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The Office, Clerical and Technical Staff Assembly recognized two of its members for going above and beyond their regular duties in supporting their department, co-workers and the University.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 29, 2019 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, UA News / Features: Susan Noble
There were 743 people who were killed in car crashes in Alabama in 2018 and 366 of them were not wearing seat belts. The University of Alabama Center for Advanced…
Source: WVUA / Published: May 22, 2019 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. David Brown, Rhonda Stricklin
Nearly half of the people killed in auto crashes in Alabama last year were not wearing a seat belt, according to an analysis of state crash records.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: May 21, 2019 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. David Brown
Warning: All four of the deadly Category 5 hurricanes to ever strike the continental U.S. were merely tropical storms three days from landfall, swirling offshore at sea … Laura Myers…
Source: Florida Today / Published: May 20, 2019 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
The T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership Award honors a faculty member who exemplifies the constant guidance and leadership necessary to make the College of Engineering exceptional.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 16, 2019 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff, UA News / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
Scientists at the University of Alabama (UA) have figured out a comical technique, developed human “zombie-like” cells that are technically no longer alive but with membranes continue to bind to…
Source: Technology Times / Published: May 14, 2019 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Yuping Bao
Engineering researchers at The University of Alabama hope to combine two methods of constructing tall-wood buildings to yield a new system that could lead to wood-framed buildings reaching eight to 12 stories and that withstand earthquakes better than traditional light-frame wood structures.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: May 13, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Sriram Aaleti, Dr. Thang N. Dao
The massive socioeconomic impacts engendered by extreme floods provides a clear motivation for improved understanding of flood drivers … Affiliations: Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama,…
Source: Nature.com / Published: May 11, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Hamid Moradkhani
Extreme floods across the continental United States are associated with four broad atmospheric patterns, a machine-learning based analysis of extreme floods found.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: May 10, 2019 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Hamid Moradkhani
Researchers are using zombie-like cells that behave normally on the outside, but are filled with magnetic particles inside, to screen potential drugs from natural products.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: May 9, 2019 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Yuping Bao
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.
