A Raw Deal
Dr. Mark Elliott is leading a project to get a grasp on how much raw wastewater, and the diseases it can spawn, flow into the water of Alabama’s Black Belt.
Improved Sensors Could Reduce Energy Used for HVAC Systems
Engineering researchers at The University of Alabama are part of a nationwide project to find ways of reducing energy used to heat, cool and ventilate buildings.
Faculty Awarded NOAA Grant to Improve Tornado Warnings for Deaf
Drs. Jason Senkbeil and Darrin Griffin have been awarded a grant of over $250,000 to study how tornado warnings can be improved and better comprehended by the Deaf, Blind and Deaf-Blind.
Student Exchange Signed between UA, German Institution
Students at The University of Alabama will have the opportunity to study and train at a German research school as part of an exchange program.
UA Scientist Helps Show How Earth Stops Tiny Particles in Their Tracks
An international group of researchers, including several from The University of Alabama, measured the interaction between tiny particles that travel the cosmos, called neutrinos, and Earth.
UA Cyber Institute Bolsters Capabilities, Plots New Direction
Recent additions to The University of Alabama Cyber Institute along with refocusing research and academic priorities should help it respond to the challenges and opportunities for cyber to change the human condition nationally and in the state.
UA Chemist’s Work in Understanding New Materials Gets Boost
Dr. Jared Allred, assistant professor of chemistry at The University of Alabama, was recently awarded a grant from the 2017 Early Career Research Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy to investigate properties of novel metal compounds and develop a new way to analyze certain aspects of these materials.
FORTIFIED Assessment
A team of faculty, graduate and undergraduate students collected data in four Florida cities including Marco Island, the location where Irma made landfall.
Thanksgiving Week Brings Risk of Traffic Fatalities
There were more fatal crashes during the week of Thanksgiving last year than in previous years, and even though fatal crashes are trending down so far in 2017, the week still brings dangers to drivers.
UA Joins Atmospheric Research Group
The University of Alabama was recently accepted into the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, or UCAR, a national organization focused on research and training in the atmospheric and related Earth system sciences.