Research News Archive
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ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø Grad Awarded Top Life Sciences Thesis
Valeria King earned a master's degree in biology from the ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø in 2018. ...
July 15, 2020 -
The Need for Speed
Dr. David Bourrie lands a grant that will expand USA's cyber infrastructure and transition to a true high-speed network. ...
July 9, 2020 -
Finding Role Models in Textbooks
Biology texts are doing better at representing women and scientists of color, but still fall short, says USA associate professor. ...
June 26, 2020 -
ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø Releases Reopening Plan
Social distancing, face masks, COVID-19 screening, web-blended classes and a staggered move-in are included in the guidelines. ...
June 26, 2020 -
'Completionist' Finds Way to Engineering
Bryant Baldwin is a problem solver. At ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø, he discovered a solution to his varying interests: mechanical engineering. ...
May 9, 2020 -
Dean's Award, Discipline, Determination
Mary Catherine Cazalas's pursuit of a graduate degree in speech pathology brought her back to 'the best city in the world.' ...
May 9, 2020 -
ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø Joins COVID-19 Technology Access Agreement
USA signs on with Harvard, MIT and others to framework encouraging innovation in response to the novel coronavirus. ...
April 13, 2020 -
Looking at Doing Business Differently
Entrepreneur, marketer and Ph.D. student Stacey Wellborn says using data in decision-making has given her a new way of thinking. ...
February 4, 2020 -
ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø Historian Earns NEH Fellowship
Dr. Claire Cage will use a fellowship to complete a book titled 'The Science of Proof: Forensic Medicine in Modern France.' ...
January 27, 2020 -
'Everything He Did, He Did For His People'
Graduate student Fernando Guérard delved into archives as part of his research in creating a sculpture of Chief Calvin McGhee. ...
December 9, 2019 -
Collecting History Through Conversation
An Honors College initiative is sending students and faculty into the Mobile-Tensaw Delta to record stories of its people. ...
December 9, 2019 -
ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø Teams Up With Yale on Mosquitoes
The ultimate goal of the West Nile 4K Project and research at USA is to develop life-saving vaccines and therapeutics. ...
December 9, 2019 -
Taking On One of Life's Interrupters
At ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø, an emerging leader in dysphagia research is investigating treatments for people who have difficulty swallowing. ...
December 9, 2019 -
Assessing the Health of Mobile Bay
USA receives $2.9 million to study how oysters, blue crab and speckled trout provide answers to environmental questions. ...
October 22, 2019 -
What Can Geckos Tell Us ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø Freckles?
USA Mathematics and Statistics supports biological research on leopard geckos. ...
October 9, 2019 -
ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø Signs Galapagos Agreement
An affiliation with the Galapagos Science Center will create faculty and student research opportunities on the archipelago. ...
August 29, 2019 -
A Guide to a Fix After the Flush
An engineering professor and his graduate student are helping rural communities find solutions to widespread sewage leaks. ...
August 13, 2019 -
Unusable, Inaccessible and Increasingly Scarce
A fourth of the world's population is under extremely high water stress. USA hydrologist Alex Beebe lists six reasons to conserve. ...
August 7, 2019 -
How Did People Live 4,500 Years Ago?
College students from around the country hone their research skills studying ancient bones during a summer program at ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø. ...
July 23, 2019 -
ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø Awarded $3.8 Million for Ionic Liquids
USA researchers are leading the way in developing liquid salt as an environmentally friendly solvent, on Earth and in outer space. ...
July 18, 2019 -
Examining the 'Disclosure Experience'
The #MeToo movement has brought focus to sexual assault. Dr. Sarah Koon-Magnin works to make talking about it less traumatic. ...
July 18, 2019 -
Fifty Years After 'One Small Step'
ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø's Dr. Carlos Montalvo talks about how we got to the moon five decades ago, and what's next in space exploration. ...
July 17, 2019 -
How to Forecast the 2019 Hurricane Season
Sea temperatures, sea-level pressure and monsoons all factor into a hurricane forecast. Here is ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø's experts' take on 2019. ...
June 7, 2019 -
Protecting the Gulf's Underwater Nurseries
Propellers, hurricanes and even sea turtles pose a threat to Gulf of Mexico seagrass. ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø researchers aim to reverse its decline. ...
May 31, 2019 -
Erosion: Keeping a LID on It
USA Engineering is using low-impact development, or LID, to reduce erosion and storm water runoff into Three Mile Creek. ...
May 20, 2019