UA Students From Huntsville Conduct Research as McNair Scholar
Karen Torres of Arab and Grace Shelby of Huntsville conducted research at The University of Alabama as members of the 2005 McNair Scholars class.
Research
UA Student From Hueytown Conducts Research as McNair Scholar
Adam Townes of Hueytown conducted research at The University of Alabama as a member of the 2005 McNair Scholars class.
UA Student From Grover Beach Conducts Research as McNair Scholar
Abigail Smith of Grover Beach, Calif., conducted research at The University of Alabama as a member of the 2005 McNair Scholars class.
UA Student From Carbon Hill Conducts Research as McNair Scholar
LeAnn Glover of Carbon Hill conducted research at The University of Alabama as a member of the 2005 McNair Scholars class.
Following the Money
Money laundering, according to news accounts, is the world’s third largest business, a business so large that it is nearly impossible to even estimate the volume. The United Nations Crime and Justice Database describes the crime being officially recorded at national levels in more than 80 countries.
UA Faculty Member Spending Summer at the Federal Reserve
Dr. Laura Reynolds, assistant professor of consumer sciences in the College of Human Environmental Sciences at The University of Alabama, is serving this summer as a Visiting Scholar for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C. Reynolds is working in the Consumer and Community Affairs division.
Local High School Students Become Nanoscience Interns at UA For Summer Program
Nine local high school students are taking the leap into the field of “nanoscience” as they work with leading faculty at The University of Alabama as part of summer research program funded by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy.
UA Researcher Performs Ballistics Research to Benefit American Troops
A University of Alabama engineering professor and his student team are researching ways to improve projectiles’ ability to penetrate sand, soil and other targets in an effort to assist American troops.
UA’s Rogers Wins Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge For Enviro-Friendly Method of Producing Textiles and Plastics
An effort led by a University of Alabama chemist has demonstrated a new way to dissolve and use cellulose – found in the cell walls of trees and other plants – in producing environmentally friendly materials that UA researchers say have potential for the automotive, packaging and textile industries.
Protection in a Protein
University of Alabama researchers have demonstrated that a specific protein protects against the loss of the brain neurons whose demise leads to Parkinson’s disease, a central nervous system disorder estimated to affect more than 1 million Americans.