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Sea level rise, driven by climate change, is causing increased flooding during high tides along much of the U.S. coastline. Though such floods are usually minor, a new study suggests that car traffic patterns could help reveal how floods harm an area’s business revenues … The study is useful in… Read more
Sources: Science News
Since last semester, computer science students, Logan Jordan and Bailey Gulsby, have been working on an app. Jordan said he cannot elaborate on the details of his app until the team comes up with a final product. However, the production of the app is University-sponsored as Jordan and Gulsby use… Read more
Sources: Crimson White
A report from the University of Alabama’s Alabama Transportation Institute and Alabama Transportation Policy Research Center found that the state needs to invest between $600 million and $800 million annually for the next 20 years to meet infrastructure needs. Read more
Sources: Alabama Political Reporter, Democratic Underground , Alabama Construction News, Tuscaloosa News, Alabama Political Reporter, Tuscaloosa News, Al.com, WVUA (Tuscaloosa), The Cutoff News, Anniston Star, Yellowhammer News, Equipment World, Rickeystonenews.com (Ozark), Alabama News Center
While graphene could be used to improve the strength and mechanical properties of a variety of automotive parts, it is not yet fully economically viable for most applications … Also, in 2017, a research team from the University of Alabama successfully fabricated a lighter Chevrolet Camaro car hood using graphene. Read more
Sources: R and D Mag
Internships and co-ops allow students to gain experience in the fields they’re interested in, and some University departments such as the journalism, accounting and engineering departments are especially helpful in assisting students in landing those internships and co-ops. Read more
Sources: Crimson White
Allison McCarthy graduated from Brewster High School just a few years ago, but she is already making a name for herself in the astronomy community. The 2016 Brewster graduate is currently studying Astrophysics and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Read more
Sources: New York Patch, Hamlet Hub (New York)
Mary Ellen Sinnott’s time at The University of Alabama has been filled with more opportunities than she could have imagined. Read more
Sources: Jackson County Sentinel
Brain scanning technology will be put to the test in the Black Belt soon thanks to the University of Alabama. Human-computer interaction, also known as neurofeedback programs will be tried out by students and teachers in K-12 schools in the Black Belt. Devices like this that measure brain activity will be… Read more
Sources: Fox 6 (Birmingham), Alabama News Center, Yellowhammer News, Crimson White
Akshay Narkhede routinely prepares polymeric biomaterials during lab work in the Science and Engineering Complex at the University of Alabama. Narkhede, a doctoral student in chemical and biological engineering, uses these hydrogels to mimic the mechanical aspects of human tissue to study how cancer cells behave in human or clinical settings. Read more
Sources: Alabama News Center, Yellowhammer News
University of Alabama student Neil Shimer of Hendersonville, will participate in UA’s Cooperative Education Program for spring 2019. Shimer will be working at Gaylord Chemical. Read more
Sources: Hendersonville Standard (Gallatin, Tennessee), Gallatin News (Tennessee), Parker (Colorado) Chronicle
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