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Center to focus on athletics, technology    /  The Tuscaloosa News

The University of Alabama is launching a new interdisciplinary center focusing on technology and athletics with the aim of improving training and performance. “First and foremost, it will be looking…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: June 20, 2016    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Integrative Center for Athletic and Sport Technology, Research    /    Features:     

Alabama football-backed sideline injury tent headed to market    /  Sports Illustrated

Prior to last season, when a University of Alabama football player was injured in a game, he would be rushed to the sidelines and instantly a flurry of cameras would…


Source: Sports Illustrated    /    Published: June 8, 2016    /    Posted in:   In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students   

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Area schools paying attention to computer science    /  Decatur Daily

Computer science plays a major role in contributing to an innovative and competitive workforce. So says Hartselle High School computer science teacher Bucky Garner, whose school district is looking to…


Source: Decatur Daily    /    Published: June 6, 2016    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach    /    Features:     

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SME Awards Additive Manufacturing Leaders and Visionaries    /  WDRB 41

SME also announced the winners of the Dick Aubin Distinguished Paper Award for “Contact-Free Support Structures for Part Overhangs in Powder-Bed Metal Additive Manufacturing,” written byKevin Chou, PhD, and Bo…


Source: WDRB 41    /    Published: June 2, 2016    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research   

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Hurricane season 2016 predictions: Will the hurricane ‘drought’ end for US?    /  AL.com

Could this be the year? The year the “hurricane drought”€ ends for the U.S.? The year the double red flags are dusted off, the plywood hammered over the windows and…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: June 2, 2016    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features:     

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Hope Hull man competes on ‘American Ninja Warrior’ contest    /  The Montgomery Advertiser

On a piece of his grandfather’s land tucked in this rural community, Casey Suchocki is living his dream. The American Ninja Warrior contestant – and who will be featured on the…


Source: The Montgomery Advertiser    /    Published: May 27, 2016    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

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Alabama Robotics Team Wins Two NASA Championships in a Row    /  WVUA 23

The University of Alabama’s robotics team added another championship to the college’s pile over the weekend. Alabama Astrobotics, made up of engineering, computer science and other students from UA and…


Source: WVUA 23    /    Published: May 25, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

University of Alabama Astrobotics Team working to defend title at NASA competition    /  WBMA ABC 33/40

The University of Alabama’s Astrobotics Team is heading to the Kennedy Space Center. The team hopes to defend its national title in NASA’s Robotic Mining Competition. If this year’s team comes out…


Source: WBMA ABC 33/40    /    Published: May 13, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

QM coin, regimental crest travel aboard balloon on high-altitude test launch    /  Fort Lee Traveller

The Quartermaster coin and insignia have boldly gone where few, if any, Army organizational identifiers have gone before. On Saturday, a travel and photography first was achieved thanks to a…


Source: Fort Lee Traveller    /    Published: April 29, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students   

University of Alabama students aim to put Crimson Racing on the map    /  The Tuscaloosa News

As a crowd of onlookers lined the sidewalk of Seventh Avenue on the University of Alabama campus on Wednesday, members of Crimson Racing unveiled their 2016 Formula car, which zipped…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: April 28, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    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.