UA Psychologists Offer Memory Screening
Graduate students and faculty in The University of Alabama’s psychology department are offering a no-cost memory screening to members of the West Alabama community ages 55 or older.
Research
Surgeon, UA Professor Team in New Approach to Pain Treatment
A chronic pain condition and numerous gastrointestinal disorders may all be caused by a virus.
UA Engineering Graduate Student Wins Best Paper Award
A research paper written by an engineering graduate student won an award for best paper at a recent academic conference and will be submitted for review in a scholarly journal.
UA Center’s Report Shows Gaps in Workforce Development Capacity at Nation’s Community Colleges
“Workforce Training in a Recovering Economy,” released by the Education Policy Center at The University of Alabama, details the perceptions of state officials across the nation who are responsible for coordination and supervision of community colleges.
Webcomic Highlighting UA Astronomy to be Unveiled in Atlanta
Citizen scientists enthralled by photographs of unusual galaxies posted online triggered a University of Alabama professor to use NASA’s famed Hubble Space Telescope to further analyze the space oddities.
Going Viral: Surgeon, Professor Team in New Approach to Pain Treatment
A Tuscaloosa-based surgeon’s theory related to chronic pain is likely headed for a clinical trial early next year, and it’s drawing support from a University of Alabama researcher who studies how viruses replicate.
Snail Believed Extinct Found in Cahaba by UA Graduate Student
A freshwater snail declared extinct in 2000 was recently rediscovered in the Cahaba River by a University of Alabama graduate student.
Living on the (Botanical) Edge
John Clark doesn’t seem like a violent man. Yet, a group once wondered aloud whether he was one of those “foreigners who kills people and puts them in boiling water and extracts their fat to cook with.”
UA Researchers Seek Pain Sufferers’ Feedback on Yoga
Members of the psychology department at The University of Alabama are seeking participants for a research study on attitudes toward yoga among chronic-pain sufferers.
Chemistry Program at UA Prepares Students for Careers in Science
The UA department of chemistry is hosting a Research Experiences for Undergraduates program, directed by Drs. John Vincent and Stephen Woski.