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 UA opera, research on aging, art exhibits, and more.
Category: News
Articles about news in the College, from student and faculty accomplishments to research advances, new academic programs, and the impact of giving.
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.
A&S in the News: August 18-24, 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 heat waves, the Million Dollar Band, and more.
UA Grad Student Assists Faculty in Virtual ‘Shoot/Don’t Shoot’ Research
Rachel Paulk has worked with Dr. Ryan Cook, assistant professor of educational studies, psychology, research methodology and counseling, and Dr. Diana Dolliver, associate professor of criminology and criminal justice, in gathering officers’ responses and neural data during virtual interactions with civilians.
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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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A&S in the News: August 11-17, 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 heat waves, the Million Dollar Band, and more.
UA Research Examining How Heat Waves Are Getting Bigger
Dr. David Keellings, assistant professor of geography, was recently awarded a three-year, $340,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the relationship between the size of heat waves and causes across the U.S.
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A&S in the News: August 4-10, 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 mass shootings, the 2020 Census, and more.
Wild Eats – Foraging for Your Grub
Dr. Michael R. McKain, assistant professor of biological sciences, said Alabama is one of the most biodiverse states in the nation, and with that comes a plethora of wild eats.
Tears Turn to Success for Graduate Student: Determination Brings NIH Fellowship
Jennie Thies, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, was recently awarded an NIH Diversity Research Supplement, a highly competitive fellowship that will support her research.
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