UA to Host High School Physics Contest Jan. 31
The University of Alabama’s high school physics contest, now in its 38th year, is set for Jan. 31.
Reprogrammed Protein Shows Neurologic Disease Treatment Promise, UA Research Shows
A protein naturally found only in single-cell organisms can, when reprogrammed in a laboratory, correct within animal models a hallmark trait associated with multiple neurodegenerative diseases, according to a paper co-authored by University of Alabama researchers and publishing today in the journal Cell.
Obama Honors Outstanding Young Scientists, including UA Researcher
President Barack Obama named a University of Alabama geologist among the researchers receiving the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their research careers.
UA Start-Up Company Wins NSF Small Business Innovation Grant
The National Science Foundation has awarded a University of Alabama start-up company a $150,000 grant to further develop a new catalyst for the petrochemical industry.
Educated Guesses 2014
For the 33rd consecutive year, The University of Alabama’s Office of Media Relations offers predictions from faculty experts for the coming year.
UA Chemist Leads Supercomputer Effort to Aid Nuclear Understanding
Two of the nation’s fastest supercomputers will aid a research team, led by a University of Alabama computational chemist, in guiding both the development of new nuclear fuels and clean-up efforts from past nuclear fuel and weapon production.
IceCube Collaboration, Involving UA Scientists, Awarded Breakthrough of the Year
An Antarctic observatory, a massive, collaborative effort including University of Alabama researchers, was selected as the Breakthrough of the Year for making the first observation of cosmic neutrinos but also for overcoming the many challenges of creating and operating a colossal detector deep under the ice at the South Pole.
UA Chemistry Professor’s Research Recognized in Top Two Percent by National Journal
Dr. Laura Busenlehner, assistant professor of chemistry at The University of Alabama, has received “Paper of the Week” recognition by the Journal of Biological Chemistry, a top journal in her field.
Heartbeat-Like Signals from Supermassive Black Hole Provide Insight to UA Astronomers
Rare heartbeat-like pulsations detected from a supermassive black hole may grant scientists better insight into these exotic objects, according to two University of Alabama astronomers who co-authored a recent scientific article on the discovery.
Secrets to Python’s ‘Extreme Adaptation’ Revealed in UA Co-Authored Paper
The Burmese python’s ability to ramp up its metabolism and enlarge its organs to swallow and digest prey whole can be traced to unusually rapid evolution and specialized adaptations of its genes and the way they work, a team of international biologists, including one from The University of Alabama, said in a new research paper.