UA Names Vice President for Research
Dr. Russell J. Mumper has been named The University of Alabama’s vice president for research and economic development effective Jan. 1, 2019.
Research
UA Team Receives $1M Grant to Develop Tool to Combat Opioid Abuse
A research unit at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business received an approximate $1 million grant from the Justice Department to develop a data-driven tool to help officials better understand the scope of the opioid epidemic in Alabama
UA Engineers Part of Research to Maximize U.S. Fuel Economy
Engineering researchers at The University of Alabama will test a blend of a new bio-based fuel and diesel fuel as part of a project to reduce soot and greenhouse gas emissions and yield cleaner engine operation in cold-weather conditions.
UA Engineers Develop Solution to Child Heat Deaths in Cars
A patent-pending device developed by University of Alabama researchers can alert a cell phone when a human or animal is inside a parked vehicle getting too hot. It monitors carbon dioxide levels from human breath inside the vehicle along with temperature and car movement.
Best Practices, Not Individual Preferences, Bring Job Satisfaction
Though employees may like their work to cater to their individual preferences, they are predictably more satisfied when the organizational culture matches a set of widely preferred characteristics that provide a fair, supportive and stable work environment.
UA Professor to Advance U.S. Drought Monitoring and Prediction
With a NOAA grant from the UA Center for Complex Hydrosystems Research will help improve scientists’ ability to predict when and where our country is most at risk of drought.
Printing a Military Advantage
University of Alabama researchers are examining how a new 3-D printing technology could be used by the military.
UA Building Innovative Radars to Help Flood, Drought Management
Researchers at The University of Alabama will lead a project to develop and deploy radars that obtain information about snow and soil moisture to help manage the nation’s water resources.
UA Research to Study Impact ‘War on Drugs’ Has on Smuggling Routes
Researchers at The University of Alabama are bringing together their expertise in geography, modeling and criminal activity to better understand how enforcement activity influences drug trafficking in Central America.
Are Pre-K Children in Tuscaloosa School-Ready?
A University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences study of 393 pre-kindergarten children in the Tuscaloosa City School System indicate that more than 80 percent are ready for kindergarten.