The University of Alabama’s Dr. Vernon James Knight, Jr. will reveal his latest findings from the ancient civilization of Moundville during a Saturday, June 30 meeting of the Alabama Archaeological Society at the Moundville Archaeological Park.
The University of Alabama is partnering with NASA and five other universities in the National Space Science and Technology Center, a $22 million research facility that opened recently in Huntsville.
Long-time University of Alabama chemistry professor and educator Donald F. Smith has been honored with the establishment of a scholarship in his name.
Marvin Rogers, author of The Bermuda Indenture, will be signing copies of the book at a reception on Tuesday, June 26, from 4-5:30 p.m., in the second floor lobby of Gorgas Library at The University of Alabama.
The University of Alabama School of Law will host its second national conference in the area of disability law in two years.
The University of Alabama’s Women’s Resource Center is hosting “Feast & Focus,” a workshop series dedicated to educating and empowering women on campus.
Twelve University of Alabama students are among the contestants in this year’s Miss Alabama pageant being held at Samford University June 13-16.
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently honored six people by inducting them into its class of 2001 Distinguished Engineering Fellows.
Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier in his X-1 research plane in 1947, and today, scientists at NASA are developing and testing new propulsion systems on the Hyper-X (or X-43) research plane to propel airplanes and spacecraft to hypersonic velocities (velocities greater than five times the speed of sound).
With the help of the famed Hubble Space Telescope, University of Alabama astronomers have continued to uncover some impressive findings, with groundbreaking discoveries being presented separately this year to the prestigious American Astronomical Association. From the discovery of two galaxies that collided millions of years ago, to a star-forming ring that resembles a race track in form and function, the continued work of UA’s researchers is creating new levels of understanding about the cosmos for scientists and lay people alike.