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Teachers go back to school to learn computer coding    /  WBHM ABC 33/40

Computer science is one of the fastest growing industries in the nation. The same goes for here in Alabama.  In fact, computer science and coding is being offered as a…


Source: WBHM ABC 33/40    /    Published: June 25, 2014    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach    /    Features:     

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3-D printing provides innovative solutions    /  Crimson White

When the desktop computer first hit the market, it was a novel technology, but nobody really knew what to make of it. Only after college students put the computer to…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: June 25, 2014    /    Posted in:   In The News, Students   

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Snowjam: Researchers to study Jan. 28 winter weather    /  WXIA NBC 11

Where were you January 28th, 2014? Were you stuck in your car for 20 hours on I-285? Were you desperately trying to get your kids home from school? What did…


Source: WXIA NBC 11    /    Published: June 25, 2014    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

Birmingham native leads team in assembling new C-Class sedan at Mercedes    /  Birmingham Business Journal

David Reeves began his career at Mercedes Benz at the Tuscaloosa County plant when he was a co-op student at the University of Alabama. The mechanical engineering major and Vestavia…


Source: Birmingham Business Journal    /    Published: June 19, 2014    /    Posted in:   Alumni, In The News, Mechanical Engineering   

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For women in technology, a little support goes a long way    /  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Tanzania Adams saw few women in her classes while earning her engineering degree at the University of Alabama about 25 years ago. There weren’t many women co-workers at Southern Company…


Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution    /    Published: June 13, 2014    /    Posted in:   Alumni, In The News, Outreach   

‘Carbon Capture’ One Key to Combating Global Warming    /  Alabama Public Radio

The question of how to reduce the pollution that causes global warming is now a hot topic since new carbon limits were announced by the EPA earlier this month.  Those…


Source: Alabama Public Radio    /    Published: June 12, 2014    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

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Alabama VIP 25: A recruiter from outside the football program lands at No. 24    /  AL.com

Wait, who’s Chuck Karr? His name doesn’t appear on Alabama’s roster and he’s not a coach. Karr isn’t listed on Alabama’s football media guide or game programs. He’s authored three…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: June 10, 2014    /    Posted in:   Engineering, In The News    /    Features:     

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Bidsters to open for business    /  Crimson White

Ben Bickerstaff always imagined that he would be “somewhere turning salt water into fresh water.” A native of Anniston, Alabama, and a graduate of the University of Alabama civil engineering…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: June 4, 2014    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

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Yellowhammer Rocketry returns from launch competition    /  Crimson White

The Yellowhammer Rocketry team competed at the NASA Student Launch project at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Salt Lake City, Utah, from May 15 to 17. Group leader Shelby Cochran,…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: June 4, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students    /    Features:     

Alabama Engineering Recruit Da’Shawn Hand    /  WVTM Alabam's 13

Da’Shawn Hand has the rare blend of athleticism and speed. The nation’s top-rated defensive end had 94 scholarship offers on the table. “It was a long process, but next year I…


Source: WVTM Alabam's 13    /    Published: June 3, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, 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.