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Dangers of Distracted Walking    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

The Center for Advanced Public Safety at the University of Alabama tracks some of the numbers. In 2017, CAPS says 66-percent of accidents in Alabama were caused by pedestrians not…


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: June 18, 2018    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

Public Survey Exposes Montecito Debris Flow Communication Failures    /  Santa Barbara (California) Independent

Early results of an ongoing public survey to measure the effectiveness of warning messages issued ahead of and during the deadly 1/9 Debris Flow reveal significant failures by Santa Barbara…


Source: Santa Barbara (California) Independent    /    Published: June 15, 2018    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

Thompson Named University Research Professor    /  UA News

UA’s Board of Trustees named Dr. Gregory B. Thompson, professor in the department of metallurgical and materials engineering, a University Research Professor earlier this month.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: June 14, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, UA News    /    Features:     

Newport native leads EcoCAR 3 team    /  Monroe News (Michigan)

Bethany Corne held a leading role on a University of Alabama team which built a $50 million sustainable vehicle. A Newport resident held a leading role on a University of…


Source: Monroe News (Michigan)    /    Published: June 13, 2018    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, In The News, Students   

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COLLEGE NEWS: June 10, 2018    /  The Tuscaloosa News

‒ The University of Alabama College of Engineering honored five alumni by inducting them into its 2018 class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows. Each year, the College of Engineering inducts a…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: June 10, 2018    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   

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Local residents Engle, Johnson to participate in summer job program    /  Decatur Daily

Adam Engle of Decatur and Ethan Johnson of Hartselle will receive hands-on educational experience this summer through the University of Alabama’s Cooperative Education Program. — Nearly 250 University of Alabama students…


Source: Decatur Daily    /    Published: June 9, 2018    /    Posted in:   In The News, Students   

Predicting View    /  UA News

Of all the internet has brought, 360-degree videos that let users see around a fixed point are among the coolest, but it is difficult at the rate data travels for all of a high-quality, 360-video to arrive at the end user perfectly from the start. A University of Alabama researcher is developing a method to smooth the associated lag.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: June 7, 2018    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News   

UA Students Win Regional Robotics Competition    /  UA News

The University of Alabama Robotics team became the first UA robotics team in school history to win the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers SoutheastCon Hardware Competition.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: June 7, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

Shelby County student earns $1,000 Alfa Foundation Scholarship    /  Shelby County Reporter

The tuition bill for a local college student will be a little lower in August thanks to a scholarship awarded through the Alfa Foundation … Scholarship recipient Jacob Odom of…


Source: Shelby County Reporter    /    Published: June 6, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

University Students to Test Microgravity Research in NASA’s Underwater Analog    /  Alabama Latino News

Twenty-five student teams from across the country will test their research underwater in May and June in simulated microgravity at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston as part of the…


Source: Alabama Latino News    /    Published: June 4, 2018    /    Posted in:   Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, 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.