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Philosophy Today lecture series presents, “What is Physicalism?”

Patrick Smith • November 18, 2015

Students and professors gathered in Smith Hall Room 205 on Thursday to listen to the second in this year’s Philosophy Today lecture series. The lecture titled “What is Physicalism,” was given...

CERN Large Hadron Collider recommissioned

CERN Large Hadron Collider recommissioned

Patrick Smith • June 24, 2015

On June 3, the world of physics took a great leap forward.The European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, started delivering data for the first time in over two years....

Williams named February Female Physicist of Month

Williams named February Female Physicist of Month

Amanda Sare • February 11, 2015

Dawn Williams, an associate professor in the department of physics and astronomy, was named the February 2015 Female Physicist of the Month by the American Physical Society’s Committee on the Status...

Professor researches electron mechanics

Professor researches electron mechanics

Laura Testino • February 3, 2015

As the number of hashtags created, emails sent, documents composed and photographs downloaded increases, it’s easy to forget that this information is only saved by the process of tiny electrons at work...

Alabama physics major earns national internship

Alabama physics major earns national internship

Mary Catherine Hodges • January 12, 2015

For Marissa Leshnov, science has been a crucial part of her life 
since childhood.“As a child, science was always presented to me in these wonderful demonstrations similar to magic shows,” she said....

Physicists study dark matter in outer space

Emily Williams • September 1, 2014

Dark matter is more than just a mythical fuel source in the popular, animated comedy “Futurama." It is potentially a substantial part of the universe. Three University of Alabama physicists are taking...