Discovering Diversity
When some people refer to “rural,” you think of farmland just outside small-town Alabama. When John Clark refers to “rural,” he’s talking two days’ travel from the nearest road.
Discovery
All in the Hips: Fossilized Discovery Leads UA Paleontologist to Find Early Whales Used Back Legs for Swimming
The crashing of the enormous fluked tail on the surface of the ocean is a “calling card” of modern whales. Living whales have no back legs, and their front legs take the form of flippers that allow them to steer. Their special tails provide the powerful thrust necessary to move their huge bulk.
UA Communication Students to Study Palin Candidacy for Vice President
When Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman to join the presidential ticket of a major political party in 1984 she intensified the debates about the integration of women into American politics, and she prompted scholarly attention to gender dynamics in the political arena.
With Presidential Election Heating Up, UA Professors Offer Insights into 2008 Campaign
With the 2008 Democratic and Republican presidential conventions making news, and the campaigns of Barack Obama and John McCain entering the home stretch, faculty members at The University of Alabama are ready to help you with insights into the political process.
Latest Housing Stats Now Available at UA Web Site
The most recent housing statistics and the Alabama Housing Affordability Index compiled by The University of Alabama’s Center for Real Estate are now posted at the Center’s Web site at http://acre.cba.ua.edu/housing_statistics.php.
Growing Where None Dare Grow Before
While many of us are concentrating on beating the heat as temperatures near triple digits, a University of Alabama botanist is focused on helping plants better withstand the cold.
UA’s Center for Real Estate Teams with Home Builders to Produce Comprehensive Report on State Home Building
The Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama is teaming with the Home Builders Association of Alabama to collect, analyze, store and disseminate a new comprehensive monthly report on the state’s home building industry.
Latest Alabama Housing Affordability Index Now Available on UA Web Site
The latest Alabama Housing Affordability Index is now posted on the Web site of The University of Alabama’s Alabama Center for Real Estate.
Take this UA Quiz on the Heart of Dixie; No Peeking
How well do you know the Heart of Dixie? Well, the U.S. Census Bureau has just released its estimates of Alabama’s county populations by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, and Annette Watters, manager of the State Data Center at The University of Alabama, has devised this little quiz. Get out your pencils. Answers follow.
UA Atom Probe Expert Takes Top Award
In his work at The University of Alabama as an atom probe microscopist, Richard Martens usually focuses on the science of the small.