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Community-Based Research with Women in Prison

Desktop News | May 2024 In the world of academic research, certain works stand out not just for their content but for the revolutionary approach they take in addressing complex issues. University of Alabama professors Susan Dewey‘s and Brittany VandeBerg’s upcoming book co-authored with senior South Carolina Department of Corrections administrator Julie Tennant-Caine, Community-Based Research with Women in Prison, is one such exceptional work. It not only explores the intricacies of its subject matter but also redefines the methodology used […]

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Enhancing Career Opportunities Through the Digital, Public and Professional Writing Minor

Desktop News | May 2024 Students are using the English Department’s new minor in Digital, Public, and Professional Writing as a complement to their academic coursework in a variety of degree programs across campus. We have students from pre-health and pre-law, as well as the humanities, taking courses such as Science Writing EN 381, Business Writing EN 382, Writing Across Media EN 313, Technical Writing EN 319, Legal Writing EN 383 and our new Grant Writing course EN 384. Courses […]

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Gun Present: Inside a Southern District Attorney’s Battle Against Gun Violence

Desktop News | March 2024 An extraordinary partnership between academic researchers and criminal justice professionals has provided an unprecedented perspective on the challenges of prosecuting gun-related cases. University of Alabama Professor Susan Dewey along with her esteemed coauthors Brittany VandeBerg and Hays Webb, is preparing to launch the groundbreaking book, Gun Present: Inside a Southern District Attorney’s Battle Against Gun Violence. The book introduces readers to a fresh perspective on the pervasive problem of crimes committed with guns. It delves […]

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UA Paleontologist Discovers Rare Soft Tissue in Fossil

In a recently published paper, Dr. Adiel Klompmaker, University of Alabama Museums’ curator of paleontology, and colleagues reported on a remarkable crab with multiple mineralized soft tissues preserved. This crab lived 75 million years ago during the Cretaceous in the area of present-day South Dakota in an ancient sea known as the Western Interior Seaway.

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Exploring the Hidden Depths: Unraveling the Mystery of Wind Cave

Desktop News | November 2023 In the heart of South Dakota, buried deep beneath the surface, lies a hidden world of unimaginable mystery and beauty; Wind Cave stretches out over an astounding 165 miles of passageways, making it the seventh longest cave on the planet. It’s a place where darkness reigns, and life survives in the most unexpected ways. Dr. Hazel Barton, the Loper Endowed professor of geological sciences at The University of Alabama and her team have been attempting […]

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Project Advancing Tools To Remotely Monitor Water Quality

From the UA News Center | A project led by The University of Alabama is developing software to enable monitoring and assessing the quality of freshwater reservoirs using satellite and drone technology, potentially saving time and cost. Supported by the Water Research Foundation, the research is a partnership with the University of Cincinnati for a new generation of adaptive software tools to evaluate and demonstrate the use of satellite observations and cutting-edge drone remote sensing technology in drinking water quality monitoring […]

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