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Madison County native completes Capitol Hill internship for Sen. Shelby    /  Madison County Journal

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) announced that Mason Joyner, daughter of Walley and Kelly Joyner of Madison, Mississippi, Darry Elizabeth Freeman of Montgomery, and Bebe Wheeles of Birmingham, completed internships this summer in his…


Source: Madison County Journal    /    Published: June 3, 2018    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students   

Researcher Wins NSF Award to Study Dormancy in Metastatic Cancer    /  UA News

With funding from a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, a pioneering bioengineering project at The University of Alabama will engineer environments that mimic conditions in the brain to gain insight into this process in metastatic breast cancer.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: May 23, 2018    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News    /    Features:     

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New breast cancer research launches at UA    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

The University of Alabama is launching new breast cancer research focusing on metastasized cells that are active or asleep in the brain. They’ve managed to create a mock brain, testing…


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: May 16, 2018    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

UA Chem-E Car Team places in regional competition

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama’s Chem-E Car Team received the most creative design award and placed third in the poster competition at a recent conference, marking the best…


Author: Gillian Castro and Alana Norris    /    Published: May 2, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

UA Recognizes Undergrad Randall Research Award Winners    /  UA News

The Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program recognizes and celebrates the best research activity conducted by undergraduate students at The University of Alabama.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 25, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:   , , , ,   

COLLEGE NEWS    /  The Tuscaloosa News

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected two University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2018-2019: Elizabeth Rowe of Chicago and Donna Xia of Tuscaloosa. 


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: April 19, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students   

Light Therapy    /  UA News

Grief for a young colleague and natural intellectual curiosity launched Dr. Elizabeth T. Papish on a path toward using a metal, light and acidity to battle cancer cells. Trials and treatments may still be far in the future, but Papish’s research has, at least, pointed in a potentially beneficial direction.


Author: Richard LeComte    /    Published: April 13, 2018    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News    /    Features:     

Two UA Students Win Goldwater Scholarships for 2018    /  UA News

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected two University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2018-2019. The winners are Elizabeth Rowe and Donna Xia.


Author: Richard LeComte    /    Published: April 3, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students, UA News   

UA Students Highlight Research, Creativity during Annual Conference    /  UA News

More than 450 undergraduate students at The University of Alabama are highlighting their research and creative projects during the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference March 28-30.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 26, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students, UA 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.