UA to Host Training Course for Clinicians who Prescribe Opioid Medications
The University of Alabama will host a training course May 12 for clinicians who prescribe opioid medications.
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UA to Host Patient-Centered Outcomes Workshop for Health Professionals
The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing will host a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute workshop to encourage community engagement for health initiatives and research, Thursday, April 21 at the College.
National Geographic Explorer Shares New Species Discovery Story in UA Lecture
Paleoanthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Dr. Lee Berger will present “Almost Human: The Discovery of Homo naledi” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 18, in The University of Alabama’s Biology Building auditorium.
Entrepreneurs to Pitch Business Plans, Demo Technologies at UA AIME Day
Entrepreneurial teams at The University of Alabama will compete for funds to build prototypes and advanced startups will demonstrate their technologies during AIME Day, an annual showcase of burgeoning technologies and business plan competition Friday, April 15 on the UA campus.
Lecturer to Discuss Evolution of Birds in UA’s ALLELE Series
Dr. Julia Clarke, a professor at the University of Texas, will discuss modern birds’ relationship to dinosaurs April 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom on The University of Alabama campus.
UA Engineering Assisting NASA with Test of Spin-Off Technology
Engineers with NASA are using a lab at The University of Alabama to help develop a spin-off technology aimed at girding structures against earthquakes.
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby to Speak at UA Water Policy Summit
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby will speak at The University of Alabama’s 2016 Water Policy Summit Friday, April 8 at 8 a.m.
Population Grew in Most Alabama Metro Areas in 2015
Alabama’s metro area population continued to grow, increasing by 14,754 people, or 0.4 percent, from July 1, 2014 to July 1, 2015, according to the population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
UA Researcher’s Paper Looks for Leads in Bee Population Decline
Domesticating bees for agricultural pollination may present a greater risk for transmitting the kinds of pathogens that are threatening wild bumble bee populations as a whole, a paper co-written by a University of Alabama biologist says.
UA Study Details Brazilians’ Lack of Desire for Children, Marriage
Fewer men and women in Brazil value marriage and having offspring when selecting a mate, according to a University of Alabama psychologist.