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UA engineering professor comments on the need for a Space Force    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

Dr. Kenneth Ricks is an adviser for the University of Alabama’s space robotics team, which has won several championships. He says there is a need to have a team to be…


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: June 19, 2018    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features:     

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Dangers of Distracted Walking    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

The Center for Advanced Public Safety at the University of Alabama tracks some of the numbers. In 2017, CAPS says 66-percent of accidents in Alabama were caused by pedestrians not…


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: June 18, 2018    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

Public Survey Exposes Montecito Debris Flow Communication Failures    /  Santa Barbara (California) Independent

Early results of an ongoing public survey to measure the effectiveness of warning messages issued ahead of and during the deadly 1/9 Debris Flow reveal significant failures by Santa Barbara…


Source: Santa Barbara (California) Independent    /    Published: June 15, 2018    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

Newport native leads EcoCAR 3 team    /  Monroe News (Michigan)

Bethany Corne held a leading role on a University of Alabama team which built a $50 million sustainable vehicle. A Newport resident held a leading role on a University of…


Source: Monroe News (Michigan)    /    Published: June 13, 2018    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, In The News, Students   

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COLLEGE NEWS: June 10, 2018    /  The Tuscaloosa News

‒ The University of Alabama College of Engineering honored five alumni by inducting them into its 2018 class of Distinguished Engineering Fellows. Each year, the College of Engineering inducts a…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: June 10, 2018    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   

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Local residents Engle, Johnson to participate in summer job program    /  Decatur Daily

Adam Engle of Decatur and Ethan Johnson of Hartselle will receive hands-on educational experience this summer through the University of Alabama’s Cooperative Education Program. — Nearly 250 University of Alabama students…


Source: Decatur Daily    /    Published: June 9, 2018    /    Posted in:   In The News, Students   

Shelby County student earns $1,000 Alfa Foundation Scholarship    /  Shelby County Reporter

The tuition bill for a local college student will be a little lower in August thanks to a scholarship awarded through the Alfa Foundation … Scholarship recipient Jacob Odom of…


Source: Shelby County Reporter    /    Published: June 6, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

University Students to Test Microgravity Research in NASA’s Underwater Analog    /  Alabama Latino News

Twenty-five student teams from across the country will test their research underwater in May and June in simulated microgravity at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston as part of the…


Source: Alabama Latino News    /    Published: June 4, 2018    /    Posted in:   Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:     

Madison County native completes Capitol Hill internship for Sen. Shelby    /  Madison County Journal

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) announced that Mason Joyner, daughter of Walley and Kelly Joyner of Madison, Mississippi, Darry Elizabeth Freeman of Montgomery, and Bebe Wheeles of Birmingham, completed internships this summer in his…


Source: Madison County Journal    /    Published: June 3, 2018    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students   

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UA professor receives award from U.S. Navy    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

A professor at The University of Alabama is honored by the Navy. Dr. Andy Lemmon, a UA engineering professor, who has participated in a three-year study on how to better…


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: May 30, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 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.