Purple Martins Get Prime Living Quarters on UA Campus
A University of Alabama geographer and ornithologist is leading an effort to build houses on campus for the purple martin, a popular migratory bird.
Research
IceCube Neutrino Observatory Explores Origin of Cosmic Rays; UA Scientists on Research Team
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a massive detector in Antarctica, is honing in on how the highest energy cosmic rays are produced.
UA Hosts Tornado Research Symposium on Anniversary of April 27 Storms
The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences and its Alabama Museum of Natural History will host a tornado research symposium Friday, April 27 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the tornado outbreak that struck Tuscaloosa and the region.
‘$5 Man’ Hears the Hum of Economic Development
Around The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, people often call Sam Addy the “Five-Dollar Man.”
Psychology Professor to Discuss Sociopolitical Context of Research in UA’s Dinoff Lecture
Dr. Elizabeth A. Klonoff, professor of psychology at San Diego State University and co-director of clinical training at San Diego State/University of California, San Diego, will be the speaker for the annual Michael Dinoff Memorial Lecture at The University of Alabama.
UA Researchers Win Grant to Study How Congregations Can Reduce AIDS Stigma
University of Alabama researchers have received a multiyear grant to examine the role that African-American congregations can play in reducing HIV/AIDS-related stigma in rural Alabama.
Hiding in Plain Sight, a New Frog Species with a ‘Weird’ Croak is Identified in New York City
In the wilds of New York City — or as wild as you can get so close to skyscrapers — scientists have found a new leopard frog species that for years biologists mistook for a more widespread variety of leopard frog.
UA Engineering Professor Receives Grant to Make New Magnetic Material
The United States Department of Energy recently awarded a University of Alabama engineering professor, along with a team of researchers, a $1.26 million grant for an effort to create a bulk permanent magnet from alternatives to current rare earth minerals.
When the Earth Shakes
Within The University of Alabama’s South Engineering Research Center, professors are leading international efforts aimed at improving building codes and retrofitting existing buildings to reduce earthquake risks.
UA Supply Chain Management, Logistics Program Ranks High in Research Productivity
A just-published paper examining author affiliation in supply chain management and logistics ranks The University of Alabama’s program ninth in each of two of the top journals in the field.