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UA Building Innovative Radars to Help Flood, Drought Management    /  UA News

Researchers at The University of Alabama will lead a project to develop and deploy radars that obtain information about snow and soil moisture to help manage the nation’s water resources.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: August 28, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News    /    Features:     

Report says 1,200 bridges in Alabama are structurally deficient    /  Alabama Today

The American Road and Transportation Builders Association released a report earlier this year on deficient bridges in the United States, saying 1,200 bridges in Alabama are structurally deficient … Shashi…


Source: Alabama Today    /    Published: August 27, 2018    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research   

Schools encouraged to apply for $1,500 state grant for robotics programs    /  AL.com

Middle and high school officials interested in earning a $1,500 grant to improve or expand their robotics programs have until Aug. 31 to apply, according to the Alabama State Department of…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: August 24, 2018    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach    /    Features:     

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Transportation officials discuss financial needs of infrastructure    /  Lagniappe

Having ballooned from initial projections of $800 million to nearly $2 billion today, the Interstate 10 bridge project over the Mobile River would be impossible for the Alabama Department of…


Source: Lagniappe    /    Published: August 23, 2018    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research   

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17 AL counties awarded highway safety grants    /  NBC 12 (Montgomery)

Nearly one-million dollars in grants have been awarded to law enforcement agencies across the southeastern portion of the state by Gov. Kay Ivey, the Alabama Department of Economic and Community…


Source: NBC 12 (Montgomery)    /    Published: August 22, 2018    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, In The News, Research   

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2018 SEMA Memorial Scholarship and Loan Forgiveness Award Winners Announced    /  Specialty Equipment Market Association

The SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund awarded $297,000 to 102 individuals this year, including scholarships for current students and loan-forgiveness awards to employees of SEMA-member companies … Dudley Moore (University of…


Source: Specialty Equipment Market Association    /    Published: August 16, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

UA engineering student creates self-defense jewelry line    /  WVTM (Birmingham) - Aug. 14

And while there is self-defense weaponry on the market, very few products are practical for integrating into the daily female lifestyle. That’s what inspired one University of Alabama student to create…


Source: WVTM (Birmingham) - Aug. 14    /    Published: August 15, 2018    /    Posted in:   In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

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Computer science programs growing in AL    /  WTVM 9 (Columbus, Georgia)

Computer science can affect many parts of your life, including the app on your phone or the car you drive. Gov. Kay Ivey is advocating for more computer science classes…


Source: WTVM 9 (Columbus, Georgia)    /    Published: August 14, 2018    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach    /    Features:     

Look! No Hands! Would you use a self-driving car?    /  104.1 KQTH (Tucson, Arizona)

Would you ride in a car if it had no driver other than the car itself? And would that make our roads any safer? As part of KGUN9’s continuing project…


Source: 104.1 KQTH (Tucson, Arizona)    /    Published: August 12, 2018    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, In The News, Students   

Alabama’s lagging infrastructure could hurt economic development efforts    /  Alabama Today

In economic development, companies consider three key elements as they look to locate or expand in an area. When it comes to business climate and workforce development, Alabama is tops….


Source: Alabama Today    /    Published: August 11, 2018    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The 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.