Research

Scientific Society to Present UA Chemist with National Award

The world’s largest chemical society has selected a University of Alabama chemist for one of its 2011 national research awards.

Public to Use UA Co-Developed Network to Document Oil-Spill Fallout

Think of how easy it has become to take out your mobile smartphone and capture important photos in just seconds. Now, through the work of a University of Alabama computer scientist and his colleagues, you can utilize that technology to help scientists and researchers build a database of critical images during a natural disaster or crisis.

UA Plank Center Awards Leadership Grants in Public Relations

The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at The University of Alabama will award $8,500 to support two research projects that will enhance understanding of factors that contribute to effective and ethical leadership in public relations.

New Salamander Co-Discovered by UA Researcher in Backdrop of Threat

Like many amphibians, salamanders are declining at an alarming rate around the planet, but scientists have discovered a new kind of salamander scurrying about in central sections of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

UA McNair Scholar to Present Research on Oral Histories of Chicano Activists

Lisa Elizondo, a University of Alabama junior and McNair Scholar who spent her summer collecting oral histories of Chicano-rights activists, will present “Off the Border: Mexican-Americans in Washington State” at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, in 125 ten Hoor on the UA campus.

Addy Named Assistant Dean for Outreach at UA Business School

Dr. Sam Addy has been named assistant dean for outreach at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration.

UA Scientist to Bring Tiny Sea Life from Gulf to Campus to Study Oil Spill’s Impact

A University of Alabama molecular biologist will soon bring dozens of tiny, transparent animals who live in Gulf Coast waters back to his campus laboratory as part of an effort to better understand the oil spill’s long-term impact on the coastal environment and creatures living there.

Comic Book to Share True Tale of Strange Space Object

A cast of real-life astronomers and a Dutch schoolteacher who collaborated in the discovery and analysis of an unusual object in space are featured in a comic book to be unveiled Sept. 3 in Atlanta.

‘Ready or Not, Neutrinos, Here We Come’

Perhaps the coldest hide-and-seek game ever played is under way as you read this.

Alabama Asian Population Shows Strong Entrepreneurial Spirit, According to UA Center

Recent figures from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that people of Asian origin in Alabama have a strong entrepreneurial spirit in the state, according to Annette Watters, manager of the State Data Center at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce.