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Alabama football-backed sideline injury tent headed to market    /  Sports Illustrated

Prior to last season, when a University of Alabama football player was injured in a game, he would be rushed to the sidelines and instantly a flurry of cameras would…


Source: Sports Illustrated    /    Published: June 8, 2016    /    Posted in:   In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students   

Spin-off Company to Market, Sell UA-Developed Product    /  UA News

The University of Alabama licensed the technology behind a collapsible sideline tent designed to give better medical care to athletes to a spin-off company that will develop, market, manufacture and distribute the tent.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: June 7, 2016    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News   

UA Baja Team Preforms Well, Wins an Event at Annual Contest

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Bama Racing performed well in the annual Baja SAE competition, completing the contest held at Tennessee Tech University and winning an event. “This is a good showing…


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: June 3, 2016    /    Posted in:   Students    /    Features:   ,   

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Hope Hull man competes on ‘American Ninja Warrior’ contest    /  The Montgomery Advertiser

On a piece of his grandfather’s land tucked in this rural community, Casey Suchocki is living his dream. The American Ninja Warrior contestant – and who will be featured on the…


Source: The Montgomery Advertiser    /    Published: May 27, 2016    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

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Alabama Robotics Team Wins Two NASA Championships in a Row    /  WVUA 23

The University of Alabama’s robotics team added another championship to the college’s pile over the weekend. Alabama Astrobotics, made up of engineering, computer science and other students from UA and…


Source: WVUA 23    /    Published: May 25, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

For Second Straight Year, UA Engineering Students Win NASA Contest    /  UA News

Alabama Astrobotics took top prize at the NASA Robotic Mining Competition, besting student teams from 45 other institutions in the challenge to build a robot capable of navigating and excavating simulated Martian soil.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 23, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News   

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Department of Energy Selects UA Engineering Graduate for Fellowship    /  UA News

A recent graduate from The University of Alabama College of Engineering was one of 27 students nationwide selected for a highly-competitive graduate fellowship in computational science from the U.S. Department of Energy.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 17, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students, UA News   

UA Graduates Receive Fulbright Awards for 2016-17    /  UA News

Seven University of Alabama alumni and graduate students have won Fulbright awards for 2016-17.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 17, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students, UA News   

University of Alabama Astrobotics Team working to defend title at NASA competition    /  WBMA ABC 33/40

The University of Alabama’s Astrobotics Team is heading to the Kennedy Space Center. The team hopes to defend its national title in NASA’s Robotic Mining Competition. If this year’s team comes out…


Source: WBMA ABC 33/40    /    Published: May 13, 2016    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

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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   

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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.