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Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering News

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Sustainability Report: Are Composite Building Materials Sustainable?    /   Paste Magazine

In grade schools long ago, many people had to build something out of toothpicks or Popsicle sticks—a house, a bridge, a boat. It might have been an art project or a…


Source: Paste Magazine    /    Published: June 10, 2017    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

UA Students Selected for National Research Experience    /  UA News

Two juniors at The University of Alabama were selected to work this summer at one of the of the nation’s premiere research institutions for the physical and engineering sciences.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: May 4, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

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UA Civil Engineering Department works for bicycle lanes    /  WVUA

If you build it, they will come. That’s what Sassafras and their local partners think about Bike paths in Tuscaloosa. They are trying to make Tuscaloosa a bike friendly map….


Source: WVUA    /    Published: April 29, 2017    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Students   

UA engineering students participate in ASCE conference

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Engineering students from The University of Alabama traveled to Florida Atlantic University in March to participate in the American Society of Civil Engineers Southeast Student Conference. More…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: April 28, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Events, Students,    /    Features:     

Back Receives UA Engineering’s Hackney Leadership Award    /  UA News

The University of Alabama College of Engineering announces Dr. W. Edward Back, professor and chair of the department of civil, construction and environmental engineering, as the 2017 T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership award recipient.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: April 26, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Center for Sustainable Infrastructure, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, UA News    /    Features:     

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America needs an upgrade _ the sacramento bee    /  Gas and Electricity

In the entire political realm, perhaps no arena illustrates this gap between rhetoric and reality more starkly than infrastructure repair and replacement: Politicians regularly opine about the need to rebuild…


Source: Gas and Electricity    /    Published: April 25, 2017    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features:     

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UA’s Student Life Division Honors Organizations, Students    /  UA News

The University of Alabama’s Division of Student Life recently recognized students and organizations for exceptional contributions to the campus and community for the 2016-2017 academic year.


Author: Richard LeComte    /    Published: April 18, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Students, UA News   

Technology Meets Fashion in UA Collaboration    /  UA News

An unlikely collaboration between two University of Alabama colleges has resulted in an innovative, yet fashionable, way of displaying student work.


Author: Kim Eaton    /    Published: April 3, 2017    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News   

UA students create 3-D Shoe    /  WVUA

A 3-D shoe made entirely out of shoeboxes is what a group of students at The University of Alabama are working on. Combining the technical and creative skills of two…


Source: WVUA    /    Published: March 24, 2017    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Research, Students   

Civil engineering student chosen to attend conference on traffic safety

Neal Paschal, a civil engineering student from Columbia, South Carolina, has been named a 2017 Traffic Safety Scholar. With the recognition, Paschal has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship to attend…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: March 14, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, 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.