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ANSEP to host 9 universities at inaugural dissemination conference in Anchorage    /  ANSEP

Dr. Viola Acoff, associate dean for undergraduate and graduate programs, is leading a 10-member team from The University of Alabama at the National Science Foundation and Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program Dissemination Conference, in Anchorage,…


Source: ANSEP    /    Published: January 8, 2018    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features:     

NSF welcomes Linda Blevins as Engineering deputy assistant director    /  National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation has appointed Linda Blevins to serve as deputy assistant director for the Directorate for Engineering…She earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Alabama, her master’s…


Source: National Science Foundation    /    Published: January 4, 2018    /    Posted in:   Alumni, In The News, Mechanical Engineering   

After record games, Silvertips fall to Giants    /  Everett Herald (Washington)

Former Silvertips forward Brian King was at the game Friday. King played two seasons for the Silvertips and is now a freshman at the University of Alabama where he’s studying…


Source: Everett Herald (Washington)    /    Published: December 28, 2017    /    Posted in:   In The News, Students   

2014 Bremen HS Grad Credits Bremen Staff for His Success    /  Oak Forest Patch

Jake Zarobsky, a 2014 graduate of Bremen High School, is currently a graduate student at the University of Alabama studying computer science. He developed a software program that is being…


Source: Oak Forest Patch    /    Published: December 23, 2017    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, In The News, Research, Students   

Bad Santas and holiday chaos mean the season of Christmas torts is here    /  The Hill

The University of Alabama Center for Advanced Public Safety analyzed 10 years of state car crash data and found that the most perilous are the “shopping days before Christmas.”


Source: The Hill    /    Published: December 22, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research   

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UA researchers studying motion sensors to cut back on HVAC energy    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

Researchers at the University of Alabama are studying ways to help cut back on energy that heat and cools our buildings. This is how 1.5 million-dollar project will work. UA…


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: December 9, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research    /    Features:     

Probate Judge gets upgraded title software    /  Union Springs Herald

The new software was developed by the Center for Advanced Public Safety (CAPS) which is a part of the University of Alabama and is located in Tuscaloosa, AL.


Source: Union Springs Herald    /    Published: November 28, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach   

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2 children killed in 2 different West Alabama car wrecks Thanksgiving week    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

Two children killed in two separate car accidents this week in West Alabama. Thanksgiving week is known as one of the deadliest times to travel on the road …It’s scary…


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: November 27, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach    /    Features:     

ariel view of Engineering Quad

High School students get to work with UA researchers    /  WVUA

A few local high school students got the chance to work right alongside top researchers at the UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA’s scientist for a day event.


Source: WVUA    /    Published: November 21, 2017    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research    /    Features:     

ariel view of Engineering Quad

Thanksgiving traffic can be deadly    /  WVUA

In 2016, there were 22 fatal crashes, which was a 40 percent increase from two years ago. The University of Alabama Center for Advanced Public Safety conducted the research to get…


Source: WVUA    /    Published: November 17, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, 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.