The public is invited to view Jupiter through a University of Alabama telescope Feb. 10 beginning at 7 p.m. The sky viewing is the first in a series of events open to the public during the spring semester.
Hundreds of high school students from Alabama and surrounding states are expected to compete in The University of Alabama’s 35th annual physics contest Feb. 11 on campus.
Undergraduate students of all majors are invited to enter The University of Alabama’s annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference scheduled for April 11 at the Bryant Conference Center.
Dr. Richard A. Diehl, a University of Alabama archaeologist specializing in MesoAmerica, has been awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow.
One of the strangest space objects ever seen is being scrutinized by the penetrating vision of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in a study led by a University of Alabama astronomer.
Eighteen University of Alabama researchers have been awarded more than three-quarters of a million dollars, combined, as part of the first installment from BP for research into the impact of the Gulf oil spill.
Researchers from The University of Alabama invite the public to learn more about nanotechnology – the science of the ultra small – via a Science Café scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 15 at the Barnes & Noble book store on McFarland Boulevard.
Two research articles co-authored by a University of Alabama computer scientist are among 2010’s “Top 25 Hottest Articles” appearing in the scientific journal Information and Software Technology, according to an online database regularly accessed by nearly 11 million users.
Although it will heighten the experience, a telescope will not be required to view an upcoming total lunar eclipse, but an alarm clock might be.
The National Science Foundation has extended its support for an alliance of 19 historically black colleges and universities and nine major research universities, including The University of Alabama, encouraging African-American students to pursue graduate training and research careers in robotics and computer science.