Dr. Faythe Freese, associate professor of music at The University of Alabama, will present a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building.
The Association for Integrated Studies, a nationwide consortium of academics in interdisciplinary programs, will hold its annual conference from Wednesday, Oct. 7, to Sunday, Oct. 11.
Two political scientists, Dr. Douglas Gibler and Dr Karl DeRouen, have received a grant of $205,000 from the National Science Foundation to analyze the effectiveness of political settlements in ending international conflict.
To explore how problems in the inner ear can affect balance, especially in older patients, Dr. Craig Formby of The University of Alabama has developed the Roto-Tilt Chair, which will spin test subjects and patients head over heel.
Dr. David T. Beito, professor of history at The University of Alabama, and his wife, Dr. Linda Royster Beito, have published "Black Maverick: T.R.M. Howard's Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power," a civil rights leader.
Fabric and textile artist Jay McGirt is sewing thousands of feathers onto a piece of burlap. The piece of decorated fabric, when completed, will stretch across the top of a Native American palanquin.
Goldie, the sculpture that looks like a rusty, prone robot, lies mute on Woods Quad. Curious, delighted visitors drawn to the enchanting novelty of a dead or sleeping robot hanging out on the grass in the middle of the University stand next to it and pose for pictures.
While the cost of fuel has put a damper on the travel plans of many Americans, one father-son engineering duo with a passion for RV travel has decided to combat the problem by creating a concept for an electric-hybrid passenger vehicle with the ability to improve fuel economy and increase the acceleration of the motor home towing it.
The pilot study assessing the impact of the installation of lap/shoulder seat belts on a limited number of Alabama school buses is entering the final research year. The study, conducted through UA's University Transportation Center for Alabama, will provide information about school buses with seat belts for possible adoption throughout the nation.
Many children's behavior problems fade prior to adolescence, while others do not. What differentiates these two groups? Oftentimes, it's the moms' prenatal anxiety.
Transitioning from elementary school to middle school can be both exciting and terrifying for a tween. Parental involvement is important for a successful move to middle school.
One of tweens' biggest social concerns is: "will I have friends?" University of Alabama education professor Natalie Adams offers parents some tips for helping their tween navigate the social scene in middle school.
The tween years bring on radical changes in behaviors. University of Alabama education professor Liza Wilson talks about what exactly is going on with tweens and ways parents can distinguish between behaviors.
As dropout rates rise across the country, the Tween years have become more important. University of Alabama education professor Joyce Stallworth explains why these years are so important in reducing the dropout rates in high school.
Tweens spend about $43 billion a year and influence the spending of billions of dollars. But with today's economy, University of Alabama business professor Kristy Reynolds says tweens are saying it's "cool" to be frugal.
Reading contemporary young adult novels helps tweens not only in improving reading skills, but also with issues they face on a daily basis.
Teaching financial responsibility is most effective during that time in a young person's life when they are most impressionable. That time is during the tween years.
A dentist is teaming with two University entities in attempts to provide an easy, alternative way to quickly remove a child from a safety seat in an emergency situation.
Older African-Americans with HIV/AIDS frequently draw upon their spiritual beliefs to cope with the disease but rarely disclose it to friends inside or outside the church, according to a study.
What's ahead for 2009? Anxiety and depression will threaten Americans' mental health, the U.S. will pull out of Iraq, 100 more banks will fail and healthy eating will fall by the wayside, according to the 28th edition of "Educated Guesses," a series of annual predictions offered by University of Alabama faculty.
Interpretations of a now defunct form of Spanish writing, in combination with a joint U.S.-Cuban archaeological effort, are granting researchers insight into the Cuban people who Christopher Columbus encountered on his first voyage to the "New World." During the two previous summers, an archaeological effort in eastern Cuba has recovered several thousand pottery and stone artifacts from the site of a former large native village, El Chorro de Maita.
University of Alabama professor Peter Clark offers opinions on whether gas prices will continue to fall this holiday season, whether more drilling will mean cheaper prices at the pump, how a new President will affect gas prices, and whether falling gas prices will fuel holiday spending.
University of Alabama professor Allen Parrish offers a peek at peak travel, advice on the best time to travel and how weather affects holiday travel, whether GPS systems improve driving safety, and more.
On a budget this holiday season? Jan Brakefield, assistant professor of consumer sciences at The University of Alabama, offers a tip sheet to follow during the holiday shopping season.
American consumers have a lot of challenges this holiday shopping season, the most important challenge being how to spread holiday cheer and give gifts without overspending on an already tight budget. University of Alabama professor Caroline Fulmer offers tips on gift giving that doesn't empty your wallet.
University of Alabama retail expert Kristy Reynolds predicts the upcoming holiday season for retailers will be the worst since the recession in the early 1980s when the nation was hit by increased bankruptcies, agricultural exports plummeted, crop prices fell, interest rates increased, and the federal budget deficit jumped.
For many, the holiday season is about family and traditions. One of the traditions that carries from year to year might involve past disagreements and sensitive subjects. You can avoid the negativity this season with some helpful advice from Dr. Linda Enders, associate professor of human development and family studies at The University of Alabama.
