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Bidsters of Tuscaloosa gets share of $135K in Alabama Launchpad Start-Up Competition finale    /  The Tuscaloosa News

The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama Foundation said Friday that Bidsters of Tuscaloosa was among the five startup teams that received a share of $135,000 in funding during the Alabama…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: March 21, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Students   

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Tuscaloosa’s Bidsters, Child Safety Pass join five other companies in the Alabama Launchpad Start-Up Competition Finale    /  The Tuscaloosa News

Two startup companies from Tuscaloosa will join five other young companies from Birmingham and Madison in vying for a share of more than $100,000 in prize money Friday in the…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: March 20, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Research   

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UA Concrete Canoe Team Returning to Regional Competition    /  WVUA-TV

A team from the UA School fo Engineering will return to a regional concrete canoe competition next week. A team of 18 civil engineering students have been constructing a concrete…


Source: WVUA-TV    /    Published: March 20, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

Alex Hainen receives Purdue CoE Research Award    /  Purdue University News

Congratulations to Alex Hainen, recipient of the 2014 College of Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award. Alex Hainen is a Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University and future faculty at the University…


Source: Purdue University News    /    Published: March 20, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features:     

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UA Chem E Car Team Set To Compete

Tuscaloosa, Ala. – A group of chemical engineering students from The University of Alabama have designed a car powered by a chemical reaction as part of a national collegiate contest…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 20, 2014    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students    /    Features:     

Hovercraft team rises to new success    /  Crimson White

The University of Alabama hovercraft team is taking competition to new heights. On Friday the group competed against Auburn at the second annual University Hoverbowl Challenge, where it completed 40…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: March 19, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students   

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UA students to take part in Hovercraft competition    /  WCFT ABC 33/40

A group of Alabama students are heading to Auburn Saturday to compete in a unique competition. Students from the University of Alabama aerospace engineering program are taking part in a…


Source: WCFT ABC 33/40    /    Published: March 14, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students   

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World Wide Web’s 25th Birthday    /  WVUA TV

Today is the world wide web’s 25th birthday. The Internet innovation that is used daily by so many Americans has now reached a quarter century, but how have our lives…


Source: WVUA TV    /    Published: March 13, 2014    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, In The News, Outreach    /    Features:     

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Premier award recipients named    /  Crimson White

The recipients of the 2014 Premier Awards were announced last week and will be recognized during Honors Week at The University of Alabama. The 2014 Premier Awards, the University’s highest…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: March 12, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Students   

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Tickets start Monday on three new camera-monitored intersections    /  The Tuscaloosa News

Starting Monday, tickets will be issued for red-light violations captured by cameras at three new intersections across the city… Steven L. Jones Jr., an associate professor in the University of Alabama’s…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: March 10, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, 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.