Entrepreneurs Compete at UA’s April 10 AIME Day

Nineteen entrepreneurial teams, composed of University of Alabama faculty and students, will compete for approximately $100,000 in start-up funding and in-kind services Friday during UA’s annual AIME Day.

Hubble Finds Phantom Objects Near Dead Quasars in UA Astronomer Initiated Project

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has photographed a set of wispy, goblin-green objects that are the ephemeral ghosts of quasars that flickered to life and then faded. A University of Alabama astronomer initiated the Hubble survey.

UA Researchers Study Sounds from Colliding Football Helmets as Alternative to Understanding Forces

University of Alabama student Brandon McChristian hopes his research of sound waves generated from colliding football helmets leads to a a better understanding of the forces involved in those collisions and, perhaps one day, enables inexpensive sensing methods for a safer game.

Ethical Dilemmas in Legal Profession Focus of UA Symposium

The nation’s foremost experts on professional responsibility and legal ethics will discuss ethical and moral dilemmas in the legal profession during an April 10 symposium at The University of Alabama School of Law.

Hundreds of UA Student Researchers to Display, Discuss Findings

More than 700 University of Alabama students representing a cross section of campus will present research findings April 7, during UA’s annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference at the Bryant Conference Center.

UA Partnering with MSU, AU on Water Resource Issues

Researchers from The University of Alabama, Mississippi State University and Auburn University are formally collaborating to advance water resource issues in their respective states and around the globe.

UA’s First Faculty Research Day Set for April 8

Thirteen faculty members representing a cross section of campus will be presented with the President’s Faculty Research Award Wednesday, April 8, as part of UA’s first Faculty Research Day.

Legal Expert to Deliver Keynote at LGBT Antidiscrimination Symposium

David Dinielli, deputy legal director of the Southern Poverty Law Center, will deliver the keynote address for the LGBT Antidiscrimination Law and Policy after Hobby Lobby symposium at 12:15 p.m. March 27 at The University of Alabama School of Law.

Methane in Arctic Lake Traced to Groundwater from Seasonal Thawing, UA Co-authored Research Shows

Global warming may ramp up the flow of methane from groundwater into Arctic lakes, allowing more of the potent greenhouse gas to bubble out into the atmosphere, according to a new study co-authored by a University of Alabama researcher.

U.S. News Ranks UA School of Law Among Top 25 Law Schools

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama School of Law is ranked 22nd among the nation’s top law schools, both public and private, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Graduate Schools” rankings for 2016. This is the third consecutive year that Alabama Law has been ranked among the top 25 law schools