Whether they know her or not, UA senior Dana Lewis is changing the way people on campus eat lunch every day. A student living with Type 1 diabetes, Lewis has worked with campus food services to place nutrition labels in the dining halls and in kiosks outside dining areas to provide daily nutritional information. This semester, the award-winning student is teaching a class on "Living with Diabetes" to help others.
Twenty-four years and a gulf of ideology separates the first two women to share the nation's major party tickets. But the way the media talks about Sarah Palin and Geraldine Ferraro hasn't changed, according to ongoing research by members of "the Palin Watch" at The University of Alabama.
One of the top 100 art collectors in the United States, Paul R. Jones of Atlanta, has donated his 1,700-piece art collection valued at $4.8 million to UA. The Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art includes one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of 20th century African American art in the world.
Researchers will compare media coverage and public reaction to Palin with earlier reactions to Geraldine Ferraro, and they will assess the impact of Hillary Clinton in the 2008 campaign, as the first viable female presidential candidate.
Dr. David Lanoue, chair of the political science department in the UA College of Arts and Sciences, as well as other experts in the fields of polling, advertising and other areas of politics can help you and your audiences understand the 2008 presidential campaign.
Telehealth "“ the use of state-of-the-art telecommunications and computer technology to help health-care professionals "“ will be one of the key topics at a conference on the future of health care in the United States on Thursday, Sept. 4, and Friday, Sept. 5, at The University of Alabama.
What college freshmen should bring to college is sometimes not what they actually bring to campus. This list includes practical suggestions as well as a few "tongue-in-cheek" ones.
A Dutch schoolteacher has discovered a unique astronomical object via the Galaxy Zoo project, which enables the public to take part in astronomy research online. A University of Alabama astronomer is the principal investigator on a Hubble Space Telescope approved project to take a closer look.
The University Transportation Center for Alabama, headquartered at The University of Alabama, is conducting a pilot study to assess the impact of installation of lap/shoulder seat belts on a limited number of Alabama school buses.
Tests implemented since No Child Left Behind's passage may have helped with accountability issues in education, but they have had little effect on improving learning in children.
Bullies in the schoolyard now have a new place to wield their punches "“ cyberspace. "Cyberbullying," as it's now called, is like regular bullying except it's done online through sites like Facebook and MySpace and the use of cell phones, says Dr. Vivian Wright of the University of Alabama.
Teenage subcultures featured in the majority of American teenage movies and TV shows such as "Mean Girls", "The Hills", and "Gossip Girl" have led some to assume that all social aspects of middle and high school are negative. That's not the case, said Dr. Natalie Adams of the University of Alabama.
"No Child Left Behind," the Bush administration's education package, will continue no matter who wins the November presidential election. Its focus, however, will likely shift to early intervention programs.
Dr. Nancy Rhodes has been studying teenage drivers for almost five years "“ the road trips, joy rides and tragic accidents. She realized that an area for improvement was parent-teen communication. She says a promising part of preventing crashes is informing parents and the teens themselves about exactly why crashes happen.
Studies indicate a spray-on formula increases plants' tolerance of cold temperatures by several degrees.
Capt. Alfred S. McLaren and the crew of the USS Queenfish took their submarine in 1970 beneath the perennial sea ice cover of the Arctic Ocean to explore and map the Siberian Continental Shelf for the only time in history, encountering extreme dangers and discoveries along the way.
The department of theatre and dance is excited to announce the 2008-2009 season to the public. Season subscription renewal forms were mailed to subscribers recently, giving them the first look at a season filled with dazzling dance concerts, "thoroughly modern" musicals, crazy comedies and much more.
At the beginning of June, Dr. Faythe Freese, associate professor of organ in The University of Alabama School of Music, will spend four nights recording a CD at L'Eglise de la Sainte-Trinité in Paris (Church of the Holy Trinity).
A wind ensemble and chorus will travel from Tuscaloosa to Enterprise, Ala., for the debut of a musical composition called "Enterprise." The University of Alabama commissioned the work to memorialize eight students killed in a tornado at Enterprise High School on March 1, 2007. Dr. Ken Ozzello will lead the Alabama Wind Ensemble and University Singers.
Researchers have identified five genes within animal models displaying protective capabilities against a trait of Parkinson's disease. This is a possible step toward identifying both new targets for drug treatment development and genetic factors which make some people more susceptible to the disease.
Discovery of two new components within a puzzling spiral galaxy confirm it must have a pair of arms winding in the opposite direction from most galaxies, according to results being presented today to the American Astronomical Society meeting in Austin, Texas.
A handful of colleges nationwide are establishing transition programs for students with an autism spectrum disorder. With the number of ASD diagnoses ballooning in recent years, there's a growing demand to help these students navigate college life "“ the near ultimate in social interaction challenges.
Dr. Amy Lang's project explores energy conservation and boundary layer control in regard to a shark's surface. The project findings will allow researchers to explore natural solutions for the reduction of skin friction over solid surfaces, which could result in new innovations and applications concerning energy conservation.
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