Stories Tagged ‘Outreach’

Improved Geography Education Focus of Study

August 30, 2002 - Filed under: Social Science | Tagged: , ,

Dr. Madeleine Gregg, an associate professor in the College of Education, became concerned by the lack of information regarding effective teaching of geography education. So last summer at the National Council for Geographic Education conference, Gregg launched a national initiative addressing the need for more research.

UA Developing Substance Abuse Treatment Programs Within Impoverished Neighborhoods

August 18, 2002 - Filed under: Social Science | Tagged: ,

A University of Alabama social scientist hopes to use a new $3.75 million federal grant, awarded to UA by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, to change five impoverished Mobile area neighborhoods — from within.

UA Researcher Saves State Money on Food Stamp Program

July 29, 2002 - Filed under: Social Science | Tagged: , ,

A University of Alabama researcher has found a way to turn the state's $420-million-ayear food stamp program into money for the University and save the state money at the same time.

Camp Experience Provides Perspective for Special Ed Majors

July 13, 2002 - Filed under: Social Science | Tagged: , ,

Could just one weekend confirm a career choice? Early data indicates it can for those UA students, mostly education majors, who volunteer as counselors at Camp ASCCA the Alabama Special Camp for Children and Adults in Jacksons Gap, Ala.

UA Student, Professor Study Effectiveness of Dogs Used to Find the Dead

June 24, 2002 - Filed under: Social Science | Tagged: , ,

A University of Alabama student and an anthropology professor recently studied the reliability of dogs trained to sniff out dead bodies.

UA Research Aims to Take Pork Out of Road Work

June 23, 2002 - Filed under: Social Science | Tagged: , ,

Research now being done at The University of Alabama will go a long way toward taking the politics out of budgeting monies to roadwork projects.

May the Technology Force Be With You

May 1, 2002 - Filed under: Social Science, Technology | Tagged: ,

Most people know George Lucas for his creation of the "Star Wars" film saga. However, it was Lucas' work with education - not his more famous work in film — that caught the attention of Dr. Barrie Jo Price.

Research Improves Speech-Impaired Children’s Reading

February 22, 2002 - Filed under: Health, Social Science | Tagged: , ,

Dr. Sandy Laing, assistant professor of communicative disorders, and her research partners wanted to determine if speech and language-impaired preschoolers would have a less difficult time learning to read if they developed phonemic awareness skills.

Inspiring Tomorrow’s Scientists Today

December 17, 2001 - Filed under: Physical/Natural Science | Tagged: , , , , ,

Each summer, some of America's best and brightest students spend 10 weeks at The University of Alabama, taking part in intensive undergraduate research programs sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

UA Partnering with NASA in National Space Center

June 22, 2001 - Filed under: Physical/Natural Science | Tagged: ,

The University of Alabama is partnering with NASA and five other universities in the National Space Science and Technology Center, a $22 million research facility that opened recently in Huntsville.

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