STEM

A close-up of a UA doctoral student wearing glasses with the ingestion monitor attached.

UA Technology to Aid National Nutrition Study

A wearable device that tracks diet developed by researchers at The University of Alabama will be used as part of a study of individual nutritional responses.

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Scientists Show Viable Path to Finding Long-Sought Particle

Finding an elusive elementary particle is more viable than ever after an international group of scientists explored a production mechanism that overcomes the limitation of previous searches.

Hunter Dowdy (from left to right). Mason Janes, Casey Largin, Chloe Denorme and Kate Radovich present "Rachel's Lift" to Rachel Williams.

Santa’s Helpers: Students Build Script A Wheelchair Lift

After graduating, five students stayed in Tuscaloosa an extra week to perfect their senior design project – a mechanical wheelchair lift – before presenting it as a Christmas gift to a 10-year-old Tuscaloosa girl.

A man works on a small satellite on a table.

Satellite Made By UA Students Ready for Launch

If everything goes as planned, in January a small satellite made by the students will be launched into space.

University of Alabama researchers discuss a project around a machine.

From the Ground Up

UA faculty and graduate students are working with the military to design better mobile airfields.

Leaf electric vehicle at various charging stations around campus

Strong Partnership Fuels Alabama Mobility and Power Center

The partnership fuels a newly-formed research and workforce development center to meet the needs of the booming electric vehicle market.

A man on the tailgate of a pickup truck sits before his yard of scultpures.

UA Researchers Creating Digital Exhibition of Birmingham Artist’s Work

Using cutting-edge imaging technology and digital curation, a project involving The University of Alabama will allow the work and stories of a well-regarded southern artist to be preserved digitally for future generations.

A student holds a controller for a robot that's in the background.

UA College of Engineering Opens New Manufacturing Program

The UA College of Engineering’s Alabama Initiative on Manufacturing Development and Education, or Alabama IMaDE, held its grand opening ceremony Sept. 30.

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UA Receives Grant to Use Machine Learning to Study Dark Matter

A team of researchers at The University of Alabama hope to develop tools that probe this otherwise invisible but important component of the universe, tackling one of the biggest questions in physics, astronomy and cosmology – what is dark matter?

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UA’s Industrial Assessment Center Selected to Continue Mission

The University of Alabama will continue its role as home to the state’s only Industrial Assessment Center that assists manufacturers in reducing carbon emissions and energy costs, while training the next generation of energy-efficiency workers.