UA, ALDOT Lay Groundwork for Future Self-Driving Vehicles
Advanced technology used to make traveling safer and easier is the focus of a new project led by The University of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Transportation.
Research
UA Researcher on Team Exploring Potential Lunar Habitats for Humans
An engineering researcher at The University of Alabama is part of a project garnering international attention to potential sites for future habitats on the moon.
UA Report: Business Confidence Holds Steady Across State
Business confidence among Alabama’s industry leaders remains high heading into the final quarter of 2017, according to a recent report from The University of Alabama.
New Mothers, Affluent Areas Drive ‘Anti-Vaccine’ Sentiment on Twitter
The anti-vaccination crowd is thriving on Twitter, where the negative sentiment clusters geographically across the United States, according to a recent study by an autism researcher at The University of Alabama.
Comb Jellies Possibly First Lineage to Branch Off Evolutionary Tree
A researcher at The University of Alabama was part of a new study that provides further evidence in support of a controversial hypothesis that a group of marine animals commonly called comb jellies were the first to break away from all other animals, making it the oldest surviving animal lineage.
UA Initiative Aimed to Accelerate State’s Auto, Aerospace Sectors
An accelerator to enhance the competitiveness of Alabama’s automotive and aerospace industries has been created at The University of Alabama.
UA Researcher: Changes Needed to News Coverage of Mass Shooters
Reducing news coverage of rampage shooters’ personal information, like their names and photos, could be a deterrent to future mass shooters, according to a researcher at The University of Alabama.
In Iceland Stream, Possible Glimpse Of Warming Future
When a normally cold stream in Iceland was warmed, the make-up of life inside changed as larger organisms thrived while smaller ones struggled. The findings carry implications for life in a warming climate as the experiment shows mobile organisms should fare better than those adapted to cooler temperatures unable to disperse.
UA Alumna Donates $5 Million to Support Data, Cybersecurity Program
The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration celebrated today a generous $5 million gift from Marillyn A. Hewson, chairman, president, and CEO of Lockheed Martin.
Up From The Ground
Initial research by a team of University of Alabama marine scientists hints groundwater contributes contaminants into Mobile Bay, a situation that could worsen as rising sea levels awaken contaminants dormant in the sediment. Scientists are searching for clues from the past to see if this happened before.