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A team of students at The University of Alabama building a small satellite as part of a NASA program are continuing their outreach efforts to state schools during the COVID-19 pandemic through online lessons.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: April 8, 2020 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. John Baker, Dr. Rohan Sood
The University of Alabama community has come together to help provide 3D printed personal protective equipment, or PPE, for health care workers locally and in the region.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: April 2, 2020 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Students, UA News
A solution developed from research at The University of Alabama would give drivers of electric vehicles the confidence and freedom of a gas-powered vehicle without requiring breakthroughs in batteries or a costly overhaul of the transportation system’s energy infrastructure.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: March 11, 2020 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Jaber Abu-Qahouq
The worst region for flash floods in the continental United States is likely the Southwest, according to a recent analysis of flash floods by The University of Alabama.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: February 26, 2020 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Hamid Moradkhani
In response to the growing need for professionals skilled in the protection of digital information, The University of Alabama will offer a degree in cyber security starting this fall.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: February 18, 2020 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Charles L. Karr, Dr. Susan Vrbsky
The University of Alabama received a five-year $3.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to provide scholarships to UA students interested in pursuing government careers in cyber security.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: February 6, 2020 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News
Dr. Allen Parrish is returning to The University of Alabama as executive director of the Alabama Transportation Institute.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: February 3, 2020 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Russell J. Mumper
A unique radar developed by engineering researchers at The University of Alabama helped find the location to recover some of the oldest ice buried in Antarctica as part of an international effort to better understand the Earth’s climate history.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: December 20, 2019 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Remote Sensing Center, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Ryan A. Taylor, Dr. Siva Prasad Gogineni, Dr. Stephen J. Yan
Crashes caused by drivers under the influence of drugs or alcohol are more prevalent around Christmas and New Year’s Day, while crashes the days around Thanksgiving are concentrated around typical rush hours, according to a University of Alabama study.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: November 21, 2019 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. David Brown
An agreement between The University of Alabama and NASA will enhance inventive research assisting space exploration and strengthening education of tomorrow’s aerospace workforce.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: November 8, 2019 / Posted in: Alumni, Outreach, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Russell J. Mumper
Communication Specialist Senior, Research, University of Alabama Strategic Communications.
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.
