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UA Professor to Advance U.S. Drought Monitoring and Prediction    /  UA News

With a NOAA grant from the UA Center for Complex Hydrosystems Research will help improve scientists’ ability to predict when and where our country is most at risk of drought.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: September 27, 2018    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News    /    Features:     

College of Engineering Hosts E-Day to Inspire Students    /  UA News

The University of Alabama College of Engineering will host more than 1,000 students for a day dedicated to educating young students about the world of STEM.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: September 26, 2018    /    Posted in:   Events, Outreach, Students, UA News   

Four people on golf course on a sunny day

18th Annual CES Golf Tournament Raises More than $39,000

The 18th Annual Capstone Engineering Society Golf Tournament was held Sept. 17, 2018, at Old Overton Golf Club in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Thanks to generous contributions, more than $39,000 was…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: September 20, 2018    /    Posted in:   Alumni   

Alabamian, first female appointed as Marshall Space Flight Center director    /  Yellowhammer

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Thursday named Alabamian Jody Singer as director of the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville and Alabama lawmakers praised the historic appointment. Singer, who…


Source: Yellowhammer    /    Published: September 18, 2018    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, In The News   

Series of improv plays captivates audience    /  Crimson White

Thirteen plays. Two lab coats. A pineapple. There’s only one event on campus that includes all three: Theatre Roulette. The College of Engineering does Amateur Radical Theatre (CDA) presented its…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: September 15, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students   

Some defy mandatory evacuation order despite looming threat of Hurricane Florence    /  MSN.com

Anita Harrell says the challenge of gathering up and transporting eight pets means she’ll be ignoring the mandatory evacuation order issued to the residents of Wilmington, N.C., as powerful Hurricane…


Source: MSN.com    /    Published: September 14, 2018    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

UA Alumna Jody Singer Named Director of Marshall Space Flight Center    /  UA News

University of Alabama alumna Jody Singer has been named director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, becoming the first woman to assume the role in the center’s history.


Author: Bryant Welbourne    /    Published: September 13, 2018    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, UA News   

High-Achieving Freshman Class, Graduate School Growth Highlight UA Enrollment    /  UA News

A talented freshman class that includes more than 180 incoming National Merit Scholars headlines The University of Alabama’s enrollment numbers for fall 2018.


Author: Chris Bryant    /    Published: September 13, 2018    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

Two steps ahead and rubbing shoulders with the best    /  Daimler

Ten students from the University of Alabama completed some parts of their engineering studies in Germany as part of the “Two Steps Ahead” program – including internships at Daimler’s Sindelfingen…


Source: Daimler    /    Published: September 11, 2018    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

Five things to do in Tuscaloosa this weekend    /  The Tuscaloosa News

No. 5: The University of Alabama’s College of Engineering Does Amateur Radical Theatre will present “Theatre Roulette” on Sunday. The show includes 13 student-written plays. The plays are put into…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: September 8, 2018    /    Posted in:   Events, 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.