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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:     

UA, Naval Observatory partnership to improve precise timing education    /  Alabama News Center

The University of Alabama has partnered with the United States Naval Observatory (USNO) to train UA students in precise timing and time interval technology, which is used in highly precise…


Source: Alabama News Center    /    Published: February 13, 2018    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Students    /    Features:     

UA, Naval Observatory Partnership to Improve Precise Timing Education    /  UA News

The University of Alabama has partnered with the United States Naval Observatory to train UA students in precise timing and time interval technology, which is used in highly precise atomic clocks on which the U.S. military, financial sector, GPS satellites and power grids rely.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 7, 2018    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

Acoff leads UA team at ANSEP Dissemination Conference

Dr. Viola Acoff led a 10-member team from The University of Alabama at the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) 2018 Dissemination Conference in Anchorage, Alaska, Jan. 17-20.  


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: January 29, 2018    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Students    /    Features:     

The Impact Cannon    /  Daily Planet - Discovery

In 2011, Alabama was hit by a giant tornado- the largest tornado recorded in the U.S. terms of the amount of damage it caused. Thousands were displaced from their homes-…


Source: Daily Planet - Discovery    /    Published: January 10, 2018    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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