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University of Alabama hoping to stop pedestrian deaths by raising awareness of dangers    /  CBS 42 (Birmingham)

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness month, and the University of Alabama is stepping in to do their part to cut the risk. Tuscaloosa Police told CBS42 News that nine…


Source: CBS 42 (Birmingham)    /    Published: April 4, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

Teams compete in the Edward K. Aldag, Jr. Business Plan Competition    /  WVUA

Forty teams of entrepreneurs battled it out today in hopes of winning a $50,000 grand prize. The students competed in the Edward K. Aldag, Jr. Business Plan Competition. Some of…


Source: WVUA    /    Published: April 4, 2017    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Research, Students   

UA Engineers Finalists in International Contest    /  Crimson White

A team of students at The University of Alabama has been selected as one of the top six finalists to compete in a international engineering competition. The goal of the…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: April 3, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Research, Students    /    Features:     

Technology Meets Fashion in UA Collaboration    /  UA News

An unlikely collaboration between two University of Alabama colleges has resulted in an innovative, yet fashionable, way of displaying student work.


Author: Kim Eaton    /    Published: April 3, 2017    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News   

Business, Engineering Majors Win $50,000 in Business Plan Competition    /  UA News

Three undergraduate students at The University of Alabama are ready to take the next step in changing how life-saving medicines are stored and transported after winning the $50,000 grand prize at the Edward K. Aldag, Jr. Business Plan Competition recently at UA.


Author: David Miller    /    Published: April 3, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

University of Alabama researchers trying to learn how police officers react to ‘shoot, don’t shoot’ situations    /  Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Trying to to learn how police officers react to “shoot, don’t shoot” situations, researchers at the University of Alabama are measuring brain waves during virtual reality police training. According to…


Source: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer    /    Published: March 28, 2017    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research    /    Features:     

UA Student Team Selected for Space Antenna Contest    /  UA News

A team of engineering students at The University of Alabama is one of six selected as finalists in an international contest to design better antennas for small satellites, called CubeSats.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: March 28, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

Don’t Shoot: UA Combines VR, Neuroscience in Police Training Research    /  UA News

University of Alabama researchers are using a novel approach to learn how police officers react to “shoot, don’t shoot” situations: measuring brain waves during virtual reality police training.


Author: David Miller    /    Published: March 27, 2017    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, UA News    /    Features:     

UA students create 3-D Shoe    /  WVUA

A 3-D shoe made entirely out of shoeboxes is what a group of students at The University of Alabama are working on. Combining the technical and creative skills of two…


Source: WVUA    /    Published: March 24, 2017    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Outreach, Research, Students   

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UA Students Highlight Research, Creativity during Annual Conference      /  UA News

More than 500 undergraduate students at The University of Alabama are highlighting their research and creative projects during the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference March 29-30.


Author: Chris Bryant    /    Published: March 22, 2017    /    Posted in:   Events, Research, Students, UA News   

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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.