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Hundreds of Sixth-Graders to Launch Rockets Friday    /  UA News

The Tuscaloosa Rocketry Challenge will be held at noon Friday, April 6, on The University of Alabama’s outdoor recreation fields.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: April 3, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Events, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students, UA News   

UofA professor discusses brain-robot interaction with Talladega College students (photos)    /  Anniston Star

University of Alabama assistant professor of computer science Dr. Chris Crawford spoke to Talladega College Science students Monday during a special presentation titled “Brain-Robot Interaction and Applying Block-Based Programming to…


Source: Anniston Star    /    Published: April 1, 2018    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research    /    Features:     

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UA College of Engineering uses drones to analyze damage at JSU    /  WVUA

Drones have become a popular item and now the University of Alabama’s engineering department has found a new way to put them to use. The UA’s Remote Sensing Center used its…


Source: WVUA    /    Published: March 30, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Students   

UA joins partnership to study atmospheric sciences    /  The Tuscaloosa News

The University of Alabama is now officially a member of a national organization focused on research and training in atmospheric sciences. At a Monday ceremony on campus, UA President Stuart…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: March 28, 2018    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research   

UA Furthers Research, Educational Mission with Partnership    /  UA News

The University of Alabama’s partnership with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research will benefit students, the state and the nation, said UA President Stuart R. Bell at an on-campus ceremony today.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: March 26, 2018    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Research, UA News   

Solid State Additive Manufacturing MELD Workshop Hosted by Aeroprobe, University of Alabama    /  Manufacturing News

Registration is now open for the 2018 MELD Workshop. MELD is an innovative solid-state thermo-mechanical process for deposition of metal or metal matrix composites. It is highly scalable, open atmosphere…


Source: Manufacturing News    /    Published: March 19, 2018    /    Posted in:   Events, In The News, Outreach   

Funds set to develop ‘carbon capture’ at Gerald Gentleman    /  North Platte Bulletin (Nebraska)

The Gerald Gentleman power station near Sutherland will receive $2.7 million to plan a facility that will capture carbon dioxide instead of emitting it into the air. The funds will…


Source: North Platte Bulletin (Nebraska)    /    Published: March 12, 2018    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Research   

UA to Host Regional Science Olympiad

Tuscaloosa, Ala.—More than 600 students are expected to participate in the 2018 Regional Science Olympiad competition at The University of Alabama Saturday, Feb. 24, beginning at 8 a.m. Science Olympiad…


Author: Courtney Corbridge    /    Published: February 20, 2018    /    Posted in:   Events, Outreach   

UA student technology advances outside of research    /  Crimson White

Four students on campus have come together to create an accessible combination of technology and sports to improve players’ softball and baseball game, originally thanks to the UA Emerging Scholars…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: February 19, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Computer Science, In The News, Outreach, Research, Students    /    Features:     

Four robots that aim to teach your kids to code    /  Associated Press

You’ve seen apps and toys that promise to teach your child to code. Now enter the robots. At the CES electronics show in January, coding robots came out in force. One…


Source: Associated Press    /    Published: February 14, 2018    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach    /    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.