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State to inspect aging bridges after overpass concrete falls on car    /  The Baltimore Sun

Maryland’s top transportation official on Thursday ordered immediate inspections of 27 aging, state-owned bridges after a chunk of concrete fell on a Prince George’s County woman’s car from the bottom…


Source: The Baltimore Sun    /    Published: February 13, 2015    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research    /    Features:     

North Okaloosans promote caution when creating environmental policy    /  Crestview News Bulletin

With Okaloosa County educators and engineers’ help, students at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa are preparing for careers that marry science with business practices.


Source: Crestview News Bulletin    /    Published: February 11, 2015    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Students   

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Debate Rages Over Keystone and Offshore Drilling, Yet Data Lacking    /  U.S. News & World Report

Amid the American energy boom, a basic question goes unanswered: How many oil spills are actually occurring each year?


Source: U.S. News & World Report    /    Published: February 10, 2015    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News   

Study trip to India planned    /  Crimson White

Twenty-four students and two professors will spend 21 days in India this summer through a new study abroad trip in the STEM Path to MBA program offered by the Culverhouse…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: January 29, 2015    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Students   

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Study Calls for New Global Standard for Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation    /  Infection Control Today

A new study conducted jointly by The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine calls for a…


Source: Infection Control Today    /    Published: January 20, 2015    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features:     

STEM Path to the MBA Students Share in Women’s Entrepreneurship Day at U.N.    /  UA Culverhouse News

Two STEM Path To The MBA students were at the United Nations in NYC recently to represent The University of Alabama, the Culverhouse College of Commerce and the College of…


Source: UA Culverhouse News    /    Published: December 3, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

Hurst share major, college experience    /  Crimson White

Born July 27, 1990, the Hurst triplets were brought into a family full of Alabama fans. Blake, Garrett and Taylor Hurst grew up in Dothan, Alabama, spending their summers on…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: November 19, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

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UA Students at U.N. to Support Women’s Entrepreneurship Day    /  UA News

Two STEM Path To The MBA students are at the United Nations in New York City today representing The University of Alabama, the Culverhouse College of Commerce and the College of Engineering at the inaugural Women’s Entrepreneurship Day.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: November 19, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Students, UA News   

A new fellow for UA    /  Crimson White

The International Road Federation, a nonprofit organization focused on development and maintenance of better, more sustainable roads, has named Samwel Zephaniah, a doctoral student in engineering at University of Alabama,…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: November 18, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

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Detours – Nanotubes    /  The Center for Public Television

University of Alabama Engineering graduate student Will Guin works with “pop-tubes,” which use microwaves, to create a more effective airframe skin for the Boeing 787 aircraft. His research and presentation…


Source: The Center for Public Television    /    Published: November 13, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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.