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The decades old training model of the college co-op seems designed for today’s lean and hungry job market. Employers get a semester or more of “interview” time. Students bulk up…
Source: Business Alabama / Published: January 11, 2014 / Posted in: In The News, Students
Three companies with University of Alabama ties are among the 12 teams selected to compete in the latest round of the Alabama Launchpad Start-Up Competition, a contest designed to help…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: December 20, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Research / Features: Dr. Yang-Ki Hong
When Charles Williams Jr., the engineering manager for the city of Jackson, Miss., finished his undergraduate degree in civil engineering at the University of Mississippi in 1996, he didn’t plan…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: December 14, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students
With multiple school bus wrecks this week, East Texans are speaking up about installing seat belts on buses… According to studies by the National Safety Council and University of Alabama,…
Source: KLTV 7 / Published: December 13, 2013 / Posted in: In The News, Research
Renewable energy sources such as wind-powered generators can be more reliable and efficient by better controlling the process of getting electricity onto the power grid, according to a United States…
Source: Science Daily / Published: December 3, 2013 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Shuhui Li, Dr. Tim A. Haskew
Ten years, four buildings and $270,222,013 later, the Science and Engineering Quad on the northeast side of campus is home to new laboratories and state-of-the-art technology. Shelby Hall, named for…
Source: Crimson White / Published: December 2, 2013 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Charles L. Karr
An engineering graduate student has claimed the top prize in the University of Alabama’s inaugural 3 Minute Thesis competition, a program designed to help students present their complex work in…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: November 26, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students
Dr. Ajay K. Agrawal, professor and Robert F. Barfield Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Alabama, will receive the 2013 Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor Award Nov. 15.
Source: India West / Published: November 25, 2013 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, In The News, Mechanical Engineering / Features: Dr. Ajay K. Agrawal
A recent study of Alabama traffic data by the University of Alabama’s Center for Advanced Public Safety predicts the days near Christmas this year will likely be more dangerous on…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: November 23, 2013 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, In The News, Outreach, Research / Features: Dr. David Brown
Even though it’s still an emerging technology, 3D printing has begun to truly excite everyone when present, and discourage them when absent. Some are heeding the call, preparing 3D printing…
Source: Softpedia / Published: November 22, 2013 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research, Students
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.
