UA in the News: May 12, 2010
Petroleum engineering expert comments on Gulf oil spill – political scientist comments on gubernatorial candidate
UA in the News: May 11, 2010
Petroleum expert comments on Gulf oil spill – political scientist comments on Alabama governor’s race – academic scholarships awarded – and more …
Magnetic Materials Expert Named Director of UA MINT Center
A former vice president and professor at a private Japanese university who previously was part of an IBM research team has been named director of The University of Alabama Center for Materials for Information Technology, known as MINT.
UA Engineering Student Awarded Goldwater Scholarship
For the fourth consecutive year, a student from The University of Alabama has been named a Goldwater Scholar, receiving one of the country’s most elite academic scholarships.
UA-Based Start-Up Wins $25K to Further Develop Green Pest Control Method
Growers and consumers of apples stand to be among the beneficiaries of a University of Alabama start-up company’s $25,000 winnings in a state-wide business competition.
See Saturn Via UA Telescope, Hear Discussion of Smallest Known Particles
University of Alabama scientists invite the public to a discussion of the smallest known particles, and the gigantic instrument used to study them, as well as an opportunity to view the moon and Saturn through a UA telescope.
Chilean Telescope Provides Expanded View for UA Astronomers
Remote access to a telescope in the Andes Mountains of Chile gives a group of astronomers and their students, including those at The University of Alabama, newly acquired peeks into the wonders of the Southern Hemisphere’s nighttime sky.
Two UA Teams among Finalists in April 16 Business Competition
Two teams affiliated with The University of Alabama are among nine finalists in a state-wide competition designed to help launch start-up companies.
Busting Bug Love: UA-Based Company Uses Green Technology to Counter Crop Pest
Birth control for moths – that’s one way of describing the focus of a start-up company, based at The University of Alabama, hoping to take a bite out of the approximate $100 billion hole that insects inflict each year via crop losses worldwide.
UA in the news: April 9, 2010
Rural Medical Scholars Stay the Course – FreezePruf Protects – Gryska Honored – UA experts – and more …