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ASCE preps for national competition    /  Crimson White

Members of the University of Alabama chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers insist that engineers do, in fact, have fun, recounting times they raced concrete canoes and visited…


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

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UA Names Outstanding Graduate Student Awards for 2014    /  UA News

The University of Alabama Graduate School has announced the recipients of the 2014 Outstanding Graduate Student awards. The awards will be presented during UA Honors Week, scheduled for Monday, March 31, to Friday, April 4.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 5, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

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Engineering professor makes name for himself in musical world    /  Crimson White

Alan Lane is not the typical chemical engineering professor: He doubles as Doobie “Doghouse” Wilson, singer and songwriter. With a head of gray hair and a face framed by a…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: February 24, 2014    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News   

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Seat belt use is required in other vehicles, but why not school buses?    /  Monroe News Star

The effectiveness of seat belts — both lap belts and shoulder straps — in reducing injuries and deaths in automobile accidents is widely documented in studies and backed up by…


Source: Monroe News Star    /    Published: February 23, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Research   

University of Alabama’s Dr. Amy Lang researching practical applications of butterfly, shark scales    /  Mosaic Magazine

Horsepower allows cars to move faster with more power. Fins allow surfers to maneuver their boards through the water. In the case of a plane crash, passengers evacuate onto the…


Source: Mosaic Magazine    /    Published: February 21, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

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State Engineering Hall of Fame Inducts 2014 Class in Ceremony at UA    /  UA News

The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted six individuals and honored a corporation during a ceremony Feb. 15 at Bryant Conference Center at The University of Alabama.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 20, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, UA News   

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College of Engineering to offer 2 new degrees    /  Crimson White

University of Alabama students will have two new majors to choose from in the fall. The College of Engineering will add degrees in environmental engineering and architectural engineering to meet…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: February 20, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students    /    Features:     

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400 Middle-, High-School Students Travel to UA for Science Olympiad    /  UA News

More than 400 students are expected to participate in the 2014 regional Science Olympiad competition at The University of Alabama Saturday, Feb. 22, beginning at 9 a.m.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 13, 2014    /    Posted in:   Outreach, UA News   

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January storm brought increase in serious wrecks on rural roads    /  The Tuscaloosa News

Predictably, wrecks on Alabama roadways increased during the winter storm that surprised the state two weeks ago, though most of the severe accidents occurred on rural routes free of congestion…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: February 12, 2014    /    Posted in:   Engineering, In The News   

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3D-printed molecule provides new perspective for cancer research    /  Gizmag

While two-dimensional modeling of double-stranded DNA molecules has been useful for the purpose of cancer research, the composition of the G-quadruplex, a four-stranded DNA sequence, has proven a different beast….


Source: Gizmag    /    Published: February 12, 2014    /    Posted in:   In The News, Outreach, Research   

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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.