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UA Students Shine at Hacking Competitions

Several University of Alabama students competed in two Tennessee-based collegiate hacking competitions last fall and won top prizes. VolHacks 2018 was held in Knoxville, Tennessee, last September. This 36-hour annual…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: October 11, 2019    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Students   

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Collaborative paper earns UA engineering student a conference award

A University of Alabama engineering student and professor’s collaborative research paper was awarded a top honor at a recent technical society conference. Emin Ucer, an electrical and computer engineering doctoral…


Author: Brooklyn Pfanstiel    /    Published: October 5, 2019    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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UA holds E-Day    /  WVUA

Prospective engineering students visited The University of Alabama earlier today. Students from all over came to participate in E-Day. It was hosted by The University of Alabama’s College of Engineering….


Source: WVUA    /    Published: October 4, 2019    /    Posted in:   Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Students    /    Features:     

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Alabama LSAMP Bridge students get a college head start

A program at The University of Alabama is helping new college students get a head start with the goal of seeing them succeed throughout their academic careers and beyond. The…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: September 30, 2019    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

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Fighting cancer with physics    /  Symmetry

University of Alabama rising senior Sarah Deutsch once pictured scientists as cold and detached. As an expressive musical theater kid who dreamed of singing on Broadway, she couldn’t imagine herself…


Source: Symmetry    /    Published: September 26, 2019    /    Posted in:   In The News, Research, Students   

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UA Engineering Hosts Annual E-Day    /  UA News

The University of Alabama College of Engineering will soon host E-Day, an open house for prospective students that explores the many opportunities the College has to offer.


Author: Alana Norris and Brooklyn Pfanstiel    /    Published: September 19, 2019    /    Posted in:   Events, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Students, UA News   

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UA offers new degree in Musical Audio Engineering    /  UA News

Some of those students have a new degree option. The University of Alabama is now offering a musical audio engineering degree. Officials say it will give students an understanding about studio…


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: September 16, 2019    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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New UA Degree Mixes Music, Engineering    /  UA News

The musical audio engineering degree offers a balance between two disciplines to prepare students for careers involving technical aspects of music.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: September 12, 2019    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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Engineering Students Succeed in Annual UA Business Competition

University of Alabama students were invited to pitch their business ideas at the Edward K. Aldag Jr. Business Plan Competition held on campus this spring. UA College of Engineering students…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: September 11, 2019    /    Posted in:   Students   

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Lockheed Martin seeks UA engineers with challenge box    /  Crimson White

The Challenge Box occupied the Ferguson Center Great Hall for three days this week as part of a recruitment push by Lockheed Martin Space. The company challenged STEM majors to…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: September 11, 2019    /    Posted in:   Events, In The News, Students   

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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.