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3 UA Students Earn Hollings Scholarships    /  UA News

Three University of Alabama sophomores will receive the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship for 2016-2018.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 11, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Students, UA News   

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UA Alumna, Director of Google Engineering to Speak on Campus    /  UA News

Dr. Nan Boden, director of engineering at Google, is speaking Friday, April 8, on The University of Alabama campus as part of the department of computer science’s colloquium series and with the Alabama IEEE Computer Society.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 5, 2016    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Events, UA News   

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Cracking the Code – Getting IT in the classroom    /  Let's Talk Tech Podcast

In this episode, show host Dave Miller interviews Dr. Jeff Gray, one of the nation’s leading experts on the front lines of efforts to integrate computer science in the classroom,…


Source: Let's Talk Tech Podcast    /    Published: March 11, 2016    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach    /    Features:     

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UA Set to Host Engineering Educators

The University of Alabama will host the American Society of Engineering Education Southeast Section Annual Conference March 13-15 at on campus and at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tuscaloosa. This is…


Author: Judah Martin    /    Published: March 9, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering    /    Features:     

Student Engineers in Action begin replacing steps at Moundville Archeological Park    /  Crimson White

Standing 60 feet tall and made up of approximately 112,000 cubic yards of dirt, Alabama’s tallest mound began receiving a make-over on Saturday, Feb. 6. The Mound B steps at…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: February 15, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, 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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What’s the Right Age for Kids to Learn to Code?    /  How Stuff Works

Imagine if you never learned addition in elementary school — and when you went to middle school, it wasn’t part of the curriculum. Then came high school, where no one…


Source: How Stuff Works    /    Published: February 11, 2016    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach    /    Features:     

The Unique Edge Behind the University of Alabama EcoCAR 3 Team    /  The Green Garage Blog

Like the 2016 Camaro, each team within the EcoCAR 3: Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition possess individual characteristics that make them unique, including the model and design. The UA Camaro will…


Source: The Green Garage Blog    /    Published: February 4, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:   , ,   

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Wanted: AP coding teachers    /  Athens News Courier

Alabama is looking for a few good teachers to bring its technology curriculum up to code with the addition of Advanced Placement coding classes. A + College Ready, the nonprofit…


Source: Athens News Courier    /    Published: January 8, 2016    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach    /    Features:     

UA Students Ready to Make Muscle Car Greener in National Contest    /  UA News

After nearly 18 months preparing, The University of Alabama EcoCAR 3 team is ready to turn a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro into an advanced, significantly more energy-efficient vehicle that should maintain the speed and performance of the muscle car.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: January 4, 2016    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:   , ,   

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Real talk from real computer science teachers    /  Medium

In 2010, the National Science Foundation (NSF) launched an effort to place 10,000 qualified computer science teachers in 10,000 high schools — and eventually to bring computer science to every student in…


Source: Medium    /    Published: December 14, 2015    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach    /    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.