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Dimova Attends ‘Blue Carbon’ Workshop in China

Dr. Natasha Dimova, associate professor in The University of Alabama Department of Geological Sciences, recently spent three weeks in Qingdao, China, as part of the Frontiers Forum, an international effort to increase collaborative studies of coastal hydrogeochemistry. Ocean University of China hosted the workshop, which focused on “blue carbon,” the term for carbon captured by…


UA Researchers Part of $2.5M National Freshwater Ecosystem Study

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…


New Initiative to Boost Ecological Education, Conservation in Southeastern US

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…


National Science Foundation Selects UA Student for Competitive Fellowship

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…


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