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Look! No Hands! Would you use a self-driving car?    /  104.1 KQTH (Tucson, Arizona)

Would you ride in a car if it had no driver other than the car itself? And would that make our roads any safer? As part of KGUN9’s continuing project…


Source: 104.1 KQTH (Tucson, Arizona)    /    Published: August 12, 2018    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, In The News, Students   

Alabama’s lagging infrastructure could hurt economic development efforts    /  Alabama Today

In economic development, companies consider three key elements as they look to locate or expand in an area. When it comes to business climate and workforce development, Alabama is tops….


Source: Alabama Today    /    Published: August 11, 2018    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News   

Lone Peak Graduate Hired to Start Sustainability Program in Big Sky    /  Explore Big Sky (Montana)

Sayler Tatom cares about Big Sky, which means she cares about snow, plants and the environment. Originally from Dallas, Tatom moved to Big Sky at about 10 years of age…


Source: Explore Big Sky (Montana)    /    Published: August 10, 2018    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

Take a look inside UA’s newest multi-million dollar building renovations    /  AL.com

With the fall semester fast-approaching, the University of Alabama is putting the finishing touches on a few multi-million dollar construction projects in the heart of campus. Sources: Al.com, Tuscaloosa News, WVUA (Tuscaloosa), CBS 42 (Birmingham), WVUA…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: August 9, 2018    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Students   

UA demonstrates new MELD Machine    /  CBS 42 (Birmingham)

Researchers at the University of Alabama say a 3D printer will help the military operate more efficiently. UA is one of the first colleges with access to the MELD machine. It…


Source: CBS 42 (Birmingham)    /    Published: August 7, 2018    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:     

The urge to merge: Road projects spark debate about drivers’ etiquette    /  The Tuscaloosa News

It’s summer, and that means Tuscaloosa is a sea of orange cones and construction zones. And it’s not clearing up any time soon, with two major road work projects under…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: August 6, 2018    /    Posted in:   Center for Transportation Operations, Planning and Safety, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features:     

Walt Maddox announces public safety plan    /  Alabama Today

According to the State Troopers Association, fewer than 300 Troopers patrol the entire state, a number that should be closer to 750 according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA),…


Source: Alabama Today    /    Published: August 4, 2018    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research   

UA to lease office space at Mobile’s GulfQuest museum    /  AL.com

The GulfQuest National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico is welcoming a new tenant to its distinctive building on the Mobile waterfront: The University of Alabama. Sources: Al.com, Lagniappe Mobile, CBS 5…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: August 3, 2018    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research   

Alabama student offers children in need 3D-printed prosthetics    /  It Just Means More

Valerie Levine is changing lives three-dimensionally. The summer before her junior year, this University of Alabama student started tinkering with a 3D printer with no goal in mind. But less…


Source: It Just Means More    /    Published: August 1, 2018    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research, Students    /    Features:     

Annual summit talks future of Tuscaloosa transportation    /  The Tuscaloosa News

Alex Hainen, an assistant professor in UA’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, also works in conjunction with ALDOT in the Traffic Management Center on the UA campus. He…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: July 28, 2018    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

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