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Alabama Cross Country earns All-Academic Honors    /  RollTide.com

University of Alabama track and field/cross country junior Katelyn Greenleaf and sophomore Hannah Waggoner are two of 153 women in Division I who earned United States Track & Field and…


Source: RollTide.com    /    Published: February 27, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

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State Engineering Hall of Fame Inducts New Class    /  UA News

The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted five individuals and honored three engineering projects during a recent ceremony at the Auburn Marriott Opelika Hotel and Conference Center at Grand National.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 26, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 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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UA Students Inspired by Musician’s Visit Fuse Art and Music for Exhibit    /  UA News

University of Alabama art students will exhibit works inspired by the music of renowned jazz composer and musician Anthony Braxton through Feb. 27 at the UA gallery in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in downtown Tuscaloosa.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 16, 2015    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Events, Outreach, Students, UA News   

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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   

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Indian student looking forward to seeing snow    /  Crimson White

Tony Manuel recently moved to Alabama from Kottayam, India. He is a 24-year-old graduate student in his last year at the University. Manuel is majoring in mechanical engineering, plans on applying to be an…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: February 5, 2015    /    Posted in:   In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

Magnetics Society Honors UA MINT Director with Lifetime Achievement Award    /  UA News

An international organization for magnetics research and technology selected a University of Alabama researcher for its 2015 Achievement Award.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 4, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Research, UA News    /    Features:     

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   

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.