Art Professors Win UA’s First Kress Grant for Digital Art History
University of Alabama art history faculty members Dr. Tanja Jones and Dr. Doris Sung were awarded the Capstone’s first Digital Art History Grant from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
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UA Researcher Studying Link Between Pollutants and Hermaphroditic Fish
Pollution and chemical imbalances in water could have an adverse effect in fish that live among the mangrove trees along the Florida coast. Dr. Ryan Earley and his students are charting multiple courses to determine what causes changes in how the fish function.
Modeling the Past for Predicting Future COVID-19
Researchers from The University of Alabama, along with international partners, applied a mathematical tool used to model geochemical processes to infections of COVID-19, finding the model can assist in understanding the coronavirus pandemic and evaluating the impact of different mitigation strategies on disease infection.
UA Offers New Minor in Global Health
Beginning this fall, UA’s College of Arts and Sciences will offer a new minor in global health.
UA Theatre and Dance Releases Online Performances, Lessons
While live performances and instruction on campus are paused, the UA Department of Theatre and Dance is releasing weekly performances and lessons through two new video series.
Pandemic Public Nights Allows for Digital Stargazing on Four Continents
The UA Department of Physics and Astronomy returned access to its powerful reflecting telescope in the observatory atop Gallalee Hall through what’s been dubbed Pandemic Public Nights, a digital viewing through the telescope.
To Keep Peace, Police Need to Seek Public Support
Reform of law enforcement should emphasize community collaboration, legitimacy and keeping the peace through a reciprocal relationship between police and the public
After Two Decades in the Earth, Millions of Cicadas Arise
After remaining more than six feet underground for 17 years, periodical cicadas are emerging in waves from June to August.
UA Assists in Detection of Crab Nebula Using Innovative Telescope
Researchers at The University of Alabama are part of an international team of scientists that used a new prototype telescope to detect energetic gamma rays from the Crab Nebula, opening doors for future discoveries.