Stories Tagged ‘Water Quality’

Shelter from the Storm

September 29, 2011 - Filed under: Physical/Natural Science, Social Science | Tagged: , , ,

A crisis-communication expert finds traveling to a disaster area can be a short trip, and engineers evaluate tornado-riddled structures in an effort to design safer homes.

A Launching Pad for Entrepreneurs

October 8, 2008 - Filed under: Environmental, Health, Physical/Natural Science, Social Science, Technology | Tagged: , , , , , , , ,

Similarities abound between Donald Trump and The University of Alabama's Dr. William "Bill" Gathings. No, maybe not the hair, but each has demonstrated an entrepreneurial spirit, and both are ardent promoters of a business-based competition with a reality TV show feel. Ok, so with Trump, it’s more than the feel of reality TV.

Protecting Environment Goes High Tech for Geographer

May 21, 2004 - Filed under: Environmental, Physical/Natural Science, Social Science | Tagged: ,

A University of Alabama geographer is monitoring the Gulf of Mexico's water quality from a few hundred miles inland. In fact, with some assistance from a satellite orbiting some 438 miles above the Pensacola, Fla. area, he can measure the water's ever changing quality from his office on the UA campus.