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Safety measures amp up as Memorial Day approaches    /  The Anniston Star

Local and state law enforcement will increase their presence on Alabama roads as Memorial Day, and the inevitability of holiday motorists, approaches. According to data from the Center for Advanced…


Source: The Anniston Star    /    Published: May 22, 2014    /    Posted in:   In The News, Outreach, Research   

UA Start-Up Company Ready to Serve Construction Industry    /  UA News

A company supported by The University of Alabama will open for business June 6, the culmination of years of hard work by a recent engineering graduate.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 19, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News   

Looking to keep your student occupied this summer? Check out these camps at the University of Alabama    /  AL.com

Have you got an engineering whiz kid or a budding environmentalist you need to keep busy while school is out of session this summer? While University of Alabama students empty…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: May 8, 2014    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Events, In The News, Outreach   

Researchers: Simple changes may help homes better survive tornadoes    /  The Tuscaloosa News

Researchers, including faculty and students from the University of Alabama, who studied the aftermath of a devastating 2013 tornado in Oklahoma say simple design changes could improve the survivability of…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: April 30, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research   

Lifting Off

During the mobile phone’s meteoric rise from clunky car phone to the powerful computers in our hands today, the problem of battery life has continued to dog the technology. “Energy…


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: April 9, 2014    /    Posted in:   Outreach, Research   

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Students Come to UA for Robotics Contest    /  WVUA TV

Hundreds of students from all over Alabama got to take part in a robotics competition. The action got underway today at the Bryant Conference Center. Around 350 students from third…


Source: WVUA TV    /    Published: April 5, 2014    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, In The News, Outreach    /    Features:     

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UA to Offer Engineering Day at Perry County School    /  UA News

The University of Alabama’s 57 Miles initiative and The College of Engineering will host Engineering Day for high school students from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, April 11, at Francis Marion High School in Perry County.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 4, 2014    /    Posted in:   Outreach, Students, UA News   

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Students program robots in statewide competition    /  Crimson White

This weekend, The University of Alabama will host the Alabama Robotics Competition, an event open to K-12 students. The competition will involve programming robots to navigate a series of obstacle…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: April 3, 2014    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, In The News, Outreach    /    Features:     

UA to Host Robotics Competition    /  UA News

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — More than 350 students from across Alabama, from third graders to seniors in high school, will be at The University of Alabama April 5 programming robots and hoping their instructions are good enough to win the Alabama Robotics Competition. The competition, which is in its fourth year, is hosted by the UA […]


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 31, 2014    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Outreach, UA News    /    Features:     

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Bidsters of Tuscaloosa gets share of $135K in Alabama Launchpad Start-Up Competition finale    /  The Tuscaloosa News

The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama Foundation said Friday that Bidsters of Tuscaloosa was among the five startup teams that received a share of $135,000 in funding during the Alabama…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: March 21, 2014    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Students   

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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.