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UA professors co-author study on nutrient pollution of streams

Katie Shepherd March 8, 2015

Jon Benstead, associate professor of biological sciences, and Keller Suberkropp, professor emeritus in the department of biological sciences, co-authored a study reporting that nutrient pollution causes...

Initiative funds gulf study

Initiative funds gulf study

Nick Privitera February 16, 2015

Two biologists from The University of Alabama will lead a study of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative funded a $1.5 million grant for the study.Patricia Sobecky,...

Exhibit showcases biodiversity in Alabama

Exhibit showcases biodiversity in Alabama

Margaret Wilbourne January 15, 2015

“Fishes of Alabama,” an exhibition containing over 50 original illustrations by acclaimed artist Joseph Tomelleri, is being featured at The University of Alabama’s gallery in the Dinah Washington...

Mooney to discuss science denial at ALLELE

Mooney to discuss science denial at ALLELE

Lauren Lane November 5, 2014

Over the past several years, The University of Alabama has emphasized ALLELE, Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution, by providing a series of lectures on specific topics given by well-respected scientists...

SGA funds student research

Tatum Roessler October 8, 2014

Students who are interested in starting an undergraduate research project and receiving funding to support their research will have a chance to do so through the Student Government Association.SGA is planning...

ALLELE lecture discusses trace fossils

ALLELE lecture discusses trace fossils

Elizabeth Elkin October 5, 2014

Anthony J. Martin, ichnologist and professor of environmental science at Emory University, discussed trace fossils at the first ALLELE lecture of the semester Thursday night. Martin said trace fossils,...

Student desks vary in size throughout classrooms

Heather Buchanan September 1, 2014

On t he University of Alabama campus, desks vary in size and style from building to building, leaving some students without enough room to work. Britton Rogers, a senior majoring in history, has experience...

UA students contribute to discovery of new frog species

UA students contribute to discovery of new frog species

Ashanka Kumari March 21, 2012

Biologists recently discovered a new leopard frog species in the ponds and marshes of Staten Island, mainland New York and New Jersey, according to a press release. Scientists from UCLA, Rutgers University,...

Harvard professor to speak at ALLELE series

Kellie Gentry December 2, 2010

The department of biological sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences will host Hopi Hoekstra of Harvard University as the second speaker in its ALLELE series tonight. The event will be at 7:30 p.m....

University researchers find medical breakthrough

Jessica Cheek March 23, 2010

Several UA researchers have discovered that the drug ampicillin may be a breakthrough in helping patients with movement disorders such as dystonia. The research was performed in the lab of biology professors...