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ALRI Awards Funds to Faculty to Address Neurodegenerative Diseases
Two assistant professors of biological sciences, Dr. Lukasz Cielsa and Dr. Stanislava Chtarbanova-Rudloff, will use the funds awarded to support basic science research in the area of neurodegeneration.
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Two UA Professors Get Boost with NSF CAREER Awards
From the Winter 2019 Collegian | The nation’s most prestigious recognition of top-performing young scientists was recently awarded to a biologist and a physicist at UA. The National Science Foundation granted a CAREER Award to Dr. Paulo T. Araujo, UA assistant professor of physics and astronomy, and Dr. Kevin M. Kocot, UA assistant professor of biological sciences and curator of invertebrate zoology in the Alabama Museum of Natural History. With the funding from the awards, Araujo will seek to understand […]
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From the Winter 2019 Collegian | Outside of Dr. Jeffrey Lozier’s tent in the mountains of Sequoia National Park, a fresh layer of snow awaits the group of scientists about to embark on their day’s journey. The below-freezing temperatures and few flakes still falling make it difficult to leave the minimal warmth of his polyester shelter, even in layers of heavy clothes. In this cold climate, it’s difficult to remember that it’s the middle of May. There’s nothing remotely resembling […]
A&S in the News: October 27 – November 2, 2019
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for research on fear, examining an emerging industry, and more.
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UA Part of Study on Shifting Role of Arctic Permafrost Carbon Emissions
Dr. Gregory Starr, professor of biological sciences, provided data he and post-doctoral researchers from UA collected from Alaska to assist a large research project in the Arctic that shows the region could increase carbon dioxide emissions.
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UA to Lead National STEM Education Project
With two grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, The University of Alabama leads a national effort to continue and expand undergraduate science courses that engage students in active research.
A&S in the News: September 8-14, 2019
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A&S in the News: August 25-31, 2019
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for theatre productions, research on Alzheimer’s disease, Hurricane Dorian, and more.
UA Researchers Helping Imperiled Freshwater Mussels
Dr. Carla Atkinson, an ecologist in the Department of Biological Sciences, is integral to research at UA to help better understand freshwater mussels, improving efforts to conserve and restore the animal to the state’s streams and rivers.
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