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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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UA’s CRES Program Propels Noah Oladele to NYC Success 

Desktop News | October 2023 In August 2021, Noah Oladele embarked on a journey from Nigeria to the United States, where he pursued a master’s degree in composition, rhetoric and English studies (CRES) within the department of English at The University of Alabama.   On the memorable day of May 5th, 2023, Oladele eagerly joined his fellow graduates, awaiting the moment when his name would be called, marking the culmination of his two-year academic adventure at the University. With his certificate […]

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Searching for Home Waters: A Brook Trout Pilgrimage

Desktop News | October 2023 Dr. Michael Steinberg, professor of New College and geography, has published a new book, Searching for Home Waters: A Brook Trout Pilgrimage.  Steinberg embarked on a remarkable journey that takes readers on a pilgrimage through the landscapes of North America, from Georgia to Labrador, a region in Canada. These are the same territories that brook trout call home, and as Steinberg traverses this path year after year, it becomes a symbolic pilgrimage, a reflection of […]

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UA Professor Co-organized Truman Civil Rights Symposium

Desktop News | October 2023 Dr. Kari Frederickson, Professor of History at The University of Alabama, recently played a pivotal role in the organization of the Truman Civil Rights Symposium, where President Joe Biden was the keynote speaker. The symposium held in Washington, D.C. from July 26 – 28, 2023, marked the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of President Truman’s historic desegregation policy for the American Armed Forces established on July 26th, 1948. As a scholar whose research focuses on […]

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