Research – Page 4 – College of Arts & Sciences

Physics Graduate Student Selected for Prestigious Department of Energy Program

October 26, 2020

From the October 2020 Desktop News | Casey Cartwright, a PhD candidate in physics at UA, was selected as one of 52 national awardees of the Department of Energy’s Office […]

Professor Receives NSF Grant for Archaeological Work in Maya Settlements

October 15, 2020

Dr. Alexandre Tokovinine, an assistant professor in UA’s Department of Anthropology, was recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for his archaeological project exploring the cultural and societal […]

A&S in the News: September 27-October 3, 2020

October 5, 2020

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 climate warming, the Native American Festival, and more. […]

Exploring the Worlds of Work: Researchers Help Shape Career Fair for Eighth Graders

September 30, 2020

From the October 2020 Desktop News | Two Arts and Sciences researchers are working to study the future of West Alabama’s workforce through Worlds of Work, an event which helps […]

Making a Polar Impact

September 16, 2020

From the September 2020 Desktop News | Asmara Lehrmann is deeply connected to all sides of her identity. A PhD student in geology at The University of Alabama with a […]

Media and the Public Opinion of Torture

September 2, 2020

From the September 2020 Desktop News | According to Dr. Erin Kearns, an assistant professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at The University of Alabama, recent polls […]

UA Biologist Awarded NSF Grant to Digitize Invertebrate Collection

September 2, 2020

Dr. Kevin Kocot received a grant as part of a large collaborative project to greatly improve the digital accessibility of data on marine invertebrate biodiversity. […]

Arts and Sciences Welcomes New Post-Doctoral Research Associates

August 10, 2020

The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to welcome photographer Celestia Morgan and poet Kwoya Maples to join our esteemed faculty as post-doctoral research associates. The post-doctoral research associate […]

Art Professors Win UA’s First Kress Grant for Digital Art History

July 27, 2020

University of Alabama art history faculty members Dr. Tanja Jones and Dr. Doris Sung were awarded the Capstone’s first Digital Art History Grant from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. The professors received the two-year grant […]

UA Researcher Studying Link Between Pollutants and Hermaphroditic Fish

July 22, 2020

Pollution and chemical imbalances in water could have an adverse effect on animal behavior, particularly in fish that make their home among the mangrove trees along the Florida coast. Dr. […]