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More than 200 University of Alabama students during the spring 2014 semester are receiving a hands-on educational experience at more than 60 companies and organizations through UA’s Cooperative Education Program.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 8, 2014 / Posted in: Students, UA News
Creating innovative technology for law enforcement may be the claim to fame for the Center for Advanced Public Safety, but, as is the case for many in Alabama, a tornado…
Author: Judah Martin / Published: April 7, 2014 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Research / Features: Dr. Allen Parrish, Dr. Laura Myers
Hundreds of students from all over Alabama got to take part in a robotics competition. The action got underway today at the Bryant Conference Center. Around 350 students from third…
Source: WVUA TV / Published: April 5, 2014 / Posted in: Computer Science, In The News, Outreach / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
The University of Alabama’s 57 Miles initiative and The College of Engineering will host Engineering Day for high school students from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, April 11, at Francis Marion High School in Perry County.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 4, 2014 / Posted in: Outreach, Students, UA News
A team of University of Alabama students have built an airplane to compete in the AIAA Student Design/Build Fly competition that asks collegiate teams to make small, electric-powered aircraft that can perform the tasks.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 3, 2014 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Students, UA News
This weekend, The University of Alabama will host the Alabama Robotics Competition, an event open to K-12 students. The competition will involve programming robots to navigate a series of obstacle…
Source: Crimson White / Published: April 3, 2014 / Posted in: Computer Science, In The News, Outreach / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
Dr. Viola L. Acoff, professor and head of the metallurgical and materials engineering department at The University of Alabama, is the inaugural recipient of the Ellen Swallow Richards Diversity Award given by the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 1, 2014 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, UA News / Features: Dr. Viola L. Acoff
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — More than 350 students from across Alabama, from third graders to seniors in high school, will be at The University of Alabama April 5 programming robots and hoping their instructions are good enough to win the Alabama Robotics Competition. The competition, which is in its fourth year, is hosted by the UA […]
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: March 31, 2014 / Posted in: Computer Science, Outreach, UA News / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama Foundation said Friday that Bidsters of Tuscaloosa was among the five startup teams that received a share of $135,000 in funding during the Alabama…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: March 21, 2014 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Students
Two startup companies from Tuscaloosa will join five other young companies from Birmingham and Madison in vying for a share of more than $100,000 in prize money Friday in the…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: March 20, 2014 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Research
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.
