Archive for ‘2012’

A Catalyst for Jobs

December 18, 2012 - Filed under: Physical/Natural Science, Technology | Tagged: , ,

As anyone who has picked up a newspaper -- or stood in an unemployment line -- knows, creating jobs in today’s economic climate is a slow-lane struggle. In partnership with UA faculty and staff, two departments seek to use campus breakthroughs to accelerate lane changes.

Layer Upon Historical Layer

November 15, 2012 - Filed under: Social Science | Tagged:

Dr. Robert Mellown’s research into the architecture of The University of Alabama has uncovered 180 years of campus designers’ and builders’ plans and dreams.

Getting Ready to Rumble, Research

It’s time for another fight inside a large, second floor lab within The University of Alabama’s Science and Engineering Complex.

Going Viral: Surgeon, Professor Team in New Approach to Pain Treatment

August 22, 2012 - Filed under: Health | Tagged: ,

A Tuscaloosa-based surgeon’s theory related to chronic pain is likely headed for a clinical trial early next year, and it's drawing support from a University of Alabama researcher who studies how viruses replicate.

Living on the (Botanical) Edge

July 26, 2012 - Filed under: Environmental, Physical/Natural Science | Tagged: , ,

John Clark doesn’t seem like a violent man. Yet, a group once wondered aloud whether he was one of those “foreigners who kills people and puts them in boiling water and extracts their fat to cook with.”

Soaking Up Noise

Deafening noise during combustion can lead to jet engine failure. A University of Alabama engineering professor, working with the U.S. Navy, uses a sponge-like material to reduce engine noise at its source.

A Psychological Salve: Scientists Study Mind’s Ability to Manage Pain

May 4, 2012 - Filed under: Health, Social Science | Tagged: ,

Researchers are helping patients tap into the healing power of the mind to give hope to persons with pain.

‘$5 Man’ Hears the Hum of Economic Development

April 4, 2012 - Filed under: Social Science | Tagged: ,

Around The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, people often call Sam Addy the “Five-Dollar Man.”

When the Earth Shakes

March 1, 2012 - Filed under: Physical/Natural Science | Tagged: , ,

Within The University of Alabama's South Engineering Research Center, professors are leading international efforts aimed at improving building codes and retrofitting existing buildings to reduce earthquake risks.

‘This is Tomorrow’

A materials science camp is one of several initiatives where The University of Alabama reaches into K-12 classrooms through its direct interaction with elementary, middle and high-school teachers.

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