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Center for Youth Development and Intervention Sets the Standard for Community-Engaged Research

September 23, 2021

Members of the CYDI in front of their office.

From the September 2021 Desktop News | Over the past several years, the Center for Youth Development and Intervention (CYDI) has become an example on UA’s campus of successful community engagement. Through community-based research, scholars at the center hope to improve life for those around them and throughout the world. “One in five children and adolescents in the US need mental health services,” said Dr. Susan White, psychology professor and Director of the CYDI. “In fact, most mental health disorders […]

UA Professor Uses NSF Grant to Explore Evolution and Facilitate Diversity

September 23, 2021

From the September 2021 Desktop News | Dr. Alberto Pérez-Huerta, a professor of geological sciences at The University of Alabama, hopes to change the way people think of geology’s role in the emergence of life on Earth. In July 2020, Pérez-Huerta received an EAGER grant from the National Science Foundation to help him not only make that happen, but to bring Stillman College students with him along the way. Pérez-Huerta’s research focuses on the hypothesis that the biomolecules that eventually […]

Partnership to Develop Kit to Discover Drugs From Natural Sources

August 31, 2021

Dr. Lukasz Ciesla, assistant professor of biological sciences, is working with Regis Technologies Inc., a biotechnology company based in Morton Grove, Illinois, that offers services to expedite drug development, on a grant from NIH Small Business Technology Transfer program.

New College Professor Awarded Two Fulbright Positions

August 24, 2021

Andrew Raffo Dewar performing with synthesizer

From the August 2021 Desktop News | Dr. Andrew Raffo Dewar, a professor of interdisciplinary arts in New College and the School of Music, was recently awarded two different Fulbright positions in one year: one as a Fulbright specialist in Bogotá, Colombia, and the other as a Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Toronto, Canada. Dewar, whose work as a composer, performer, and ethnomusicologist has allowed him to create and study the intersections of art, music and culture, will work in […]

UA Artist and Historian Collaborate on Climate Change Exhibit

August 6, 2021

“Dangerous Landscapes,” a collaborative exhibit between assistant professor of art Allison Grant and associate professor of history Dr. Teresa Cribelli, aims to encourage conversations within Alabama about how climate change will impact the Deep South, a region expected to experience profound climatic shifts.

Same Pandemic, Different Attitudes

July 29, 2021

In a series of studies over the course of the global pandemic, assistant professor of geography Dr. Wanyun Shao examined the formation of risk perception and the drivers of participating in mitigation behaviors, and found some behaviors are different than what might be expected.

National Awards for Early Career Research go to Two A&S Professors

June 17, 2021

During the past academic year, two professors in the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of Alabama received national recognition early in their careers for leading-edge research that will advance knowledge and enhance the educational experience.

UA Research Aims to Improve Interactive Technologies for Deaf Community

May 17, 2021

Researchers across disciplines at The University of Alabama are developing an innovative way for deaf and hard-of-hearing communities to better interact with devices or smart environments.

UA Contributes to Unprecedented Observations of Black Hole

April 14, 2021

Astrophysics researchers at The University of Alabama contributed to a global effort to give unparalleled insight into a black hole and the system it powers, and to improve tests of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity.

Groundwater Impact on Oceans Cannot Be Ignored, Major Study Finds

March 30, 2021

Dr. Natasha Dimova, an associate professor of geological sciences, co-authored a novel international review of available investigations that found groundwater’s influence on oceans is a critical component of coastal ecosystems’ health.