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2016 Randall Research Program Honors 16 UA Students    /  UA News

Sixteen University of Alabama undergraduate researchers have received recognition through the Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program. The program recognizes the best research activity conducted by UA undergraduates, who are nominated by faculty and staff research directors.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 2, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News   

UA to Hold Spring Commencement Exercises    /  UA News

The University of Alabama will hold its spring commencement exercises May 6-7 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 2, 2016    /    Posted in:   Events, Students, UA News   

QM coin, regimental crest travel aboard balloon on high-altitude test launch    /  Fort Lee Traveller

The Quartermaster coin and insignia have boldly gone where few, if any, Army organizational identifiers have gone before. On Saturday, a travel and photography first was achieved thanks to a…


Source: Fort Lee Traveller    /    Published: April 29, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students   

University of Alabama students aim to put Crimson Racing on the map    /  The Tuscaloosa News

As a crowd of onlookers lined the sidewalk of Seventh Avenue on the University of Alabama campus on Wednesday, members of Crimson Racing unveiled their 2016 Formula car, which zipped…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: April 28, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

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Protecting Your Family    /  WBRC Fox 6

A recent study of about 3,000 people from Alabama and Mississippi took a look at how things unfolded on April 27. There was some concern about the number of fatalities…


Source: WBRC Fox 6    /    Published: April 28, 2016    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

NASA Responds to an S.O.S. of Historic Proportions    /  Smithsonian.com

The earth shakes millions of times every year. Often, these earthquakes strike in familiar places, such as the recent, deadly quakes in Ecuador and Japan. At other times, a quake…


Source: Smithsonian.com    /    Published: April 27, 2016    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Research    /    Features:   ,   

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Baker Receives UA Engineering’s Hackney Leadership Award    /  UA News

The University of Alabama College of Engineering’s Dr. John Baker, head of the department of aerospace engineering and mechanics, is the 2016 T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership award recipient.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 27, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, UA News    /    Features:     

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Univ. of Alabama says virtual reality therapy could help with storm anxiety    /  WBRC Fox 6

Five years after one of the deadliest tornadoes ripped through Tuscaloosa and other parts of Alabama, people are still dealing with the emotional and physical effects. “A large number of…


Source: WBRC Fox 6    /    Published: April 27, 2016    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

Construction Technology Pilot Project Prepares University of Alabama Students for Workforce    /  Brasfield & Gorrie

With graduation looming, many seniors at The University of Alabama are busy preparing for final exams. For a select group of students, wrapping up the semester means presenting the findings…


Source: Brasfield & Gorrie    /    Published: April 26, 2016    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

UA Engineering Alumni Honor Outstanding Senior    /  UA News

Stephen Peter Rowe, a senior at The University of Alabama, recently received the 2016 Capstone Engineering Society Outstanding Senior Award.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 26, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA 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.