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Gaining an Edge    /  Jackson County Sentinel

Mary Ellen Sinnott’s time at The University of Alabama has been filled with more opportunities than she could have imagined.


Source: Jackson County Sentinel    /    Published: January 17, 2019    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students   

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In the lab: University of Alabama students help inspire next wave of scientists    /  Alabama News Center

Akshay Narkhede routinely prepares polymeric biomaterials during lab work in the Science and Engineering Complex at the University of Alabama. Narkhede, a doctoral student in chemical and biological engineering, uses…


Source: Alabama News Center    /    Published: January 15, 2019    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research, Students    /    Features:   ,   

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Shimer to participate in UA’s Cooperative Education Program    /  Hendersonville Standard (Gallatin, Tennessee)

University of Alabama student Neil Shimer of Hendersonville, will participate in UA’s Cooperative Education Program for spring 2019. Shimer will be working at Gaylord Chemical. Sources: Hendersonville Standard (Gallatin, Tennessee), Gallatin News…


Source: Hendersonville Standard (Gallatin, Tennessee)    /    Published: January 9, 2019    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students   

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Aviation Week Network Announces 20 Twenties Winners for 2019; Top Technology Students to be Honored March 14 at Laureates Awards Gala    /  KAKE (Wichita, Kansas)

Aviation Week Network, in collaboration with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), today announced the winners of its awards program, “Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders: The 20 Twenties.” … Peyton…


Source: KAKE (Wichita, Kansas)    /    Published: January 7, 2019    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, In The News, Students   

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MELD Selected for Phase I Army Expeditionary Technology Search    /  Manufacturing News

MELD Manufacturing Corporation’s patented MELD technology has been selected by the US Army to be part of its inaugural Army Expeditionary Technology Search (xTechSearch) … Additionally, the collaboration of MELD…


Source: Manufacturing News    /    Published: January 2, 2019    /    Posted in:   In The News, Research   

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Alabama, Auburn universities earn recognition for research    /  The Tuscaloosa News

The University of Alabama and Auburn University have been designated R1 research institutions by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Sources: Tuscaloosa News, Alabama News Center, USA Today, WAFF 48 (Huntsville), Bristol Herald…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: December 23, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, In The News, Research   

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CAPS research shows increase in crashes around Christmas    /  WBAL-AM (Baltimore, Maryland)

David Brown, University of Alabama professor, analyzed 10 years of crash data in Alabama and found that the six days around Christmas were particularly deadly with accident numbers that were 27…


Source: WBAL-AM (Baltimore, Maryland)    /    Published: December 21, 2018    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

UA students win Best Overall at VandyHacks    /  Crimson White

Ben Gitter, a junior majoring in computer science, taught himself to code throughout late middle school and early high school by watching YouTube videos … Gitter and his team, Seismic…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: November 21, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Computer Science, In The News, Students   

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Days leading up to Thanksgiving most dangerous, University of Alabama study finds    /  The Tuscaloosa News

More than half of all vehicle crashes during the week of Thanksgiving last year occurred in the three days before the holiday, according to the annual study of state traffic…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: November 20, 2018    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

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Tailgating at UA    /  ABC 33/40 (Birmingham)

Tim Patton is a University of Alabama graduate, and a die-hard Alabama fan. He loves the Tide now, just as much as when he was 12 years old. We found…


Source: ABC 33/40 (Birmingham)    /    Published: November 16, 2018    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Events, In The News   

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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.