News & Announcements


Undergraduate Research Spotlight: Chandni Bhat

In addition to being a Randall Research Scholar and a DAAD RISE Germany participant, Chandni Bhat is one of our very own Research Ambassadors. She began her research journey approximately two and a half years ago in Dr. Elizabeth Papish’s lab, where she currently investigates ruthenium-ligand complexes as potential anti-cancer compounds, utilizing light to activate…


UA Physicists Selected for Competitive Research Program

Two physicists from The University of Alabama have been selected for the LHC Physics Center (LPC) Distinguished Researcher Program at Fermilab, a competitive international program focused on enabling independent research programs. The program recognizes established researchers in the field of high-energy physics, and it typically names one senior distinguished researcher and several junior distinguished researchers…


ORED Names First Cohort of Senior Fellows

Five faculty and staff members from across The University of Alabama have been selected for the inaugural cohort of Office for Research & Economic Development Senior Fellows. The program recognizes leaders in emerging fields of research at UA, with the goal of coalescing multidisciplinary teams around a common theme of research and economic development. The…


Twelve UA Faculty Receive SEC Faculty Travel Program Awards

Twelve faculty members from The University of Alabama were selected to participate in the 2024-2025 SEC Faculty Travel Program. The SEC Faculty Travel Program is intended to support collaboration between faculty from universities in the Southeastern Conference. Selected faculty will travel to other SEC campuses with the goal of exchanging ideas, conducting research, developing joint…


ORED Selects Three Research Administration Fellows

The Office for Research & Economic Development has selected three students for the 2024-2025 Early Career Research Administration Fellowship. The yearlong fellowship is designed to expose undergraduate and graduate students to UA’s multifaceted research enterprise and offer firsthand training and mentorship in the emerging career landscape of research administration. Selected fellows will be immersed in…


OIC Welcomes New Interns

Over the summer, the Office for Innovation & Commercialization welcomed new interns for the 2024-2025 academic year. Among other things, the interns will work with UA researchers and inventors to commercialize technologies and conduct marketing campaigns to connect UA with potential industry partners. Interns Monroe Clayton, Emma King, and Jack Weinacker started their second year…


Summer 2024 Task Force Updates

ORED is committed to supporting scholars as they forge frontiers of discovery, translation, and impact. In support of that mission, we formed three ad hoc task forces to evaluate three of our programmatic areas. We thank the staff and faculty who met over the summer to make key recommendations that are currently being operationalized. Human…


HRPP Revises the University’s Approach to Continuing Review of Certain Human Subjects Research Projects

In October 2023, the Office of Research Ethics and Compliance (OREC) began the process of reorganizing its structure and revising its approach to research ethics and compliance. One area that is currently undergoing changes is the Human Research Protection Program’s (HRPP) approach to continuing review. The HRPP will no longer require continuing review for new studies…


UA Signs Historic Agreement with U.S. Army

The University of Alabama and the United States Army installation at Fort Novosel entered into a historic agreement, celebrated at the ceremonial signing of the intergovernmental service agreement (IGSA) on March 19, 2024. The IGSA is a first of its kind for UA and Fort Novosel and authorizes the UA Office of Archaeological Research to…