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  As relations between the United States and Cuba began to thaw, The University of Alabama found itself in a unique position to reach out to universities on the island…


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: June 15, 2017    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students    /    Features:   ,   

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Sustainability Report: Are Composite Building Materials Sustainable?    /   Paste Magazine

In grade schools long ago, many people had to build something out of toothpicks or Popsicle sticks—a house, a bridge, a boat. It might have been an art project or a…


Source: Paste Magazine    /    Published: June 10, 2017    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

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Alabama Attorney General’s office warns of technical support service scams    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

Computer users, beware. Just because Alabama’s Attorney General and the Fair Trade Commission got a company accused of using phony tech support practices to stop doesn’t mean you’re safe. “What…


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: June 9, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News   

Open Source Survey Exposes Community Troubles    /  Tech News World

GitHub this week released the results of its survey on open source software development, practices and worldwide communities. GitHub partnered with researchers from academic institutions, industry organizations and the open source…


Source: Tech News World    /    Published: June 9, 2017    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features:     

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UA professor weighs in on Trump’s decision to pull out of Paris Climate Agreement    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

A chemical and biological engineering professor weighs in on what the President’s decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement means for you. Online there have been several opinions about…


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: June 6, 2017    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features:     

UA Spin-off Technology Selected for National Start-Up Contest    /  UA News

Technology developed at The University of Alabama aimed at producing inexpensive, flexible thin-film solar cells for military applications has been selected for a national business start-up contest sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: June 5, 2017    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

Engineering hall undergoes $24.6M upgrade    /  The Tuscaloosa News

Work to transform H.M. Comer Hall at the University of Alabama into the “new front door” for the College of Engineering remains on schedule. Renovations began this spring, and the…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: June 2, 2017    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News   

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UA to partner with Airbus    /  Birmingham Business Journal

The University of Alabama and Airbus have signed an agreement designed to boost the school’s engineering education and research efforts. Airbus will assist UA in purchasing equipment in the areas of additive…


Source: Birmingham Business Journal    /    Published: May 31, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research, Students   

UA Professors Cracking Sustainable Car Code    /  Business Alabama

Obama-era EPA rules may be on their way out but that doesn’t mean the search for more sustainable transportation is over. The University of Alabama and three other schools were…


Source: Business Alabama    /    Published: May 31, 2017    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research    /    Features:   , ,   

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UA researchers say statistics show important role of seat belts    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

Ahead of the busy Memorial Day weekend travel period, University of Alabama researchers are sharing statistics that show the role seat belts play in saving lives in traffic crashes. According to…


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: May 29, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, 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.