UA Researcher to Create Family ‘Legacies’ to Help Deal with Illness
Few things leave people feeling as helpless and stressed as caring for a seriously ill family member.
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UA’s Engineering College Unveils New Research Airplane
University of Alabama engineering researchers can now be seen high in the sky. After many years of analyzing air-quality on the ground, UA is the second university in the country operating a Sky Arrow airplane investigating global climate change causes and impacts.
Innovative Classes and Research Give UA Chemistry Professor Two Achievement Awards
A University of Alabama chemistry class will explore different bacteria, including ones that eat sulfur and rock, through funding supplied by a National Science Foundation Award. Dr. Kevin Redding, associate professor of chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently was awarded the NSF CAREER Award and the Robin Hill Award for his groundbreaking photosynthesis research.
UA Telescopes will Monitor Close Approach of Asteroid Toutatis
The asteroid Toutatis will make a close approach to the Earth this month. University of Alabama astronomers will be on the rooftop of Gallalee Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 24 to see if they can monitor its path, and the public is invited to join them.
Debates to be Crucial Given Closeness of Race, Says UA Presidential Debate Expert
An uninspiring speaker debating a man known for verbal fumbles may not sound like riveting television, but a University of Alabama professor who authored a book on the history and influence of presidential debates says the upcoming contests could have an uncommon impact on the election’s outcome.
Media Advisory — UA to Unveil new Research Airplane at News Conference
UA to Unveil new Research Airplane at News Conference
When the ‘Terrible Twos’ Don’t Go Away
A University of Alabama psychologist with international success in modifying aggressive behavior in children is working with dozens of elementary schools to further gauge his program’s effectiveness in reducing substance abuse risks.
Fish Tails Galore
It’s no wonder you can hear so many good fish tales in Alabama when you consider how many different types of fish tails can be found in the state’s waters.
Martian Minerals
Looking at rocks in Idaho might not be the first place that comes to mind in searching for clues to whether life exists on Mars, but that’s where The University of Alabama’s Dr. Eric Roden expects to begin his quest in November.
Gaining an Edge
When she enrolled at UA as a freshman in 2002, Caitlin Prickett never considered she would soon begin modifying the “building blocks” that make up the genetic code of human life — pretty heady stuff for an undergraduate. But, as a participant in the University’s Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Intern program, Prickett chemically alters these compounds, known as nucleosides, in the laboratory in attempts to better understand how cancerous tumors develop and to potentially help develop new leads in the fight against the dreaded disease.