The Office for Research & Economic Development has named Dr. Julie Schwindt assistant vice president for research finance, effective February 24. Reporting to Jennifer Camp, senior associate vice president for research administration, Schwindt will lead the Office for Contract and Grant Accounting, which oversees all post-award accounting and the financial management of externally sponsored projects.…
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 in the Office for Research & Economic Development. His appointment began March 17. “I am pleased that Ravi is joining us in the Office for…
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. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers, comprised of the top two percent of engineers…
As we navigate a rapidly changing environment, we all share the same goal of supporting the valuable research and scholarship happening across our campus. The research being conducted here has real world implications for our state and our nation, and it elevates the learning experience of our students. We are closely monitoring possible changes being…
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). This honor recognizes his outstanding research contributions in the fields of medicine and pharmaceutical science. The New York…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
