More than 83,000 volunteer citizen scientists partnered with professional astronomers to examine more than 300,000 galaxies in an online project that would have taken approximately 30 years of full-time work by one researcher to complete, according to a paper co-authored by a University of Alabama researcher.
Development of open-source software could be improved through understanding how isolated programmers collaborate, according to a research project underway by a computer scientist at The University of Alabama.
Two University of Alabama physicists who were part of the Higgs boson discovery team say the fun has just begun
Students enrolled in food and nutrition courses at The University of Alabama should have no problem garnering some excitement for food this semester, thanks to the recently completed $1.5 million state-of-the-art foods lab located on the ground floor of Doster Hall.
Dr. Andrew Billings’ research finds fantasy sport leagues to be a game changer for sports media consumption and research.
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.
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.
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.