
Similarities Found in Media Coverage of Palin and Ferraro, According to Study by UA Communication Students
Twenty-four years and a gulf of ideology separates the first two women to share the nation’s major party tickets. But has the way the media talks about Sarah Palin and Geraldine Ferraro changed? Not so much, according to ongoing research by members of “the Palin Watch” at The University of Alabama.
Stalking the Ghost Bird
When Dr. Michael Steinberg was 11, he was cutting through a coastal pine forest to go fishing while he and his parents were vacationing near Fort Meyers, Fla. As he was walking, he caught sight of three big woodpeckers, two of which seemed to be engaged in some kind of courtship ritual.
Report on State Home Building Activity Now Available Through UA’s Center for Real Estate Website
The September 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/pdfs/construction_statistics/New%20Construction%20Report.pdf
A Launching Pad for Entrepreneurs
Similarities abound between Donald Trump and The University of Alabama’s Dr. William “Bill” Gathings. No, maybe not the hair, but each has demonstrated an entrepreneurial spirit, and both are ardent promoters of a business-based competition with a reality TV show feel. Ok, so with Trump, it’s more than the feel of reality TV.
Housing Statistics, Housing Affordability Index for State Now Available on UA Real Estate Center Web Site
The monthly housing statistics and the Alabama Housing Affordability Index 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 August 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
Discovering Diversity
When some people refer to “rural,” you think of farmland just outside small-town Alabama. When John Clark refers to “rural,” he’s talking two days’ travel from the nearest road.
All in the Hips: Fossilized Discovery Leads UA Paleontologist to Find Early Whales Used Back Legs for Swimming
The crashing of the enormous fluked tail on the surface of the ocean is a “calling card” of modern whales. Living whales have no back legs, and their front legs take the form of flippers that allow them to steer. Their special tails provide the powerful thrust necessary to move their huge bulk.