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Ten years from now, cars and trucks will have more electronics and software than mechanical parts, which creates an opportunity for research and innovation. “There is a dramatic shift in…
Author: Adam Jones / Published: July 27, 2015 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian, Dr. Gregory B. Thompson, Dr. Jaber Abu-Qahouq, Dr. Mark E. Barkey, Dr. Samit Roy
It’s no secret that computer science (CS) courses are not a priority in many high schools. Across the nation, many schools get away with packaging courses that teach kids to…
Source: edSurge / Published: July 22, 2015 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
Alabama is leading the nation in bringing computer science courses to the classroom. In fact, teachers are going back to school to learn how to instruct students in computer science….
Source: WBMA ABC 33/40 / Published: June 24, 2015 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
The University of Alabama will receive the 2015 Curriculum Partner Award at the Construction Industry Institute, or CII, Annual Conference in Boston in August.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: June 12, 2015 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, UA News
Graduate students from across the nation will get the chance to explore the possibilities and applications of a high-tech hydrologic simulation and forecasting model similar to one being developed by…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: June 8, 2015 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research, Students
Dr. Jeff Gray, professor of computer science at The University of Alabama, will lead a free, online course sponsored by Google this summer to train high-school teachers in a new computer-science course and future College Board Advanced Placement exam.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 28, 2015 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, UA News / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
Just over four years ago on April 27, 2011, Alabama experienced one of its worst tornado outbreaks on record. In all, 62 tornadoes and 252 deaths were recorded across the…
Source: WHNT 19 / Published: May 7, 2015 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
Dr. Jeff Gray, professor of computer science at The University of Alabama, was recently named the editor-in-chief of Journal on Software and Systems Modeling, or SoSym, the top research journal in the…
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 5, 2015 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Research / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
According to the University of Alabama Center for Advanced Public Safety, or CAPS, about a third of car crashes on Cinco de Mayo in the past five years involved alcohol….
Source: WBMA ABC 33/40 / Published: May 5, 2015 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research
The historic quake, as well as two others, were simulated at the Large Scale Structures Laboratory in the South Engineering Research Center on the University of Alabama’s campus Tuesday to…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: April 29, 2015 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, 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.
