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Twenty five percent more people died in car wrecks statewide in 2016 compared to the year before, according to traffic data released Tuesday by the University of Alabama’s Center for…
Source: The Anniston Star / Published: January 18, 2017 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. David Brown
Deaths from the state’s traffic crashes in 2016 increased by nearly a quarter from 2015, while total crashes increased by only 2 percent, according to a recent study of data by researchers at The University of Alabama Center for Advanced Public Safety.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: January 17, 2017 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Research, UA News
The three days leading up to Thanksgiving are the most dangerous time to be on the road, according to a recent University of Alabama study. UA’s Center for Advanced Public…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: November 28, 2016 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, In The News, Research
The three days just before Thanksgiving are some of the worst times of the year to be on the road, according to a recent study of traffic data by The University of Alabama Center for Advanced Public Safety.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: November 17, 2016 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Research, UA News
Could this be the year? The year the “hurricane drought” ends for the U.S.? The year the double red flags are dusted off, the plywood hammered over the windows and…
Source: AL.com / Published: June 2, 2016 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
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: Dr. Laura Myers
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: Dr. Laura Myers
In April five years ago, walls came down. Fences fell, splintered and sprawled. Canopied urban forests blew away in jagged moments; even trees sunk deep in ravines snapped. Growth-marks carved…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: April 25, 2016 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
During severe weather, most people get their forecasts and weather information from TV meteorologists like ABC 33/40’s James Spann. But those forecasts start far earlier. It’s a beautiful spring day…
Source: Alabama Public Radio / Published: April 22, 2016 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
About 40 scientists from around the nation are expected to participate in “VORTEX Southeast,” an upcoming study of the unique characteristics of tornadoes that develop in the South, weather researchers…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: March 1, 2016 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
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.
