Boyle to Lead Office for Research Security and Export Control
After a national search, the Office for Research and Economic Development has named Michael Boyle the new executive director of research security and export controls, effective July 14.
News & Announcements
Thompson Earns International Recognition for Materials Characterization Research
Dr. Gregory Thompson, Distinguished University Research Professor and executive director of the Alabama Materials Institute, has been named a fellow of the International Field Emission Society.
Ruggiano Named to APLU Council on Research (COR) Research Leader Fellows
Dr. Nicole Ruggiano, professor and associate dean for research in the School of Social Work, has been named a Research Leader Fellow by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ Council on Research.
Schwindt Named Assistant Vice President for Research Finance
The Office for Research & Economic Development has named Dr. Julie Schwindt assistant vice president for research finance.
Kumar Named Assistant Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research
Dr. M.N.V. Ravi Kumar, Distinguished University Research Professor in the College of Community Health Sciences’ Department of Translational Science and Medicine, has been named assistant vice president for interdisciplinary research.
Newman Inducted into the 2025 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
Dr. Sharlene Newman, executive director of the Alabama Life Research Institute and professor of psychology, has been inducted into to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s College of Fellows.
Monitoring Federal Research Developments
As we navigate a rapidly changing environment, we all share the same goal of supporting the valuable research and scholarship happening across our campus.
Undergraduate Research Spotlight: Malik Cooper
Malik is a senior from Monroeville, AL, majoring in public health. His project is within the Department of Nutrition, Hospitality and Sport Management. What got you started in undergraduate research? My journey into undergraduate research started when I took Dr. Tan’s NHM 101 course. The course piqued my interest in nutrition, pushing me to explore…
Undergraduate Research Spotlight: Maddie Buhl
Maddie is a senior from Colleyville, TX majoring in Biological Sciences with a minor in Global Health. The project she is currently working on is the Functional Analysis of Candidate Genes Involved in the Temporal Host Response in the department of Biological Sciences. What got you started in undergraduate research? I worked in a senior…
Kumar Elected as New York Academy of Medicine Fellow
Dr. M.N.V. Ravi Kumar, Distinguished University Research Professor in the Department of Translational Science and Medicine in the College of Community Health Sciences, has been elected as a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM).