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		<title>UA ALLELE Lecture to Examine Emergence of Life in Global Warming Periods</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A vertebrate paleobiologist specializing in fossils from the age of dinosaurs, will visit The University of Alabama campus to give the lecture, “Emergence of Marine Mammals and Reptiles during past Global Warming and Sea Level Rise,” Thursday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. in room 127 of the Biology Building.]]></description>
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		<title>Hiding in Plain Sight, a New Frog Species with a ‘Weird’ Croak is Identified in New York City</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bryant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>UA Researchers Increase Understanding of Gene&#8217;s Potentially Protective Role in Parkinson&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://uanews.ua.edu/2012/02/ua-researchers-increase-understanding-of-genes-potentially-protective-role-in-parkinsons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bryant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[University of Alabama researchers have identified how a specific gene protects dopamine-producing neurons from dying in both animal models and in cultures of human neurons.]]></description>
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		<title>Archaeologist to Explore Ties between Water, Societies in UA ALLELE Lecture</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Brian Fagan, one of the world’s leading archaeological and historical writers, will visit The University of Alabama campus to give the lecture, “Elixir: Water and Humans over 10,000 years,” Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in room 127 of the Biology Building.]]></description>
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		<title>500 Middle, High-School Students Travel to UA for Science Olympiad</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 500 students are expected to participate in the 2012 regional Science Olympiad competition at The University of Alabama Saturday, Feb. 18.]]></description>
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		<title>Biologist with Penchant for Strengthening Science Education Named UA&#8217;s Outstanding Professor</title>
		<link>http://uanews.ua.edu/2011/11/biologist-with-penchant-for-strengthening-science-education-named-uas-outstanding-professor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bryant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A biology professor who has won nearly $5 million in grants to strengthen undergraduate education in the sciences is the winner of The University of Alabama's Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor award.]]></description>
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		<title>Snakes with Big Hearts May Help Yours, According to UA Co-Authored &#8216;Science&#8217; Article</title>
		<link>http://uanews.ua.edu/2011/10/snakes-with-big-hearts-may-help-yours-according-to-ua-co-authored-science-article/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bryant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Identification of three fatty acids involved in the extreme growth of Burmese pythons' hearts following large meals could prove beneficial in treating diseased human hearts, according to research co-authored by a University of Alabama scientist and publishing in the Oct. 28 issue of Science.]]></description>
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		<title>Member of National Academy of Sciences In-Residence at UA</title>
		<link>http://uanews.ua.edu/2011/10/national-academy-of-sciences-member-in-residence-at-ua/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>khwright</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Michael B.A. Oldstone, a National Academy of Sciences member and University of Alabama alumnus, will be in-residence on the UA campus Oct. 17-21.]]></description>
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		<title>UA ALLELE Lecture Explores Darwin&#8217;s Legacy of Evolutionary Psychology</title>
		<link>http://uanews.ua.edu/2011/10/ua-allele-lecture-explores-darwins-legacy-of-evolutionary-psychology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>khwright</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Brad Sagarin, a psychology professor at Northern Illinois University, will present his lecture, "Evolutionary Psychology: Exploring Darwin's Psychological Legacy," on Oct.13 at 7:30 p.m. in 127 Biology Building on The University of Alabama campus.]]></description>
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		<title>Harvard, UA Researchers Hone in on a Protein&#8217;s Precise Role in Disease Prevention</title>
		<link>http://uanews.ua.edu/2011/07/harvard-ua-researchers-hone-in-on-a-proteins-precise-role-in-disease-prevention/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bryant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Building upon work initiated by University of Alabama scientists, Harvard Medical School researchers, collaborating with UA and others, took another step in cracking the code behind a protein's precise role in the disease dystonia and, along the way, discovered a new lead for cystic fibrosis research, according to a journal article publishing today. 
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