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.
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National Awards for Early Career Research go to Two A&S Professors
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.
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UA Research Aims to Improve Interactive Technologies for Deaf Community
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.
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UA Contributes to Unprecedented Observations of Black Hole
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.
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Groundwater Impact on Oceans Cannot Be Ignored, Major Study Finds
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.
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In Detecting Particle, UA Researchers Help Prove 60-Year-Old Theory
From the UA News Center | Two researchers from The University of Alabama are part of an international project that detected a cosmic interaction never observed before, but predicted 60 years ago. Drs. Dawn Williams and Marcos Santander, both in the UA Department of Physics and Astronomy, are co-authors on a paper published in Nature that details how a massive telescope buried in an Antarctic glacier detected the moment a high-energy particle called an electron antineutrino, hurtling to Earth from outer space at close to the […]
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UA Researcher Publishes Article in “Nature Scientific Reports”
From the February 2021 Desktop News | In the Amazon rainforest, the Brazil nut tree is an invaluable resource. Towering over their harvesters’ homes at over 160 feet tall, the tree produces fruit that contains the famous Brazil nut, which economically sustains the thousands of people who live there. But the Brazil nut tree’s yield varies from year to year–sometimes it’s bountiful and sustains the harvesters financially, but sometimes, the trees don’t provide a single fruit. UA biology professor Christina […]
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UA Professor Receives Prestigious Grant to Create Digital Dance Archive
From the February 2021 Desktop News | Dance is one of the most challenging art forms to teach because there is no widely-used form of notation, no scripts to read or music to transcribe. Instead, dance technique and choreography are most often passed down orally, from teacher to student, making it difficult to share with those outside this chain. While the invention of film, then video, and now digital recording has created an alternative means of sharing dance, public access […]
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Digital Slavery Archive Receives $750,000 Grant
From the January 2021 Desktop News | Dr. Joshua Rothman, professor and chair of the department of history, is part of a team of researchers that was recently awarded a $750,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant for a project, “Freedom on the Move,” which works to collect and digitize advertisements for runaway slaves that appeared in American newspapers before the Civil War. This is the second NEH grant for the project, which also received $300,000 in 2017. The most […]
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A&S in the News: December 13, 2020 – January 9, 2021
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 the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, political divides, and more.
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