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UA professors comment on recent terror attacks    /  WVUA

It seems that terrorists’ attacks are in the news more and more often, whether it’s overseas or in our native country. Last night, a man deliberately drove into a group…


Source: WVUA    /    Published: June 20, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features:   ,   

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Tuscaloosa students named National Merit Scholarship winners    /  The Tuscaloosa News

Two Tuscaloosa students were named among thousands of students as National Merit Scholars. Jordan Walker of Northridge High School and Roeder McNair of Holy Spririt Catholic High School were named…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: June 19, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students   

UA students, local orgs find way to give fallen trees new life    /  Crimson White

William MacGavin has been woodworking since he was 11 years old. Over the years he’s salvaged wood from Christmas trees left on the curb, trees downed in storms or trees…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: June 14, 2017    /    Posted in:   In The News, Students   

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Destin resident receives NASA recognition    /  The Destin Log (Florida)

The Alabama Space Grant Consortium has given seven University of Alabama engineering students $42,000 in graduate fellowship and undergraduate scholarship money. Megan Wood of Destin, a senior in mechanical engineering,…


Source: The Destin Log (Florida)    /    Published: June 13, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

UA students develop flexible solar cell    /  The Tuscaloosa News

A start-up technology company run by University of Alabama students and an associate professor is developing a thin, flexible solar cell with the goal of helping the military meet goals…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: June 12, 2017    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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Sustainability Report: Are Composite Building Materials Sustainable?    /   Paste Magazine

In grade schools long ago, many people had to build something out of toothpicks or Popsicle sticks—a house, a bridge, a boat. It might have been an art project or a…


Source: Paste Magazine    /    Published: June 10, 2017    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

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Alabama Attorney General’s office warns of technical support service scams    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

Computer users, beware. Just because Alabama’s Attorney General and the Fair Trade Commission got a company accused of using phony tech support practices to stop doesn’t mean you’re safe. “What…


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: June 9, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News   

Open Source Survey Exposes Community Troubles    /  Tech News World

GitHub this week released the results of its survey on open source software development, practices and worldwide communities. GitHub partnered with researchers from academic institutions, industry organizations and the open source…


Source: Tech News World    /    Published: June 9, 2017    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features:     

University of Alabama grad, former Redstone Arsenal flight surgeon among NASA’s 12 new astronauts    /  AL.com

Bob Hines and Dr. Frank Rubio are among the five women and seven men tapped for this year’s NASA astronaut class, which includes a physician, a surgeon, two geologists, three…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: June 8, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Alumni, In The News   

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UA professor weighs in on Trump’s decision to pull out of Paris Climate Agreement    /  Fox 6 (Birmingham)

A chemical and biological engineering professor weighs in on what the President’s decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement means for you. Online there have been several opinions about…


Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham)    /    Published: June 6, 2017    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    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.