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App looks to keep UA members safe    /  Crimson White

Created specifically for The University of Alabama, the UA Safety app contains vital information and tools that members of the University community, Tuscaloosa community and campus visitors can use to…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: September 1, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Students   

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UA receives grant to train math-based students to be future computer science teachers    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

Governor Kay Ivey is pushing computer science in her new education plan. The University of Alabama is on board with that initiative. The school just got a $300,000 grant to…


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: August 26, 2017    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Students    /    Features:   ,   

UA receives renewable energy grant    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

The University of Alabama is putting a new focus on renewable energy with a new grant. $50,000 from the National Science Foundation is paying for a seven week course at…


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: August 25, 2017    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research, Students   

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Crumbling pipes, tainted water plague black communities    /  Public Integrity

Deep in the winding mass of crumbling back streets in Campti, Leroy Hayes sets a glass of water from his faucet in a patch of sunlight on the railing of…


Source: Public Integrity    /    Published: August 22, 2017    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features:     

UA Receives Funding for Math, Computer Science Teacher Pathway    /  UA News

The University of Alabama will begin providing additional training opportunities for secondary math education majors for preparation to teach computer science.


Author: David Miller    /    Published: August 21, 2017    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Students, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

UA Technology Selected for Start-Up Program    /  UA News

A research group from The University of Alabama is part of a national program aimed at taking technology from the lab to the market.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: August 17, 2017    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

Students Part of NASA Project to Capture Eclipse from Near Space    /  UA News

A group of students at The University of Alabama plan to launch a balloon to take video of the solar eclipse later this month as part of a nation-wide science project led by NASA.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: August 14, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

Devising a Strategy for K-12 Education    /  UA News

Empowering future workforces hinges on improving education outcomes and solving the challenges that accompany the complex puzzle of funding, standards and curriculum.


Author: David Miller    /    Published: August 10, 2017    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, UA News    /    Features:     

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CAPS receives grants to study traffic safety    /  WAAY-ABC (Huntsville)

Governor Kay Ivey’s office has awarded three grants worth nearly $2 million to the Center for Advanced Public Safety at The University of Alabama. The center will collect statewide traffic…


Source: WAAY-ABC (Huntsville)    /    Published: August 8, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research   

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Why do people keep driving through flood waters?    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

Just about every time we have major rain and flooding, we see people who try to plow through flood waters. They eventually get stuck and some have to be rescued….


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: August 2, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

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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.