For the 25th anniversary of the Holtkamp organ in the Concert Hall of Moody Music Building, The University of Alabama will present the world premiere of “The Freese Collection,” performed by Dr. Faythe Freese, UA professor of organ.
For the 32nd consecutive year, The University of Alabama’s Office of Media Relations offers predictions from faculty for the coming year. So, what’s ahead for 2013? Look for self-driving cars, rural hospitals to face tough choices, health care reform to bring “seven stages of grief,” and a ride over the “fiscal cliff” that won’t be as dire as some depict.
Analyzing Alabama and national fatal crash data during Thanksgiving week, University of Alabama researchers found common factors in fatal crashes throughout the year are exaggerated by the activity of Thanksgiving week.
Dr. Xiangrong Shen, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Alabama, hopes to develop an alternative below-knee prosthesis capable of actively powering the ankle joint for amputees.
The largest and most global examination to date into the state of public relations profiles a profession being reshaped by forces as current as digital networks and as timeless as generational divides.
Just as supply, access and environmental issues surrounding oil led to searches for alternatives to traditional energy efforts, similar issues surrounding naturally-magnetic materials are causing concerns about sustaining electric energy.
Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian, retired vice president of group research at Daimler AG, joined the faculty in The University of Alabama College of Engineering.
Comprehensive prenatal care can decrease the rate of low birth weights, according to a study led by a university researcher and professor of human nutrition.
Dr. Richard C. Fording, chair of the UA political science department, finds several key lessons in former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's "47 Percent" remarks.
A chronic pain condition and numerous gastrointestinal disorders may all be caused by a virus. That’s a Tuscaloosa-based surgeon’s theory likely headed for a clinical trial early next year and one drawing support from a researcher who studies how viruses replicate.
"Workforce Training in a Recovering Economy," released by the Education Policy Center at The University of Alabama, details the perceptions of state officials across the nation who are responsible for coordination and supervision of community colleges. Respondents reported expectations from business leaders, policymakers and the public that community colleges train workers – while also reporting that training funds from federal sources like the Workforce Investment Act and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act have been exhausted. High unemployment has also strained the capacity of the schools, as more people seek new training, they said.
After poring through thousands of images of galaxies posted online, the general public will be among the first to see a scientific research project’s results – courtesy of the Hubble Space Telescope, a University of Alabama astronomer and an online webcomic to be unveiled Sept. 2 during DragonCon.
A freshwater snail declared extinct in 2000 was recently rediscovered in the Cahaba River by a graduate student.
Though separated geographically by more than 1,000 miles, Lamont Pearson and Brittany Turner forged a close bond through the master's of library and information science online program at the University of Alabama. After tornado relief efforts, trips to visit one another in Mississippi and New York and a New Orleans wedding, Turner and Pearson will graduate together at UA on Aug. 4.
As the number of children identified nationwide with an Autism Spectrum Disorder trends upward, it’s evident, said the director of a college transition program for students with an ASD, universities will see an increasing number of students who could potentially benefit from transition services.
Dr. Ajay K. Agrawal, a University of Alabama engineering professor, was recently granted a patent for a breakthrough technology for noise reduction in combustion. This technology decreases the noise generated by combustion systems at the source by placing a sponge-like material directly in the flame.
A University of Alabama geographer and ornithologist is leading an effort to build houses on campus for the purple martin, a popular migratory bird. Dr. Michael Steinberg stands near one of the birdhouses designed to invite purple martins to stay.
Scientific researchers and other professionals will participate in an April 27 symposium commemorating the one-year anniversary of the tornado outbreak that struck Tuscaloosa, Ala. and the region.
In a four-year study, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Minority AIDS Research Initiative, researchers will conduct and evaluate an HIV/AIDS anti-stigma related intervention among 10 African-American congregations in rural Alabama. The overall goal of the project, “Faith-Based Anti-Stigma Intervention Toward Healing HIV/AIDS,” or Project FAITHH, is to decrease both individual and community-wide stigma in these congregations.
In the wilds of New York City — or as wild as you can get so close to skyscrapers — scientists have found a new leopard frog species that for years biologists mistook for a more widespread variety of leopard frog.
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