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Alabama Power employee honored as Outstanding Alumni Volunteer by the University of Alabama College of Engineering    /  Alabama News Center

Alabama Power Engineering Supervisor J. Gaston Large III was recently honored as the 2020-2021 Outstanding Alumni Volunteer by The University of Alabama College of Engineering.


Source: Alabama News Center    /    Published: October 12, 2021    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, In The News   

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25% of all critical infrastructure in the US is at risk of failure due to flooding, new report finds    /  CNN

As a massive investment to repair roads and adapt to climate change faces an uncertain fate in Congress, a new report finds much of the country’s infrastructure is already at…


Source: CNN    /    Published: October 11, 2021    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features:     

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IMaDE Lab Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

It was a big day for The University of Alabama College of Engineering. The College held a ribbon cutting ceremony in honor of its new advanced manufacturing program.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: October 10, 2021    /    Posted in:   Events, Research   

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UA Center to Spur Convergent Drug Innovation, Delivery    /  UA News

Drawing upon expertise from across campus, a new center at The University of Alabama will help overcome obstacles keeping drug therapies that show promise in the lab from translating to…


Author: Adam Jones and Shane Dorrill    /    Published: October 5, 2021    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Research, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

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UA cuts ribbon on Alabama IMaDE facility    /  WVUA

It was a big day for The University of Alabama College of Engineering. The College held a ribbon cutting ceremony in honor of its new advanced manufacturing program.


Source: WVUA    /    Published: October 1, 2021    /    Posted in:   Centers, Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering    /    Features:     

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UA College of Engineering Opens New Manufacturing Program    /  UA News

The UA College of Engineering’s Alabama Initiative on Manufacturing Development and Education, or Alabama IMaDE, held its grand opening ceremony Sept. 30.


Author: Abby Woodruff    /    Published: September 30, 2021    /    Posted in:   Events, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Mechanical Engineering, UA News    /    Features:     

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AIAA Announces 2021 Undergraduate Scholarship and Graduate Award Winners    /  SpaceRef

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation has announced the 20 winners of its 2021 undergraduate scholarships and graduate awards. The Ellis F. Hitt Digital Avionics Scholarship was…


Source: SpaceRef    /    Published: September 29, 2021    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Computer Science, In The News, Students   

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UA’s Industrial Assessment Center Selected to Continue Mission    /  UA News

The University of Alabama will continue its role as home to the state’s only Industrial Assessment Center that assists manufacturers in reducing carbon emissions and energy costs, while training the…


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: September 17, 2021    /    Posted in:   Alabama Industrial Training and Assessment Center, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Mechanical Engineering, Research, UA News    /    Features:   , ,   

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New materials can make Florida condos more durable. Almost no one uses them    /  ArcaMax Publishing

Unlike many diseases that afflict aging humans, there are already cures for the most common, serious and expensive threat to thousands of aging buildings… “Most old concrete buildings in this…


Source: ArcaMax Publishing    /    Published: September 12, 2021    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

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UA Launches $1.5 Billion Capital Campaign    /  UA News

The University of Alabama launched the largest fundraising campaign in state history to raise a minimum of $1.5 billion in private donations to support all areas of campus — from…


Author: Bryant Welbourne    /    Published: September 11, 2021    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Alumni, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, Giving, Home Page Main Story, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 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.