A team of students from the University of Alabama will compete in a premier national competition to design, build, test and integrate an advanced battery pack into a commercial electric vehicle. UA is one of 12 North American universities selected for the Battery Workforce Challenge collegiate competition. It is managed by Argonne National Laboratory for […]

Electric vehicles batteries will find a second life in EV charging stations under a project led by the University of Alabama. With $4 million in support from the United States Department of Energy, UA is partnering with Alabama Power and Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc. to develop and demonstrate ways to use older EV batteries, extending […]

A substantial effort in suicide prevention across the state will be led by a partnership between the University of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Mental Health. UA’s VitAL program and ADMH received support from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to implement Project Zero Suicide in Alabama. The initiative will include extensive […]

A determined group of students at the University of Alabama is taking full advantage of a second opportunity at a project that could see their hard work launch into space after the last attempt ended in disappointment. NASA greenlit a small satellite being built by students in UASPACE to hitch a ride on a rocket to the […]

The successful integration of The University of Alabama that began on June 11, 1963, opened doors not only to two Black students, but for decades of progress toward becoming an inclusive campus. This past academic year, UA saw record enrollment of students of ethnic and racial minorities including an all-time high of 4,344 Black students. […]

In an effort to promote awareness of brain injury and brain health, the University of Alabama will host more than 300 football student-athletes from state high schools March 31, as part of Brain Injury Awareness Month. Organized by faculty members in the colleges of Human Environmental Sciences as well as Arts and Sciences and in […]

Groundbreaking modeling from The University of Alabama is credited with assisting in the identification of dozens of potential sex trafficking victims in Alabama, according to new research detailed in the INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics. The modeling focuses on data collection and analysis of online sex ads, which led to the identification of trafficking locations and […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — With expertise and experience in multidisciplinary data analytics, The University of Alabama has been tapped to spearhead a regional center to help communities across the Southeast combat the opioid crisis. The Southeast Regional Drug Data Research Center is supported with $3.5 million in funding from the United States Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice […]

Working with a national laboratory, researchers at the University of Alabama are investigating how the role of the patchwork of small drainage spots across the Southeast is changing as flooding becomes more frequent. The data collected by the research team from small, inland wetlands will enhance ecosystem and climate models the federal government provides to the scientific […]

Lots of hurdles remain before the emerging technology of self-driving vehicles is common, but researchers at the University of Alabama have developed a promising, inexpensive system to overcome one challenge: GPS hacking that can send a self-driving vehicle to the wrong destination. Initial research shows self-driving vehicles can use already installed sensors to detect traveling the wrong […]

With nearly $8 million in federal transit money, the University of Alabama will replace a quarter of its transit system buses with electric buses, reducing emissions and further positioning UA and the region as a hub for the electric vehicle ecosystem. The $10 million project, which includes $2 million in matching funds from UA, involves installing electric […]

A graduate of the University of Alabama is aboard the International Space Station (ISS) about 250 miles above the Earth after successfully piloting a SpaceX craft. In his first flight to space, Bob Hines, a NASA astronaut, was responsible for vehicle performance and systems on its journey to the ISS and is now part of a science expedition mission. Originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Hines earned […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama’s economy could see stellar growth in 2022 as the state and country continue reopening commerce in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic, according to researchers at The University of Alabama. Pitfalls remain with the unknown behavior of the virus and continued pandemic-related supply chain bottlenecks, labor shortages and rising prices. […]

For the past three years, students at the University of Alabama have worked on a project that is grabbing the attention of the world. If everything goes as planned, a small satellite the students made will be included in a rocket launch this month from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The rocket launch and orbit of the satellite […]

Research at the University of Alabama (UA) continues to grow, recording the eighth straight year of record external funding for projects that expand knowledge and spark innovation. In fiscal 2021, sponsored awards totaled $171 million, a 1.6% increase over the previous year. UA received 814 sponsored awards, a nearly 19% jump from fiscal 2020. Sponsored awards include […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Essential to the state’s crisis response service system, first responders can be unprepared to accurately identify mental illness and provide help to people experiencing mental health problems and crises, evidenced by the extremely low availability and adoption of evidence-based practices. To improve mental health awareness, support and literacy, researchers and social work […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama is leading an effort to significantly increase the emergency telemedicine capabilities in rural Alabama. Two professors received about $1.8 million in funding through the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant program. The faculty members will use the funding to assist the Alabama […]

A student at The University of Alabama earned the most prestigious academic award for American college graduates and the oldest award for international study. Nicholas Hayes, a senior who came to UA from Memphis, Tennessee, was selected as one of 32 Americans to receive a Rhodes Scholarship and will study at the University of Oxford in the […]

A study of Thanksgiving week vehicle crash data from the past five years in Alabama shows travel after dark increases risk for crashes and fatalities, leading to the conclusion that, if possible, all modes of transportation should be avoided after the sun goes down. “These findings show the rationale behind our strong recommendation to avoid […]

The University of Alabama is leading a program among six state universities to prepare secondary education students to fill the need for trained computer science teachers in the state. The statewide program builds off a successful computer science education training program at UA.  With a nearly $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation, this new phase aims […]

Traffic crashes on Independence Day can be more severe and deadlier than most other days, according to an analysis of state traffic records by researchers at the University of Alabama. During the past five years, the July 4 holiday averaged 2.2 fatal crashes per year, or a total of 11 fatal crashes in Alabama over the […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – In the latest quarterly survey by researchers at The University of Alabama, business leaders in the state are feeling more encouraged about the economy than they have since the global pandemic began. The UA Center for Business and Economic Research’s most recent Alabama Business Confidence Index shows that local business leaders have strong expectations […]

Engineering and communication researchers at the University of Alabama are building the next generation of law enforcement robotic technology, working toward affordable robots that can interact directly with civilians in hazardous situations. Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, the project partners with several state law enforcement agencies, including the Tuscaloosa Police Department (TPD), that are providing […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Even with the continued stress from the pandemic, business leaders in the state remained mostly optimistic their businesses will have a positive start to 2021, according to a quarterly survey done by economists at The University of Alabama. The UA Center for Business Economics and Research’s most recent Alabama Business Confidence Index shows […]