There are places that love barbecue and do it well. Then there’s the South, where barbecue could be considered a second religion (behind only college football). A University of Alabama professor is set to explore how barbecue became a cultural phenomenon within the borders of the state.
University of Alabama faculty and student astronomers are gaining remote access to a telescope on one of the Canary Islands, off Africa’s coast.
The University of Alabama’s Alpha Omicron Pi sorority invites students, faculty, alumni and Crimson Tide football fans to its annual philanthropic tailgating event, Backyard Bash, on Saturday, Sept. 21, at the AOII sorority house on campus.
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All is not quiet at the Amelia Gorgas Library at The University of Alabama. In fact, as far as librarians go, they’re talking pretty loudly about the progress made over the past several years.
The University is embracing a new program, 3MT, or Three Minute Thesis, to help doctoral students distill their theses into an “elevator pitch”—a short, effective display of their work that anyone can understand.
Dr. Randy Salekin, professor of psychology at The University of Alabama, and his team have developed a system that combines science education, technology and positive psychology, as well as positive reinforcement, that he says has been more effective than typical methods at reaching troubled youth at an Alabama Department of Youth Services’ facility.
This week at The University of Alabama: UA team uses technology, positive reinforcement to help troubled youth – Leader in Higgs boson discovery to speak on campus – UA design students’ Italian-inspired work on display – Math professor receives NSF grant – History professor’s book looks at Cold War’s impact on South – Professor to study Alabama barbecue – 3-minute thesis teaches grad students how to share their work
An innovative method for stripping greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide from industrial emissions is potentially cheaper and more efficient than current methods, according to a United States patent based on research by Dr. Jason E. Bara, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at The University of Alabama.
A scientist who had a leading role in last year’s discovery of the Higgs boson – touted as one of the top findings of this generation – will discuss the particle’s detection during an Aug. 28 public talk at The University of Alabama.