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UA researchers are developing a way for deaf and hard-of-hearing communities to interact with devices or smart environments using sign language.
Author: Adam Jones / Published: May 17, 2021 / Posted in: Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Outreach, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Chris S. Crawford, Dr. Sevgi Zubeyde Gurbuz
Over the past 13 years, Tuscaloosa has grown exponentially with an increasing student population and new businesses locating within the city limits. Camgian, a Starkville, Mississippi-based company, opened its Center…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: May 13, 2021 / Posted in: Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Outreach, Students, / Features: Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
Huntsville, Alabama, is known as the Rocket City, but that wouldn’t be possible without all the engineers who have flocked to the area as the industry has exploded over the…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: May 12, 2021 / Posted in: Alumni, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Home Page Main Story, Outreach,
Manufacturing jobs have become a major staple in the state economy, and The University of Alabama is doing what it can to supply a pipeline of workers. In an effort…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: May 11, 2021 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Home Page Main Story, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, / Features: Dr. Nader Jalili
Researchers at The University of Alabama are working on affordable robots that police could use to communicate with each other, or even with suspects. The National Science Foundation grant is…
Source: CBS Radio News (National) / Published: February 17, 2021 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research / Features: Dr. Christian A. Cousin, Dr. Nader Jalili
The University of Alabama is seeking volunteers for a study on severe weather events. The university’s Center for Advanced Public Safety is doing a study to see how people prepare…
Source: WVTM 13 / Published: February 9, 2021 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, In The News, Outreach, Research
As the country came together in the spring of 2020 to help out fellow Americans during the novel coronavirus pandemic, University of Alabama alumni and students also stepped up to…
Author: Alana Norris / Published: January 12, 2021 / Posted in: Alumni, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Home Page Main Story, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students,
The Energy Institute of Alabama is pleased to welcome Alabama Transportation Institute Executive Director Allen Parrish as the newest senior policy adviser for the organization. In this role, Parrish will…
Source: Alabama Political Reporter / Published: December 2, 2020 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach / Features: Dr. Allen Parrish
A collaborative project between The University of Alabama and several statewide partners was awarded a nearly $4 million grant to bring computer science education to Alabama K-12 schools.
Author: Melissa Parker / Published: June 19, 2020 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Outreach / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray, Dr. Rebecca Odom-Bartel
Alabama steel-manufacturer AM/NS Calvert recently made a donation of face shields and “ear savers” to the University of South Alabama Children’s & Women’s Hospital. A release from the company detailed…
Source: Yellowhammer / Published: May 12, 2020 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Students
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.