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UA hosts annual K-12 robotics competition

Nearly 300 K-12 students from across Alabama were recently welcomed to campus for a computer programming competition that used robotics as a host platform. The University of Alabama College of…


Author: Gillian Castro    /    Published: April 22, 2019    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Events, Faculty and Staff, Outreach    /    Features:   ,   

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Magnet students learn about science through new partnership with UA    /  The Tuscaloosa News

For the first time — and maybe not the last — students from the University of Alabama and Tuscaloosa Magnet Elementary School entered a partnership to teach science skills they…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: April 21, 2019    /    Posted in:   In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students   

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Why maps still matter: Working out a big severe weather worry    /  AL.com

Veteran Alabama TV meteorologist James Spann touched on a topic — and a nerve — during severe weather coverage over the weekend in Alabama … One of the people taking…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: April 20, 2019    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

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UA Engineering Racing Team Works with Local Third Graders    /  UA News

A University of Alabama student team is spending the semester working with a local elementary school and teaching students about the importance of STEM.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 19, 2019    /    Posted in:   Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students, UA News   

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‘More Than Just a Space’    /  UA News

On Thursday, PRCA-UA, along with 13 other student groups, gathered for the unveiling of their new home, which will help them expand their community service work.


Author: David Miller    /    Published: April 18, 2019    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Students, UA News   

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UA Launches New Student Community Engagement Center    /  UA News

Community and university engagement at The University of Alabama received a boost today with the unveiling of the UA Student Community Engagement Center.


Author: David Miller    /    Published: April 18, 2019    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Students, UA News   

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Family, ‘Eye-Opening’ Trip to Nicaragua Set Path for UA Senior    /  UA News

Libby Beddingfield was plenty motivated for a future career in medicine when she arrived at The University of Alabama four years ago. That wasn’t always the case.


Author: David Miller    /    Published: April 18, 2019    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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State Engineering Hall of Fame Inducts 2019 Class    /  UA News

The state of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted eight individuals and honored an engineering project during a recent ceremony at the Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: April 17, 2019    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, UA News   

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TV Meteorologist Gets Death Threats After Station Cuts Into Masters Coverage    /  Weather.com

An Atlanta meteorologist says she received death threats Sunday after her station cut into the Masters coverage to warn viewers of tornado threats … Dr. Laura Myers, director of the…


Source: Weather.com    /    Published: April 16, 2019    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features:     

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University of Alabama team look at untreated sewage issue    /  The Tuscaloosa News

How much untreated sewage gets dumped in Alabama’s Black Belt? That’s the question a team of students and professors at the University of Alabama is trying to determine. Sources: Tuscaloosa News, USA…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: April 15, 2019    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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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.