Research

UA Professors to Study Underwater Robotics Wireless Communications

UA Professors to Study Underwater Robotics Wireless Communications

Selected by the National Science Foundation, the professors will lead a $1.5 million effort to develop an infrastructure for underwater research robots to exchange information.

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UA Research to Help Rural Residents with Hearing Loss

A more than $2 million NIH grant will further work at The University of Alabama to improve the lives of those suffering from hearing loss in rural areas of the state.

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Early Promise for Natural Compound in Combatting Parkinson’s

A lab at The University of Alabama has shown a compound found in a common shrub in India exhibits neuroprotective effects against Parkinson’s disease characteristics induced by an herbicide in fruit flies.

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Pandemic’s Effects Will Linger on State’s Growing Economy

The state’s economy could grow by 2.6% in 2021, a good clip that will not pull the state out of the hole created in 2020 by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report published today by economists at The University of Alabama.

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NASA Mission to Include Contributions from UA Engineering

Engineering researchers at The University of Alabama will contribute to a pioneering spaceflight mission set to launch in 2025.

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UA, Tuscaloosa File Joint Patent to Detect Community Blight

The University of Alabama and the City of Tuscaloosa collaborated to create a system that can automatically detect blighted areas in a community, helping prevent issues before they escalate into costly repairs for property owners.

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UA Engineering Researchers Investigating Solutions for Jet Biofuel

The study is part of a $3.8 million grant from the United States Department of Energy.

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UA Part of National Effort to Strengthen Coronavirus Vaccine Rollout

The research coalition is aimed at strengthening the community’s role and involvement in an equitable campaign.

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UA Receives Grant to Study Social, Emotional Learning in Children

The $5 million federal grant funds a study on the importance of social and emotional learning in elementary school students’ success.