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A group of professors at The University of Alabama are helping K-12 teachers in West Alabama change how they teach science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: September 18, 2013 / Posted in: Faculty and Staff, Outreach, 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. 3, from 8:15 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: September 17, 2013 / Posted in: Outreach, UA News
The University of Alabama department of civil, construction and environmental engineering will host a symposium on campus to discuss the future of the field.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: August 8, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Outreach, UA News
A University of Alabama start-up company developing technology to charge cell phones, and other portable devices, wirelessly advanced today to the finale of a state-wide business competition.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: July 12, 2013 / Posted in: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Outreach, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Jaber Abu-Qahouq
The Center for Advanced Public Safety, or CAPS, at The University of Alabama will host a weather research workshop July 10 to present and evaluate research and applications aimed at enhancing the severe weather warning process.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: July 8, 2013 / Posted in: Center for Advanced Public Safety, Outreach, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Laura Myers
Cell phones that charge wirelessly, orthopedic implants that safely degrade inside the body, and a social network designed to connect those in the construction industry: these are the central concepts behind three University of Alabama start-up companies competing July 12 in a statewide business competition.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: July 8, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Jaber Abu-Qahouq
The University of Alabama is the lead on a research grant to study the damage left by the tornado that struck Moore, Okla., to understand whether past tornadoes influenced building practices to better withstand future events. As part of the grant, the research team is also studying whether social media and engineering can combine to influence future building practice.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: June 3, 2013 / Posted in: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Outreach, Research, UA News / Features: Dr. Laura Myers, Dr. Thang N. Dao
The University of Alabama is one of seven universities recently chosen by the National Science Foundation to launch the Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Sciences, or iAAMCS.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: May 30, 2013 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, UA News / Features: Dr. Monica Anderson
With more job opportunities than any other college major these days, computer science is hot. The Bureau of Labor says there will be up to 800,000 new jobs in this…
Source: WBRC Fox 6 / Published: May 13, 2013 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
More than 350 students from third graders to seniors in high school from across Alabama will be at The University of Alabama April 6 telling robots what to do and hoping their instructions are good enough to win the Alabama Robotics Competition.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Published: April 2, 2013 / Posted in: Computer Science, Outreach, UA News / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
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.
