The Alabama Water Institute continues to support its affiliated faculty members and their research across The University of Alabama with new tools that expand capabilities in labs and in the field.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – To the south of The University of Alabama’s campus, in the Oakmulgee district of the Talladega National Forest, is the South Sandy Creek watershed. It’s where Dr. Arial Shogren and her students are collecting data to see how ecosystems are impacted by headwater stream networks. These networks serve as vital arteries that…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A pioneering educational initiative aimed at empowering the next generation of ecologists and conservationists is taking root in the Southeastern United States. A team of researchers led by The University of Alabama is launching the Woods to Water, or W2W, project that is focused on helping early career scientists understand critical linkages…
A new local Southeast chapter of an international scientific society is helping to promote understanding of freshwater ecosystems. The Southeast USA chapter for the Society for Freshwater Science recently held its inaugural science meeting in Columbus, Georgia. More than 130 attendees gathered for workshops and networking opportunities concerning strategies in preserving and improving freshwater resources.…
Researchers at The University of Alabama have co-authored a new study about mollusks that sheds new light on the complex relationships within the animal tree of life. Dr. Kevin Kocot and Meghan Yap-Chiongco in UA’s Department of Biological Sciences and Alabama Museum of Natural History are two of the authors of the study recently published…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama has the highest diversity of mussels and snails in the country, making it a highly suitable location to hold the American Malacological Society’s 89th annual meeting. Members of the AMS are dedicated to studying the diversity of form, function and ecological breadth of mollusks, and The University of Alabama recently hosted…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A student-led team from The University of Alabama has received a federal award for its research into helping private well owners in Alabama predict and identify the risk of water contamination after flooding. The team received $24,899 from the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s People, Prosperity and the Planet, or P3, student…
Faculty members and students from The University of Alabama recently attended the 13th Biennial Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Symposium in Portland, Oregon. The conference was held April 10-14. Matt Lodato, a Ph.D. candidate in UA’s Department of Biological Sciences, won the award for Best Student Platform Presentation. The Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society is dedicated to…
A graduate student in The University of Alabama Department of Biological Sciences has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. David R. Yannick, from Orlando, Florida, is studying the biogeochemistry of wetlands in his graduate program at UA. He is one of 2,500 NSF Graduate Research Fellows selected for 2023. Yannick’s award is…
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,…
