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When a University of Alabama football player with an injured arm instinctively stiff-armed a defender in the 2015 Southeastern Conference Championship Game, he was able to do so thanks to doctors, athletic trainers, engineering students, professors and a 3-D printer.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: February 13, 2017 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Integrative Center for Athletic and Sport Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Tim A. Haskew
Birmingham-based r360 Consulting has entered into a three-year agreement with the City of Northport. According to the firm, Northport will pay r360 $25,000 per year to collect economic data and…
Source: ABC 33/40 / Published: February 10, 2017 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research
This spring 13 engineering students at The University of Alabama are learning automotive engineering through a class taught entirely in German, most likely the first German-taught engineering course for American students in the Southeast.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: January 23, 2017 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian
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
When Alabama played for the College Football Playoff title last season, its pop-up medical tent on the sideline was a matter of significant curiosity. There had never really been anything…
Source: USA Today / Published: October 24, 2016 / Posted in: In The News, Integrative Center for Athletic and Sport Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Students
Pass under one bridge on the interstate, and you might as well have seen them all. Right? Not so fast. Researchers at The University of Alabama are using a one-of-a-kind lab in the quest for longer, more durable bridges.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: October 24, 2016 / Posted in: Center for Sustainable Infrastructure, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Sriram Aaleti, Dr. Wei Song
The University of Alabama is launching a new interdisciplinary center focusing on technology and athletics with the aim of improving training and performance. “First and foremost, it will be looking…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: June 20, 2016 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Integrative Center for Athletic and Sport Technology, Research / Features: Dr. Tim A. Haskew
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.
