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NSA, DHS Bestow Distinction on UA Cyber Defense Program    /  UA News

The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security recently designated The University of Alabama a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: August 25, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Research, UA News   

Brazilian student finds home at the University of Alabama    /  Crimson White

Isabelle Moreira, an international student from Brazil, is a junior majoring in chemical engineering. To Isabelle, America is a place where she can further her education through new opportunities and…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: August 25, 2015    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students   

UA Professor Honored for Contributions to Chemical Engineering    /  UA News

A University of Alabama professor will be recognized by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for contributions to separation technologies.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: August 21, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, UA News   

UA Civil Engineering Student Awarded Eisenhower Fellowship    /  UA News

The Federal Highway Administration recently awarded an Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship to Nathan Klenke, a University of Alabama graduate student in civil engineering, as part of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: August 19, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

Civil engineering students do well in contest

A team of three graduate students from civil, construction and environmental engineering received special recognition for their work in a national level concrete beam design contest organized by Precast/Prestressed Concrete…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: August 18, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

Engineering students explore other cultures while improving living environments in impoverished regions    /  Service Learning

College should be a time of discovery, adventure and embracing new ideas, but many students have hardly left their home states, let alone the country. Philip Johnson, associate professor of…


Source: Service Learning    /    Published: August 10, 2015    /    Posted in:   In The News, Outreach, Students   

Former Cecil student wins University of Alabama transfer award    /  The Cecil Whig

After greeting Cecil College Professor Gail Wyant’s physics class with a customary “Roll Tide,” frequently uttered by University of Alabama students, fans and supporters, Kara Parks shared a story of…


Source: The Cecil Whig    /    Published: August 7, 2015    /    Posted in:   In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

The Sporting Life

During his senior year in high school, Da’Shawn Hand announced on ESPN he planned to attend The University of Alabama to study civil engineering. “I love civil engineering, and they…


Author: Adam Jones and Judah Martin    /    Published: July 30, 2015    /    Posted in:   Students   

UA SITE camp hosts 150 high school students    /  Crimson White

The University of Alabama’s engineering department held the 25th annual SITE camp, or Student Introductory to Engineering Camp, from July 12-31. The camp has three one-week segments in which 150…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: July 29, 2015    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Students    /    Features:   ,   

UA to Hold its Summer Commencement Exercises    /  UA News

The University of Alabama will hold its summer commencement exercises Aug. 1 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: July 27, 2015    /    Posted in:   Events, Students, UA News   

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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.