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Members of the University of Alabama chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers insist that engineers do, in fact, have fun, recounting times they raced concrete canoes and visited…
Source: Crimson White / Published: March 6, 2014 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students
Alan Lane is not the typical chemical engineering professor: He doubles as Doobie “Doghouse” Wilson, singer and songwriter. With a head of gray hair and a face framed by a…
Source: Crimson White / Published: February 24, 2014 / Posted in: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News
The effectiveness of seat belts — both lap belts and shoulder straps — in reducing injuries and deaths in automobile accidents is widely documented in studies and backed up by…
Source: Monroe News Star / Published: February 23, 2014 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Research
Horsepower allows cars to move faster with more power. Fins allow surfers to maneuver their boards through the water. In the case of a plane crash, passengers evacuate onto the…
Source: Mosaic Magazine / Published: February 21, 2014 / Posted in: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Amy W. Lang
University of Alabama students will have two new majors to choose from in the fall. The College of Engineering will add degrees in environmental engineering and architectural engineering to meet…
Source: Crimson White / Published: February 20, 2014 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth J. Fridley
Predictably, wrecks on Alabama roadways increased during the winter storm that surprised the state two weeks ago, though most of the severe accidents occurred on rural routes free of congestion…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: February 12, 2014 / Posted in: Engineering, In The News
While two-dimensional modeling of double-stranded DNA molecules has been useful for the purpose of cancer research, the composition of the G-quadruplex, a four-stranded DNA sequence, has proven a different beast….
Source: Gizmag / Published: February 12, 2014 / Posted in: In The News, Outreach, Research
With mobile games constantly growing in popularity, one former University student has developed his own piece of the pie. Hakeem Hasan, former University student and CEO of Nasah Apps, created MoWo.
Source: The Daily Reveille / Published: February 10, 2014 / Posted in: In The News, Students
The Georgia Emergency Management Agency had — but did not use — a system to send weather and traffic alerts directly to people’s cell phones during the crippling Jan. 28…
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution / Published: February 8, 2014 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved architectural and environmental engineering majors Friday, slating the programs to begin in August 2014. Sources: Al.com, WBRC Fox 6, WVUA, WIAT CBS 42
Source: AL.com / Published: February 7, 2014 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth J. Fridley
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.
