Equipment, proposals and publications are critical tools for ensuring successful research at The University of Alabama. The Alabama Water Institute recently awarded $144,451.50 in multiple grants to AWI-affiliated faculty members to support their water-related research efforts. The AWI has provided the following funds to five researchers through the institute’s Equipment Support Program: Dr. Gregory Starr,…
The University of Alabama recently hosted “Multiple Inequalities in Every Meal: Theorizing Intersectional Foodways, Past and Present.” This interdisciplinary workshop assembled an international panel of food scholars from archaeology, cultural anthropology, American studies, women’s studies and African American studies to engage in discourse about the ways inequality was manufactured and maintained in the past and…
Research from The University of Alabama reveals the southern United States is a primary hotspot for hydroplaning due to extreme rainfall, a phenomenon that is known to elevate the risks of road accidents. A study recently published by Kaustubh Anil Salvi, a postdoctoral researcher with the Alabama Transportation Institute, and Dr. Mukesh Kumar, associate professor of civil, construction and…
The creation of a new machine learning tutorial based on a national snow model from researchers at The University of Alabama and the University of Utah has been funded by a grant from the Earth Science Information Partners. Dr. Ryan Johnson, an artificial intelligence research scientist at the Alabama Water Institute, and his collaborator, Dane Liljestrand,…
The University of Alabama’s Global Water Security Center has been recognized in the new U.S. Government Global Water Strategy. The strategy, which aligns federal efforts to address global water challenges, includes U.S. government agency-specific plans. The Department of Defense will address “Strategic Objective 4: Anticipate and Reduce Conflict and Fragility Related to Water” with support…
The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that at least one-tenth of all freshwater originates or flows through Alabama. One of the state’s most eye-catching drinking water sources is hiding in Blount County among the foothills of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Protected beneath a white barnlike structure with a dark green roof, the 60-foot wide and 35-foot…
The Alabama Water Institute has named Michael Fedoroff as its new Director of Cultural and Water Resources Preservation at The University of Alabama. Fedoroff is a seasoned water resource professional with experience in applied water resource infrastructure and environmental restoration for the Department of Defense. As director, Fedoroff is responsible for developing applied research avenues…
People move to Florida for several reasons, one of them being convenient access to the state’s coastal areas. According to the U.S. Census, the population increased from approximately 9 million people in 1980 to around 22 million in 2020. While the state has plenty of saltwater surrounding it, there’s a concern that freshwater systems might…
The University of Alabama’s Young Water Professionals organization has been selected as the 2022 Water Environment Federation Student Chapter of the Year. It’s the first time the federation has awarded the honor to an entire student group. “It brings recognition and legitimacy to the group because we’ve only been around since 2020,” said Melanie Vines,…
One of the keys to managing freshwater ecosystems is knowing where and how rivers flow. Stream gauges provide that information, but they are located predominantly in large perennial, or constantly flowing, waterways. However, researchers at The University of Alabama suggest that focusing on non-perennial streams and rivers, or waterways that dry on a regular basis,…
