Archive for the ‘Research’ Category 
UA Museum Expedition Uncovers Post-Civil War History
Participants of the 32nd annual University of Alabama Museum Expedition are uncovering the remnants of the historic house site of Josiah and Amelia Gayle Gorgas in Brierfield.
UA Chemistry Professor Receives Award for Hydrogen Research
A University of Alabama researcher whose work could lead to more affordable hydrogen-powered vehicles on the roadways has been recognized for his contribution to the overall efforts of the U.S. Department of Energy's Center of Excellence in Chemical Hydrogen Storage.
UA Acquires Extensive Collection of American Historical Documents, Photos and Books
The University of Alabama Libraries is acquiring one of the most extensive collections of Americana and Southern history in private hands: the A. S. Williams III Collection of History and Culture of the South. For more than 40 years, Williams, a Eufaula native and UA alumnus, collected rare Americana, primarily books, manuscripts and photographs relating to the history of the United States.
German Foundation Selects UA Professor for Lifetime Research Achievement Award
The German Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has selected a University of Alabama professor for its Humboldt Research Award.
UA Receives DOE Grant for Carbon Storage Research
The University of Alabama has been awarded a U.S. Department of Energy grant totaling more than $4.85 million for a multidisciplinary project that will characterize geologic formations for carbon dioxide storage in Alabama.
UA Receives $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for Innovative Global Health Research
The University of Alabama announced today that an interdisciplinary research team has received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
UA Biology Professors Receive NSF Grant to Research Oil Spill
Two University of Alabama professors have received a National Science Foundation Rapid Response Research grant to research environmental clean-up solutions for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
UA Professor Receives Powe Award
Dr. Yuping Bao, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at The University of Alabama, has been named a recipient of the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from the Oak Ridge Associated Universities.
Housing Starts, Home Sales Up in April Over Last Year, ACRE Says
April housing starts and homes sales in Alabama are up over April 2009, according to the Alabama Center For Real Estate.
UA Awarded $1.5 Million from Howard Hughes Medical Institute to Develop New Ways of Teaching Science
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute will award $1.5 million to The University of Alabama to launch four distinct initiatives designed to teach and inspire the nation's next-generation of scientists.
Four UA Students Named National Hollings Scholars
Four University of Alabama students have received National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarships for 2010.
Real Estate Community Has ‘Modest Expectations’ for Improvement, According to UA Survey
Real estate professionals in Alabama have “modest expectations” for improvement in the overall Alabama real estate market but generally don’t expect much change in the overall national real estate industry for the second quarter of 2010.
Magnetic Materials Expert Named Director of UA MINT Center
A former vice president and professor at a private Japanese university who previously was part of an IBM research team has been named director of The University of Alabama Center for Materials for Information Technology, known as MINT.
UA Engineering Student Awarded Goldwater Scholarship
For the fourth consecutive year, a student from The University of Alabama has been named a Goldwater Scholar, receiving one of the country's most elite academic scholarships.
Home Sales, Construction Increase in March, According to UA Center
The latest look at the housing situation in Alabama from The University of Alabama's Center for Real Estate is now available on the Web.
UA-Based Start-Up Wins $25K to Further Develop Green Pest Control Method
Growers and consumers of apples stand to be among the beneficiaries of a University of Alabama start-up company’s $25,000 winnings in a state-wide business competition.
Business School Research Adds Value for Students, According to UA Co-Authored Article
A four-person team that includes two faculty members at The University of Alabama's Culverhouse College of Commerce has had an article accepted for publication later this year that will shed some light on the thorny issue of the relevance and value of the research activities of business school faculty.
Chilean Telescope Provides Expanded View for UA Astronomers
Remote access to a telescope in the Andes Mountains of Chile gives a group of astronomers and their students, including those at The University of Alabama, newly acquired peeks into the wonders of the Southern Hemisphere's nighttime sky.
Psychology Professor to Present Basowitz Lecture at UA
The University of Alabama psychology department will host the annual Harold Basowitz Memorial Lecture Friday, April 23, featuring guest speaker Dr. William Graziano.
Two UA Teams among Finalists in April 16 Business Competition
Two teams affiliated with The University of Alabama are among nine finalists in a state-wide competition designed to help launch start-up companies.
Busting Bug Love: UA-Based Company Uses Green Technology to Counter Crop Pest
Birth control for moths – that's one way of describing the focus of a start-up company, based at The University of Alabama, hoping to take a bite out of the approximate $100 billion hole that insects inflict each year via crop losses worldwide.
Two UA Professors Win NSF CAREER Awards
The National Science Foundation selected two University of Alabama professors for CAREER Awards totaling more than $890,000 for research projects related to improving future electronics and for investigating terahertz technology, respectively.
UA Engineering Student Wins National Award for Research Paper
Daniel Gerber, a junior in mechanical engineering at The University of Alabama, was named the second UA student to win the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics Foundation International Student Conference paper award.
UA Engineering Student Receives Study Abroad Fellowship
Michael Sealy, a graduate student in mechanical engineering at The University of Alabama, received an International Research and Education in Engineering Program fellowship through the National Science Foundation to study in China on an international research project this summer.
UA Student Assists Disability Advocacy Program, Enters Project in Research Competition
A University of Alabama nursing and Computer-Based Honors Program student is striving to give a state disability advocacy program a means to better explore incidents with youth occurring in treatment facilities.