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Study Calls for New Global Standard for Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation    /  Infection Control Today

A new study conducted jointly by The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine calls for a…


Source: Infection Control Today    /    Published: January 20, 2015    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features:     

STEM Path to the MBA Students Share in Women’s Entrepreneurship Day at U.N.    /  UA Culverhouse News

Two STEM Path To The MBA students were at the United Nations in NYC recently to represent The University of Alabama, the Culverhouse College of Commerce and the College of…


Source: UA Culverhouse News    /    Published: December 3, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

Hurst share major, college experience    /  Crimson White

Born July 27, 1990, the Hurst triplets were brought into a family full of Alabama fans. Blake, Garrett and Taylor Hurst grew up in Dothan, Alabama, spending their summers on…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: November 19, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

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UA Students at U.N. to Support Women’s Entrepreneurship Day    /  UA News

Two STEM Path To The MBA students are at the United Nations in New York City today representing The University of Alabama, the Culverhouse College of Commerce and the College of Engineering at the inaugural Women’s Entrepreneurship Day.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: November 19, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Students, UA News   

A new fellow for UA    /  Crimson White

The International Road Federation, a nonprofit organization focused on development and maintenance of better, more sustainable roads, has named Samwel Zephaniah, a doctoral student in engineering at University of Alabama,…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: November 18, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

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Detours – Nanotubes    /  The Center for Public Television

University of Alabama Engineering graduate student Will Guin works with “pop-tubes,” which use microwaves, to create a more effective airframe skin for the Boeing 787 aircraft. His research and presentation…


Source: The Center for Public Television    /    Published: November 13, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Research, Students    /    Features:     

More Than Power

Chris Bond can remember the time he watched an old man smile from ear to ear as the man lit his home for the first time. Just before, the two…


Author: Judah Martin    /    Published: November 13, 2014    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach   

Students study abroad to discover family heritage    /  Crimson White

For Keelan Vaughn, the question of his citizenship takes more to answer than simply pulling out his passport. Vaughn, a sophomore majoring in environmental engineering and German, is in the process…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: November 12, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

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Engineering now offering 2 new majors    /  Crimson White

The College of Engineering now offers two new degrees: environmental and architectural engineering. Both programs are expansions from existing minor programs and have been in the works for 
a while.


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: November 6, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students    /    Features:   ,   

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UA Doctoral Student Named Fellow by International Organization    /  UA News

A University of Alabama engineering doctoral student was named a fellow by the International Road Federation.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: November 6, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,800 students and more than 150 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.