Chemistry Program at UA Prepares Students for Careers in Science
A summer program at The University of Alabama, funded by the National Science Foundation, is helping train the next generation of chemists and scientific researchers.
Research
UA Engineering Student Awarded UNCF/Merck Scholarship
Aeriel Murphy, a junior from Wetumpka majoring in metallurgical and materials engineering at The University of Alabama, recently received a 2011 United Negro College Fund and Merck Foundation Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Award.
Harvard, UA Researchers Hone in on a Protein’s Precise Role in Disease Prevention
Building upon work initiated by University of Alabama scientists, Harvard Medical School researchers, collaborating with UA and others, took another step in cracking the code behind a protein’s precise role in the disease dystonia and, along the way, discovered a new lead for cystic fibrosis research, according to a journal article publishing today.
Caving for Climate
A 10,000-year-old weather report? Come on. That’s going a tad deep into the archives, isn’t it? Yet, that’s the untold story that caves on a South Pacific island are expected to reveal to a group of University of Alabama geologists beginning this week.
UA Students Develop Beneficial Smartphone Applications
University of Alabama students and professors are working together to develop smartphone applications to help those with health conditions including blindness, obesity and diabetes.
New Findings about Creek War Battle Site Highlight 101st Issue of UA’s Alabama Heritage Magazine
An article about finding the correct location for a key Creek War battlefield is featured in the 101st issue of Alabama Heritage, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2011.
An Uncommon Approach: Nobles, Commoners Grant Insights into Maya Kings
If tomorrow’s archaeologists are inspired by an approach taken by Dr. Lisa LeCount, they might be tempted one day to learn about the long ago lives of Prince William and Kate Middleton by looking a bit further down the hierarchal chain.
Hypertension Study Has Finger on Community’s Pulse
After learning that African-American women in Alabama had the highest death rate from heart disease — even though they account for less than a third of the state’s female population — a University of Alabama nursing professor was compelled to ask why.
Hale County Site Developed for Land Conservation Program at UA
A 480-acre tract of forested property near Akron, and owned by The University of Alabama, is being enhanced with an outdoor classroom area designed to teach students how to manage family, corporate and public lands as a renewable natural resource.
UA Key in Multi-Institute Exploratory Research Project Investigating Tuscaloosa Tornado Damage
A UA research team has received a National Science Foundation Rapid Response Grant for Exploratory Research to investigate and gather data about the damage to, and performance of, woodframe structures in the affected areas due to strong winds.