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Building Benchmarks for 50 Years    /  Business Alabama

Two women managers, including UA graduate, oversee the $280 million Grandview Medical Center project for Brasfield & Gorrie — marking the 50-year-old company’s longstanding initiatives to advance women builders.


Source: Business Alabama    /    Published: September 23, 2014    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News   

Startup weekend to bring business pitches    /  Crimson White

Eager to encourage entrepreneurial ideas, The University of Alabama will host the first Startup Weekend, a global event, from Sept. 26 to 28, open to all students and members of…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: September 17, 2014    /    Posted in:   Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Students   

Exchange Program To Give UA Students International Experience    /  UA News

The University of Alabama will partner with a German institution in a student exchange program aimed to provide students deep international industrial, educational and cultural experiences.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: September 15, 2014    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Students, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

Group provides theatre outlet for engineers    /  Crimson White

The College of Engineering has a secret. It’s not a car that runs on passionate performances of “Yea, Alabama” or a way to keep Bryant-Denny cool in sweltering Tuscaloosa heat….


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: September 11, 2014    /    Posted in:   Events, In The News, Students   

New Civil Engineering Professor Wins Award

Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Dr. Eric Marks was recently recognized for his work as a graduate research assistant, the position he held before joining faculty The University of Alabama in fall…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: September 9, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff   

AEM Professor Elected to Nanoengineering Post

Dr. Samit Roy, the William D. Jordan Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, was elected to vice chair of  a group within the American Society of Mechanical Engineers on nanoengineering….


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: September 5, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Outreach    /    Features:     

The cleanest room at The University of Alabama    /  WIAT CBS 42

College campuses aren’t always known for their cleanliness; but WIAT 42 got a look inside the cleanest room at the University of Alabama, the new microfabrication facility. The brand new…


Source: WIAT CBS 42    /    Published: September 3, 2014    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research    /    Features:     

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Ex-DOD official to head new Cyber Institute at University of Alabama    /  The Tuscaloosa News

The University of Alabama has named a former U.S. Department of Defense official executive director of its new Cyber Institute, an umbrella organization for interdisciplinary research and educational programs on…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: September 2, 2014    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, In The News, Outreach, Research   

Transportation Center for Alabama Hosted Summer Institute

Tuscaloosa, Ala. – This past summer, 10 students from underrepresented high schools in West Alabama came to The University of Alabama to learn about transportation careers. The Advanced Transportation Institute…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: August 28, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Outreach   

ariel view of Engineering Quad

STEM path helps students work towards MBA    /  Crimson White

Students with a clear focus on their learning path now have the chance to finish both their undergraduate and master’s degrees in less than the traditional six years through the…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: August 27, 2014    /    Posted in:   In The News, Students   

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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.