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UA Set to Host Chemical Engineering Conference, Car Contest    /  UA News

The University of Alabama will host the regional conference for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers on campus from March 31 to April 2. It will include a contest of small-scale cars fueled by chemical reactions.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 28, 2016    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Events, Students, UA News   

Hovering By    /  Mosaic

The vehicle, powered by a 5-foot-wide propeller in back, was a natural target for a group of third graders visiting the University of Alabama for the College of Engineering’s E-Day….


Source: Mosaic    /    Published: March 15, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students   

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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:     

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University to Host Civil Engineering Conference    /  UA News

The University of Alabama will host the American Society of Civil Engineers Southeast Student Conference on March 10-12, bringing about 1,000 students, professors and support staff to campus.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 7, 2016    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Events, UA News   

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   

Perfect Chemistry    /  UA Student Affairs

In January 2016, more than 120 students packed the monthly American Chemical Society (ACS) meeting in Shelby Hall, a stark contrast from two years earlier when just 20 students attended…


Source: UA Student Affairs    /    Published: February 15, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Research, 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:     

University of Alabama students create their own comic book company    /  The Tuscaloosa News

For more than a year, Ethan Newsome-Jackson and Kris Pearce have been obsessed with the same woman. She only exists on paper, but for the two University of Alabama students,…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: February 10, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students   

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UA Engineering Student Selected for D.C. Internship    /  UA News

A University of Alabama student was selected to work as an intern this summer for Washington Internships for Students of Engineering, or WISE.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 9, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, 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.