Fedoroff Named UA Herbarium’s First Curator of Ethnobotany
CONSERVE Executive Director Dr. Michael Fedoroff has been named the UA Herbarium’s first curator of ethnobotany. The appointment strengthens efforts to preserve culturally significant plants, including rivercane, and expand partnerships with tribal nations.
From Algorithms to Swamps: Nine Students Explore Water Science with AI
This summer, nine students participated in the AI for Operational Hydrology REU, a partnership between the Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology and The University of Alabama Graduate School that focuses on applying artificial intelligence to water forecasting challenges.
AWI, CIROH Highlight Partnerships at Annual AMS Meeting
AWI and CIROH highlighted their water resource management collaborations at the AMS 105th Annual Meeting.
CIROH Celebrates R2O Award Recipients at Annual Science Meeting
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First Alabama Water Institute Faculty Fellows Graduate, Reflect on Program
The Alabama Water Institute launched its Faculty Fellowship Program in 2021 to recognize University of Alabama faculty members whose research, extension and education efforts have made significant contributions to advancing UA’s interdisciplinary water-related scientific communities. AWI Faculty Fellows serve as representatives of AWI’s initiatives during their term and help promote the institute across UA, its…
USGS Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility Offers New Opportunities for UA Faculty
The recent opening of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility on The University of Alabama campus marks a significant milestone in advancing water science and technology and presents unprecedented opportunities for UA faculty members to enhance their water research. “The HIF provides unique research capabilities not found elsewhere, including sensor evaluation, calibration and testing…
Equitable Apportionment: The Wave of the Future in Interstate Water Disputes
Co-Authors: Bennett L. Bearden and Caleb T. Anderson Introduction The year 2021 will serve as a landmark moment for interstate water disputes and the application of the doctrine of equitable apportionment. During 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States (Court) ruled on two distinct interstate disputes: Florida v. Georgia and Mississippi v. Tennessee. The…
AWI CONSERVE Research Group Selected to Lead National Preservation Program for Department of Defense
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama Water Institute’s Community Oriented Nature-based Science for Ecosystem Restoration and Versatile Engineering, or CONSERVE, Research group and the U.S. Department of Defense are partnering to establish a program aimed at preserving and protecting cultural resources at military installations across the country. This partnership is funded through the Office of the…
Collaborative UA-Alabama A&M Aquatic Project Awarded National Science Foundation Funding
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…
New UA Stormwater Detention Basin to Ease Flooding and Provide Research Opportunities
Flooding should be less of a problem for one area of The University of Alabama campus. A new underground stormwater detention basin beneath the Tutwiler Triangle Lot will help quickly reduce the amount of standing water after heavy rain. The basin, located at the corner of Bryant Drive and 10th Avenue, has a capacity of…