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2 UA Students Recognized at Honors Research Conference    /  UA News

Two students from The University of Alabama Honors College earned awards at the 15th annual University of Alabama System’s Honors Research Conference, held on the University of Alabama Huntsville campus in April.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 11, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

National Science Foundation Selects UA Graduates for Competitive Fellowships    /  UA News

Two graduating seniors at The University of Alabama have accepted admittance to the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Sarah McFann from Arlington, Tennessee, and Samantha Tilson from Littleton, Colorado, both in chemical and biological engineering, are two of 2,000 NSF Graduate Research Fellows selected from more than 13,000 applicants. The students from UA will receive financial support for graduate studies.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 9, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

2016 Randall Research Program Honors 16 UA Students    /  UA News

Sixteen University of Alabama undergraduate researchers have received recognition through the Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program. The program recognizes the best research activity conducted by UA undergraduates, who are nominated by faculty and staff research directors.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 2, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students, UA News   

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Protecting Your Family    /  WBRC Fox 6

A recent study of about 3,000 people from Alabama and Mississippi took a look at how things unfolded on April 27. There was some concern about the number of fatalities…


Source: WBRC Fox 6    /    Published: April 28, 2016    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

NASA Responds to an S.O.S. of Historic Proportions    /  Smithsonian.com

The earth shakes millions of times every year. Often, these earthquakes strike in familiar places, such as the recent, deadly quakes in Ecuador and Japan. At other times, a quake…


Source: Smithsonian.com    /    Published: April 27, 2016    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Research    /    Features:   ,   

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Univ. of Alabama says virtual reality therapy could help with storm anxiety    /  WBRC Fox 6

Five years after one of the deadliest tornadoes ripped through Tuscaloosa and other parts of Alabama, people are still dealing with the emotional and physical effects. “A large number of…


Source: WBRC Fox 6    /    Published: April 27, 2016    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

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Homes can be built to avoid wind damage, but no codes or inspectors in some rural counties    /  Chattanooga Times Free Press

After Moore, Okla., got hammered by its third monster tornado in 13 years, Mayor Glenn Lewis had had enough. He pushed to make Moore the first U.S. city to beef…


Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press    /    Published: April 25, 2016    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research   

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Tornado survivors stand together 5 years later    /  The Tuscaloosa News

In April five years ago, walls came down. Fences fell, splintered and sprawled. Canopied urban forests blew away in jagged moments; even trees sunk deep in ravines snapped. Growth-marks carved…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: April 25, 2016    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research    /    Features:     

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University of Alabama student teams on path to start own businesses    /  The Tuscaloosa News

A team of engineering students won first place in the University of Alabama’s third annual Edward K. Aldag Jr. Business Plan Competition held earlier this month. The team has a start-up…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: April 25, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students   

UA Engineering Student Receives Prestigious Hertz Fellowship    /  UA News

Sarah McFann, a University of Alabama senior from Arlington, Tennessee, has received an elite Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellowship for 2016. McFann is the first UA student to be named a recipient of the award, which has been presented to fewer than 1,200 students in its 53 year history.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 22, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, 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.