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Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering News

Report says 1,200 bridges in Alabama are structurally deficient    /  Alabama Today

The American Road and Transportation Builders Association released a report earlier this year on deficient bridges in the United States, saying 1,200 bridges in Alabama are structurally deficient … Shashi…


Source: Alabama Today    /    Published: August 27, 2018    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research   

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Transportation officials discuss financial needs of infrastructure    /  Lagniappe

Having ballooned from initial projections of $800 million to nearly $2 billion today, the Interstate 10 bridge project over the Mobile River would be impossible for the Alabama Department of…


Source: Lagniappe    /    Published: August 23, 2018    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research   

Alabama’s lagging infrastructure could hurt economic development efforts    /  Alabama Today

In economic development, companies consider three key elements as they look to locate or expand in an area. When it comes to business climate and workforce development, Alabama is tops….


Source: Alabama Today    /    Published: August 11, 2018    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News   

Lone Peak Graduate Hired to Start Sustainability Program in Big Sky    /  Explore Big Sky (Montana)

Sayler Tatom cares about Big Sky, which means she cares about snow, plants and the environment. Originally from Dallas, Tatom moved to Big Sky at about 10 years of age…


Source: Explore Big Sky (Montana)    /    Published: August 10, 2018    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

New SEC Program to Match Entrepreneurs, University Startups    /  UA News

The University of Alabama, along with the rest of the Southeastern Conference, is launching the Southeast Executives-on-Roster to broaden access to experienced entrepreneurial talent and to match that talent to university-affiliated startups in need of executive management.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: August 8, 2018    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

The urge to merge: Road projects spark debate about drivers’ etiquette    /  The Tuscaloosa News

It’s summer, and that means Tuscaloosa is a sea of orange cones and construction zones. And it’s not clearing up any time soon, with two major road work projects under…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: August 6, 2018    /    Posted in:   Center for Transportation Operations, Planning and Safety, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features:     

Annual summit talks future of Tuscaloosa transportation    /  The Tuscaloosa News

Alex Hainen, an assistant professor in UA’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, also works in conjunction with ALDOT in the Traffic Management Center on the UA campus. He…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: July 28, 2018    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

Meet Your Neighbor: Perrine takes the STEM path to obtain an MBA    /  Scottsdale Independent

Name: Sierra Perrine; Where I live: Scottsdale, AZ; When & why I moved here: Born and raised in Arizona … What I do: I am currently a student at the University of Alabama majoring…


Source: Scottsdale Independent    /    Published: June 29, 2018    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

Doug Jones Thinks He’s Supposed To Be Here    /  Five Thirty Eight

“I literally had déjà vu the first time I stepped out of the van in one of these situations because it had the smell and the heat and the humidity…


Source: Five Thirty Eight    /    Published: June 23, 2018    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

Shelby County student earns $1,000 Alfa Foundation Scholarship    /  Shelby County Reporter

The tuition bill for a local college student will be a little lower in August thanks to a scholarship awarded through the Alfa Foundation … Scholarship recipient Jacob Odom of…


Source: Shelby County Reporter    /    Published: June 6, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

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.