‘Baby Blues’ of a Different Shade
When you hear “baby blues,” chances are you think of the kind that hit after the baby is born – thanks to all the attention postpartum depression gets in the media and from celebrities like Brooke Shields.
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UA Adjunct Professor on Team Publishing Cosmic Ray Discovery in Science
Researchers believe they have confirmed the source of one of the Galaxy’s more puzzling phenomenons – high energy cosmic rays. An international team of scientists, including an adjunct professor at The University of Alabama, is publishing its recent findings in the Nov. 9 issue of the journal Science.
UA Study Shows Alcohol, Speed and Poor Weather are a Lethal Combination for Holiday Driving
Enemies of traffic safety remain alcohol, speed and poor weather conditions, according to a University of Alabama CARE Research & Development Laboratory study of the two most recent Thanksgiving holiday traffic patterns.
UA Engineering Students Develop Special Cycles for United Cerebral Palsy
University of Alabama senior mechanical engineering students have designed and constructed special cycles for children who are involved in programs at United Cerebral Palsy of West Alabama.
Breaking Up is Hard to Do
“Breaking Up is Hard to Do” is advice from a popular 1970s song, but older women going through a relationship breakup may have health problems to go along with their broken hearts, a University of Alabama researcher has found.
Acoustic Sensor to be Developed Using UA’s New Hemi-Anechoic Chamber
The University of Alabama College of Engineering is developing a new acoustic sensor to be tested in UA’s new hemi-anechoic chamber. This new sensor could one day be used to help locate individuals trapped in collapsed buildings, such as after natural or man-made disasters.
Home Sales in Alabama Continue to Soften, According to UA’s Alabama Center for Real Estate
Existing home sales in Alabama softened for the second consecutive month as consumers continued to cautiously digest the impact of the evolving credit market, according to Grayson M. Glaze, J.D., executive director of the Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama.
Song of Hope Springs from Enterprise Tragedy
As a way to express human emotion, music can say it all without saying a word. The powerful feeling music can provide is the impetus behind a new, commissioned piece of music from The University of Alabama to honor and remember victims of the devastating tornado that slammed through Enterprise, Ala., on March 1, 2007.
Alabama Housing Market Remains Ahead of National Trend, According to Data from UA Center for Real Estate
Although year-to-date existing home sales in Alabama have modestly declined at a rate of 2.38 percent through August, the statewide sales remain ahead of the national existing home sales.
Census Data Reveals Interesting Info on Singles, According to UA’s State Data Center
About 149,400 women in Alabama are raising children in a home with no husband present, according to data released by the U.S. Census.