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FORTIFIED Assessment    /  UA News

A team of faculty, graduate and undergraduate students collected data in four Florida cities including Marco Island, the location where Irma made landfall.


Author: Kaylin Bowen    /    Published: November 16, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

University of Alabama Team Assesses Hurricane Irma Aftermath    /  UA News

A team of faculty, graduate and undergraduate students collected data in four Florida cities including Marco Island, the location where Irma made landfall.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: November 15, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

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UCAR : UA Joins Atmospheric Research Group    /  4-Traders

The University of Alabama issued the following news: The University of Alabama was recently accepted into the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, or UCAR, a national organization focused on research…


Source: 4-Traders    /    Published: November 14, 2017    /    Posted in:   In The News, Research   

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Thanksgiving Week Brings Risk of Traffic Fatalities    /  UA News

There were more fatal crashes during the week of Thanksgiving last year than in previous years, and even though fatal crashes are trending down so far in 2017, the week still brings dangers to drivers.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: November 13, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

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UA Joins Atmospheric Research Group    /  UA News

The University of Alabama was recently accepted into the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, or UCAR, a national organization focused on research and training in the atmospheric and related Earth system sciences.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: November 7, 2017    /    Posted in:   Research, UA News   

Researchers use innovative lab to study storm shelter designs    /  Phys.org

Storm shelters are an expensive and time-consuming add-on when building a home. To save time and money, sometimes homeowners and builders skimp on the protection they provide from high-winds from…


Source: Phys.org    /    Published: October 28, 2017    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research, Students    /    Features:   ,   

Alabama lays groundwork for future automated vehicles    /  Roads and Bridges

Advanced technology to make traveling safer and more efficient is the focus of a new project led by the University of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Transportation. Tuscaloosa is…


Source: Roads and Bridges    /    Published: October 27, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:   ,   

Shelter from the Storm    /  UA News

Could homeowners have protection from high winds at a more affordable price than traditional storm shelters provide? Answering that question is the goal of research inside an innovative University of Alabama lab designed to help the construction and insurance industries.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: October 25, 2017    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

UA, ALDOT Lay Groundwork for Future Self-Driving Vehicles    /  UA News

Advanced technology used to make traveling safer and easier is the focus of a new project led by The University of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Transportation.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: October 23, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

UA student project supplies children with 3D printed prosthetic limbs    /  AL.com

A group of University of Alabama students plan to continue a program that supplies children in need with customized prosthetic limbs made using a 3-D printer. The Alabama Prosthetic Project…


Source: AL.com    /    Published: October 19, 2017    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Research, Students   

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