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UA Student to Attend U.N. Climate Change Talks in Peru    /  UA News

The American Chemical Society selected eight students nationwide, including a University of Alabama senior, as representatives to attend the upcoming United Nations climate-change conference in Lima, Peru.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: November 11, 2014    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News   

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Cassidy Lamm met Lauren Lambert in her high school freshman English class in Huntsville, Alabama. The two became fast friends, taking most of the same classes and even taking leadership…


Author: Judah Martin    /    Published: October 31, 2014    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Outreach, Research, Students    /    Features:     

Atlanta’s 2014 Ice Jam to take center stage at weather conference    /  WGCL CBS 46

Keith Stallman is the meteorologist in charge here at the National Weather Service in Atlanta. He is talking about a special survey conducted this past spring and summer by Dr….


Source: WGCL CBS 46    /    Published: October 16, 2014    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research    /    Features:     

UA students prepare high schoolers for Advanced Placement courses and success in college    /  The Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility

Mechanical engineering major James Orr expected mentoring to be rewarding, but he didn’t count on being so inspired by high schoolers involved in the summer program designed to prepare them…


Source: The Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility    /    Published: October 2, 2014    /    Posted in:   In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students   

As temperatures drop, deer collisions could rise    /  WIAT CBS 42

There’s a lot of traffic incidents throughout a normal day. In a year, that number can be mind-boggling. At the University of Alabama Center for Advanced Public Safety (CAPS), those…


Source: WIAT CBS 42    /    Published: October 1, 2014    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, In The News, Outreach, Research   

Students design hybrid for automotive competition    /  Crimson White

Students at The University of Alabama are redesigning a Chevrolet Camaro into a hybrid electric vehicle called EcoCar 3. The University is one of 16 schools to participate in the…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: September 29, 2014    /    Posted in:   In The News, Outreach, Research, Students    /    Features:     

UA College of Engineering to Host Open House    /  UA News

The University of Alabama College of Engineering will host Engineering Day, or E-Day, an open house for high-school students and their families, Thursday, Oct. 2, from 8:15 a.m. until 1 p.m.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: September 24, 2014    /    Posted in:   Events, Outreach, UA News   

Startup weekend to bring business pitches    /  Crimson White

Eager to encourage entrepreneurial ideas, The University of Alabama will host the first Startup Weekend, a global event, from Sept. 26 to 28, open to all students and members of…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: September 17, 2014    /    Posted in:   Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Students   

AEM Professor Elected to Nanoengineering Post

Dr. Samit Roy, the William D. Jordan Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, was elected to vice chair of  a group within the American Society of Mechanical Engineers on nanoengineering….


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: September 5, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Outreach    /    Features:     

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Ex-DOD official to head new Cyber Institute at University of Alabama    /  The Tuscaloosa News

The University of Alabama has named a former U.S. Department of Defense official executive director of its new Cyber Institute, an umbrella organization for interdisciplinary research and educational programs on…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: September 2, 2014    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, In The News, Outreach, Research   

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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.