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Six projects designed to deepen understanding of the coronavirus pandemic and future pandemics and positively influence society will receive seed funding from The University of Alabama.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: May 28, 2020 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Jun Liu, Dr. Laura Myers, Dr. Russell J. Mumper
Transportation researchers at The University of Alabama are leading an effort to understand safety for those who respond to traffic incidents.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: March 6, 2020 / Posted in: Center for Transportation Operations, Planning and Safety, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News
This is Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Alabama. Chief Meteorologist Richard Scott has special reports all week, designed to help you and your family stay safe. In this report, Richard…
Source: WVUA / Published: February 19, 2020 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
Allen Parrish is returning to The University of Alabama on Feb. 17 to serve as executive director of the Alabama Transportation Institute. Parrish was employed at the University from 1990…
Source: Crimson White / Published: February 5, 2020 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Allen Parrish
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
Dr. Laura Myers with the University of Alabama has many years of researching the weather warning communication process. Dr. Myers is the director of the Center for Advanced Public Safety…
Source: CBS 42 - 7 a.m. / Published: January 9, 2020 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
In Alabama, there have been only 11 incidences of scooter crashes in the past five years, according to data compiled by the Center for Advanced Public Safety (CAPS) at the…
Source: Al.com / Published: January 6, 2020 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. David Brown
We seem to be at the edge of a transition from an idea about humans dominating nature and controlling the natural world to the notion that human life is dependent…
Source: Forbes / Published: December 31, 2019 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Susan A. Jasko
It’s the most wonderful time of the year—the time NASA’s SnowEx campaign hits the skies and ground of the world’s snowy places, measuring snow properties to understand how much water…
Source: Phys.org / Published: December 26, 2019 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Remote Sensing Center, Research / Features: Dr. Ryan A. Taylor, Dr. Sevgi Zubeyde Gurbuz, Dr. Siva Prasad Gogineni
The results of a University of Alabama study on crashes during the holidays is out, specifically looking at the difference between crashes around Christmas and new year’s, compared to thanksgiving….
Source: NBC (Montgomery) / Published: December 25, 2019 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. David Brown, Rhonda Stricklin
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.
