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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: Dr. Jeff Gray
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: Dr. Jeff Gray
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
Two startup companies from Tuscaloosa will join five other young companies from Birmingham and Madison in vying for a share of more than $100,000 in prize money Friday in the…
Source: The Tuscaloosa News / Published: March 20, 2014 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Research
Today is the world wide web’s 25th birthday. The Internet innovation that is used daily by so many Americans has now reached a quarter century, but how have our lives…
Source: WVUA TV / Published: March 13, 2014 / Posted in: Computer Science, In The News, Outreach / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
A University of Alabama start-up company developing technology to charge cell phones and other portable devices wirelessly was selected to pitch to potential investors in a unique competition during the…
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: March 10, 2014 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Research / Features: Dr. Jaber Abu-Qahouq
The effectiveness of seat belts — both lap belts and shoulder straps — in reducing injuries and deaths in automobile accidents is widely documented in studies and backed up by…
Source: Monroe News Star / Published: February 23, 2014 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Research
More than 400 students are expected to participate in the 2014 regional Science Olympiad competition at The University of Alabama Saturday, Feb. 22, beginning at 9 a.m.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: February 13, 2014 / Posted in: Outreach, UA News
While two-dimensional modeling of double-stranded DNA molecules has been useful for the purpose of cancer research, the composition of the G-quadruplex, a four-stranded DNA sequence, has proven a different beast….
Source: Gizmag / Published: February 12, 2014 / Posted in: In The News, Outreach, Research
The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved architectural and environmental engineering majors Friday, slating the programs to begin in August 2014. Sources: Al.com, WBRC Fox 6, WVUA, WIAT CBS 42
Source: AL.com / Published: February 7, 2014 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Students / Features: Dr. Kenneth J. Fridley
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.
