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January’s Winter Storm Increased Chances of Deadly Crashes in State’s Rural Areas, According to UA CAPS    /  UA News

Not surprisingly, vehicle crashes increased during the winter storm the last week of January in Alabama, but the iced roads shifted the risk of fatal crashes to rural roads away from the clogged roadways in the state’s urban metro areas, according to an analysis of crash data by researchers at The University of Alabama.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 12, 2014    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Research, UA News   

UA 3D Printing Lab Opens New Window into Cancer Research    /  UA News

The first 3D print of a G-quadruplex DNA sequence and its molecular structure was recently created at The University of Alabama in the UA 3D Printing Lab, allowing researchers a potentially valuable new tool in the fight against cancer.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 11, 2014    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News   

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UA Student Chosen for National Electrical Engineering Award    /  UA News

A student studying electrical engineering at The University of Alabama was one of seven students in North America selected for a national scholarship.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 10, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Students, UA News   

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Former LSU student, current UA students, develops new app    /   The Daily Reveille

With mobile games constantly growing in popularity, one former University student has developed his own piece of the pie. Hakeem Hasan, former University student and CEO of Nasah Apps, created MoWo.


Source: The Daily Reveille    /    Published: February 10, 2014    /    Posted in:   In The News, Students   

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SnowJammed? There’s an app for that    /  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Georgia Emergency Management Agency had — but did not use — a system to send weather and traffic alerts directly to people’s cell phones during the crippling Jan. 28…


Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution    /    Published: February 8, 2014    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

UA Adds Architectural, Environmental Engineering Degrees

The University of Alabama College of Engineering will offer two new degrees in architectural engineering and environmental engineering, beginning this fall, to meet the growing opportunities for engineers with those specialties.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 7, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

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University of Alabama to offer architectural, environmental engineering degrees this fall    /  AL.com

The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved architectural and environmental engineering majors Friday, slating the programs to begin in August 2014. Sources: Al.com, WBRC Fox 6, WVUA, WIAT CBS 42


Source: AL.com    /    Published: February 7, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Students    /    Features:     

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Students bike across nation, construct homes    /  Crimson White

Ashton Greer will leave Virginia Beach, Va., in early June and travel across the country. She will see the rugged Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains and flat expansive Heartland. She will…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: February 3, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

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University remembers Nagy El-Kaddah    /  Crimson White

Longtime University of Alabama professor Nagy El-Kaddah passed away Jan. 20, 2014. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Attiat, and his two children, Ahmed and Dahlia. “Dr….


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: January 27, 2014    /    Posted in:   Engineering, In The News, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   

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A lesson in 3-D: Printing technology demonstrated at Science Sunday    /  The Tuscaloosa News

Fossilized fish bones sat beside plastic shark teeth, printed by modern 3-D printers Sunday in Smith Hall on the University of Alabama campus. The UA Museum of Natural History hosted…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: January 26, 2014    /    Posted in:   In The News, Outreach   

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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.