NASA Visits Campus and Connects with Students
Engineering students recently were given a chance to explore their career options as engineers from NASA and other companies visited campus to network with students. Read more
Events
In The News: NASA Days connects students with industry professionals
Students that normally have their eyes to the sky, turned their attention to Shelby Quad on Thursday, gathering for the University of Alabama’s second NASA Days. NASA Days, hosted by The College of Engineering and the Capstone Engineering Society, has the goal of exposing students to the various opportunities available… Read more
Sources: Crimson White, WVUA (Tuscaloosa)
In The News: UA to help expand computer science education
These teachers were at the University of Alabama for the 2017 Alabama Teachers Computer Science Summit, learning about how to bring a new advanced placement computer science course into classrooms. Statistics show computer science related jobs are growing at twice the rate of all other jobs, and the teachers say the… Read more
Sources: Fox 6 (Birmingham) - Video, WDAM 7 (Moselle, Mississippi) , Fox 6 (Birmingham) - Story
In The News: At Vanderbilt hackathon, coding rockstars create apps both practical and preposterous
Ever wonder just how many Cokes a Vanderbilt University tuition is worth? Well, there’s an app for that … Emily Huynh tapped the keyboard on her computer demonstrating what she called the “tinder for food.” An invention by her and University of Alabama teammate Steven Eastcott, the program lets you swipe… Read more
Sources: The Tennesseean
UA’s Impact on Computer Science in K-12 Continues with Google’s Help
More than 70 high school teachers from across Alabama will participate in a two-day computer science workshop Oct. 27-28 at The University of Alabama. Read more
UA Alumni Association Honors Four With Teaching Awards
The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the 2017 recipients of the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching – the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards. Read more
In The News: Students learn about engineering through UA visit
Abigail Miller does not know who she wants to be when she grows up, but she likes knowing what is out there in the world for her. Abigail, a fourth-grader from Myrtlewood Elementary School, was one of nearly 1,000 students from the area to see careers up close during “E-Day,”… Read more
Sources: Tuscaloosa News
Middle and high school students invited to UA’s E-Day
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Students from across the state have been invited to the Capstone to learn about the University’s engineering program. The University of Alabama College of Engineering is hosting E-Day on Thursday, Oct. 5, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The annual event is an invitation for sixth through… Read more
In The News: Event connects students, faculty, research and pizza
Students and professors gathered in Gorgas Library on Monday to munch and meet. The event, called “Pizza and Professors” connected students and professors with pizza and potential research partners. The event started with free pizza, followed by a brief two-minute introduction from each professor about his or her research. After the… Read more
Sources: Crimson White
In The News: 2017 Awards for Excellence in Public Safety GIS Recipients Recognized at the National Geospatial Preparedness Summit
The National Alliance for Public Safety GIS (NAPSG) Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce Major General William N. Reddel of the New Hampshire National Guard, Richard Butgereit of Florida’s Division of Emergency Management, and Chad Council of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as recipients of the 2017 Award for Excellence in Public Safety GIS. Awards were… Read more
Sources: Fox 6 (Birmingham), 93.7 The Eagle (Lubbock, Texas), WDAM 7 (Moselle, Mississippi) , WTVM 9 (Columbus, Georgia), Telemundo 2 Kasa , 9 and 10 News (Michigan) , NBC Right Now , Homeland Preparedness
