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Dr. Su Gupta on Women in STEM Experience    /  UA News

Dr. Su Gupta, professor of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, explains what she tells young women who are looking to enter the STEM fields.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 22, 2017    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, UA News    /    Features:     

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UA Holds Symposium for Women in STEM    /  UA News

The University of Alabama’s Women in STEM initiaitve hosts its fifth annual WiSE symposium March 3-4.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 3, 2017    /    Posted in:   Outreach, UA News   

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UA to Host Meeting for 3-D Printing Experts    /  UA News

A global group of experts that devise standards for additive manufacturing, or 3-D printing, will meet at The University of Alabama.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: January 26, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Research, UA News    /    Features:     

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Teaching Kids to Code – Is It a Bad Idea?    /  Good Call

Jeff Gray, Ph.D., a professor in the department of computer science at the University of Alabama, a Carnegie Foundation Professor of the Year, and an education advisory council member for…


Source: Good Call    /    Published: November 4, 2016    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, In The News, Outreach    /    Features:     

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University of Alabama seeks to spark interest in engineering    /  The Tuscaloosa News

Monalisa Ruffin’s small fingers assembled snap connectors on a circuit board to create a closed-loop circuit in hopes that once she finished the activity, she could make a siren sound…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: October 11, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Students    /    Features:     

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High school students learn about engineering at the University of Alabama    /  The Tuscaloosa News

The University of Alabama College of Engineering hosted its annual E-day on Thursday. The day introduced high school students to the UA engineering programs.


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: October 7, 2016    /    Posted in:   Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Students   

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UA Women Engineers to Host Event for Middle School Girls    /  UA News

The University of Alabama section of the Society of Women Engineers, or SWE, will host about 200 middle-school girls for a hands-on discovery of engineering.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: September 30, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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Diman students rolling into the future with energy-efficient car project    /  The Herald News

Diman students have been working, long distance, with students at The University of Alabama to create an energy-efficient Camaro. Tuesday, in the Diman restaurant, members of the Alabama team got…


Source: The Herald News    /    Published: September 29, 2016    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students    /    Features:     

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DCS planning computer science curriculum for elementary students    /  The Decatur Daily

Three schools in the Decatur City system are preparing to pilot a curriculum that will teach students as early as kindergarten how to write computer programs. “This is where our…


Source: The Decatur Daily    /    Published: September 21, 2016    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach    /    Features:     

UA lands $5M grant to boost minority participation in STEM fields    /  Birmingham Business Journal

The University of Alabama recently secured a major grant to help attract minority students to STEM fields. The $5 million grant awarded from the National Science will help the AlabamaLouis…


Source: Birmingham Business Journal    /    Published: September 20, 2016    /    Posted in:   Engineering, 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.