Month August 2022


Three Students Chosen as Research Administration Fellows

The University of Alabama Office for Research and Economic Development selected three students for its inaugural cohort of Early Career Research Administration Fellows. The year-long fellowship will expose undergraduate students to UA’s multi-faceted research enterprise and offer first-hand training in this emerging career landscape. The 2022-23 ECRAF fellows, chosen from a competitive application process, are…


UA Research Enterprise Enjoys Remarkable Year

August 17, 2022 The portion of faculty members engaged in externally funded research was the most in the history of The University of Alabama during the last academic year.  In addition, UA faculty receiving external lifetime honorific awards reached a historic high. Faculty achievements are one of the numerous highlights of an advancing research enterprise…


New Director to Form Partnerships that Support Industry, Boost UA

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A new role at The University of Alabama under the Office for Research and Economic Development is charged with creating transformational partnerships that combine outcomes from impactful research with the critical technology and workforce needs of industry. Dr. Patrick Mendez has been tapped as the director of strategic research partnerships and consortiums.…