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UA swimmer makes a splash as Girl Scout mentor    /  The Tuscaloosa News

There have been two constants in Justine Panian’s life: swimming and Girl Scouts. As a senior at the University of Alabama, Panian swims freestyle and butterfly for the swimming and…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: November 16, 2015    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Students   

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Human Cost Rises as Old Bridges, Dams and Roads Go Unrepaired    /  The New York Times

A routine trip to run errands almost cost Katherine Dean her life. In February, just as Ms. Dean, of suburban Maryland, drove underneath a bridge on the Capital Beltway, a…


Source: The New York Times    /    Published: November 5, 2015    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

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UA in India: Students address water pollution and other concerns    /  Crimson White

Many students come into college with the desire to change the world but few get the opportunity to, especially on a global scale. That’s where Rob Morgan, executive director for…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: November 4, 2015    /    Posted in:   In The News, Outreach, Students   

UA students cultivate LED-light technology for disinfecting drinking water and saving lives in developing countries.    /  Service Learning

The idea of using LED light to purify water might sound like something from a futuristic science-fiction movie, but thanks to a group of chemical engineering students at The University…


Source: Service Learning    /    Published: October 24, 2015    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research, Students    /    Features:   ,   

OPERATION HYDRATION    /  Mosaic

For centuries, India has held the imaginations of explorers and entrepreneurs alike. Exotic stories and photographs of elephants and tigers, colorful markets filled with spices and tapestries, and ancient temples…


Source: Mosaic    /    Published: October 22, 2015    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Students   

Alabama Football Benefits From Engineering    /  Scout.com

Collaboration between The University of Alabama’s College of Engineering and the Crimson Tide Athletics Department resulted in a unique addition to the Bama sidelines during football games. Sources: Scout.com, The Tuscaloosa News, AL.com, The…


Source: Scout.com    /    Published: October 21, 2015    /    Posted in:   In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:   ,   

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“WOW! That’s Engineering” encourages middle-school students to look into tech fields    /  The Tuscaloosa News

On Saturday, University of Alabama mechanical engineering professor Beth Todd began a daylong engineering seminar aimed at middle-school students with a slideshow for their parents. Todd showed slides of famous…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: October 19, 2015    /    Posted in:   In The News, Outreach, Students    /    Features:     

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University of Alabama joins nationwide initiative in STEM fields    /  The Tuscaloosa News

The University of Alabama is among approximately 25 institutions nationwide working together to develop resources to help create sustainable change and improve participation by minority women and girls in science,…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: October 12, 2015    /    Posted in:   In The News, Outreach   

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New Material That Slows Light Might Be in Your Next Optical Wire    /  Softpedia

It seems that scientists at the University of Alabama designed and made a material that changes the speed of light in a new, and more effective way than previous methods…


Source: Softpedia    /    Published: October 9, 2015    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:   ,   

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Alabama Innovation Fund awards $4.5 million for promising research    /  Made in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Alabama – The Alabama Innovation Fund has awarded nearly $4.5 million to advance research being conducted at universities and other institutions, providing key support for programs that could generate…


Source: Made in Alabama    /    Published: October 1, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 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.