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Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering News

Graduate students take part in National Flood Interoperability Experiment Summer Institute to develop new tools    /  The Tuscaloosa News

Graduate students from across the nation will get the chance to explore the possibilities and applications of a high-tech hydrologic simulation and forecasting model similar to one being developed by…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: June 8, 2015    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research, Students   

UA Student Receives Boren Scholarship for Study in Brazil    /  UA News

University of Alabama student Rachel Ramey has received a Boren Scholarship from the National Security Education Program to study in Brazil during the spring and fall semesters of 2016.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 8, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Students, UA News   

Two UA Students Named as Hollings Scholars    /  UA News

Two University of Alabama students in the College of Engineering will receive the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship for 2015-2017.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 30, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Students, UA News   

Tuscaloosa students build, test model buildings to beat earthquakes    /  The Tuscaloosa News

The historic quake, as well as two others, were simulated at the Large Scale Structures Laboratory in the South Engineering Research Center on the University of Alabama’s campus  Tuesday to…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: April 29, 2015    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Students   

Engineering a New Path

At 16, Corey Dennis hadn’t visited many places outside of Alabama. The Mobile native said he enjoyed life, but never did too much. A split second changed his perspective forever…


Author: Jessie Patterson Jones    /    Published: April 15, 2015    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Students   

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

The University of Alabama College of Engineering’s Dr. Jay K. Lindly, professor of civil engineering and director of the University Transportation Center for Alabama, is the 2015 T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership award recipient.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 15, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, UA News   

UA Wins FLW College Fishing Tournament on Lake Seminole    /  Bass Resource

The University of Alabama team of Charles Hurst of Arley, Alabama, and Ethan Flack of Cullman, Alabama, won the FLW College Fishing Southeastern Conference tournament on Lake Seminole Saturday with…


Source: Bass Resource    /    Published: February 19, 2015    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

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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   

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.