Anyone connected with the commercial real estate business should be able to find something useful and interesting at the Alabama Commercial Real Estate Conference scheduled for Friday, Jan. 18 at the Birmingham/Jefferson County Civic Center/ Sheraton Hotel. The conference is presented by the Alabama Center for Real Estate, which is part of The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce.
November represents the second consecutive month the state housing inventory has decreased from the previous month, down 1,049 units or 2.40 percent, according to the Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama.
Armchair astronomers using the galaxyzoo.org Web site have identified more than 500 overlapping galaxies in the local Universe when astronomers had previously only known of 20 such systems.
A drought-interrupting rain showers a trio of anglers, but they remain undeterred from their task – despite the weather and a complete lack of interest in catching fish.
Think, for a second, about the size of a red blood cell. Now, imagine anything that’s about 7,000 times smaller. That would be a nanometer. It’s also representative of the world in which a host of University of Alabama researchers are involved.
Total home sales in Alabama during October reflected the most significant monthly retreat this year by posting a decline of 12.25 percent when compared to October of last year, according to the Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama.
The stars of the “Jaws” films–sharks–have recently become the subject of a University of Alabama engineering research project. Conducted by Dr. Amy Lang, assistant professor of aerospace engineering and mechanics, the project explores energy conservation and boundary layer control in regard to a shark’s surface.
As the number of diagnoses increase, autism continues to be a major concern for Alabama lawmakers and faculty at The University of Alabama. A legislative tour of UA’s Autism Spectrum Disorders Research Clinic and Speech and Hearing Center’s preschool classroom is planned for Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, followed by lunch.
Going down any red carpet these days, a celebrity is always asked, “Who are you wearing,” referring to the clothes’ designer.
German corporations have more than 2,500 subsidiaries and affiliations in the United States. More than 600,000 Americans are employed in these corporations, according to the University of Pennsylvania’s Lauder Institute. Advancement by employees in these companies, and many other global firms, often means traveling and working in international locations.