Antarctic Mountain Range Formed from Heat Below, UA Study Finds
Work by geologists from The University of Alabama show that a layer of heated earth just below portions of Antarctica is pushing the Transantarctic Mountains up from the ground.
To Combat Coral-Eating Pest, UA Researcher Helps Find What They Smell
A University of Alabama researcher is part of a team that identified genes used to communicate by a starfish that preys upon coral reefs, a promising discovery that could lead to efforts to repel the aquatic pest from sensitive reefs.
UA Analysts: Record Confidence Continues among Business Leaders
Business confidence continues to increase in the state of Alabama, according to to a survey conducted by the Center for Business and Economic Research at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce.
Don’t Shoot: UA Combines VR, Neuroscience in Police Training Research
University of Alabama researchers are using a novel approach to learn how police officers react to “shoot, don’t shoot” situations: measuring brain waves during virtual reality police training.
UA Undergraduate Research Conference Adds Creative Showcase
To highlight the collaborative relationship between the arts and research, The University of Alabama’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference is kicking off its 14th year with an undergraduate Creative Showcase Wednesday, March 29, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Ferguson Center Theatre and Gallery on the UA campus.
UA Students Highlight Research, Creativity during Annual Conference
More than 500 undergraduate students at The University of Alabama are highlighting their research and creative projects during the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference March 29-30.
Ceremony to Celebrate Research by UA Faculty Rescheduled
Members of The University of Alabama faculty will be honored for their research contributions at the upcoming Faculty Research Day.
UA Researchers Project Metro-Area Growth, Rural Population Decline in Alabama
The Alabama population is expected to grow by nearly 500,000 by 2040, according to the newest projections from the Center for Business and Economic Research in UA’s Culverhouse College of Commerce.
UA Researcher Helps Identify Massive Black Hole, Tidal Disruption
Astronomers have predicted that big black holes sit at the center of all galaxies. A University of Alabama professor has contributed to a study that found one such black hole a million times as massive as our sun in the middle of eating a large star with a mass twice that of our sun.
UA Graduate Student Wins 2017 Scholars for the Dream Travel Award
University of Alabama graduate student Candace Chamber’s will receive the 2017 Scholars for the Dream Travel Award from the National Council of Teachers of English.
The Scholars for the Dream Travel Award is a national award given to emerging scholars of color – graduate students – who are embarking on scholarship that is promising, said Dr. Michelle Robinson, an assistant professor of English at UA.