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…
The University of Alabama has been awarded $3 million from the National Science Foundation to establish a unique hydrologic science research and training program for graduate students. The NSF Research Traineeship award, or NRT, will bring together master’s and Ph.D. students from a variety of water disciplines. UA’s new project, called Water-R2O, will start them…
The National Science Foundation has awarded Alabama A&M University $399,000 in supplemental funding for a collaborative aquatic project with The University of Alabama and other institutions. The supplemental support will be used for the Aquatic Intermittency effects on Microbiomes in Streams, or AIMS, an EPSCoR RII Track-2 project that is partially based at UA. With…
The National Science Foundation has awarded Dr. Kenneth Hoadley a $290,214 grant for his research addressing the health of symbiotic algae living among reef corals. Hoadley, an assistant professor in The University of Alabama’s Department of Biological Sciences, will use the money for the testing and optimization of a low-cost prototype instrument that will allow…
Dr. Nikaela Flournoy has been selected for the 2020 Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program with The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. The fellowship is a 12-week training and educational program that hosts early career individuals at The National Academies in Washington, D.C. They spend their time learning about science…
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