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UA, Community Colleges Encourage Pursuit of Science, Math Teaching Careers    /  UA News

The University of Alabama’s impact on k-12 STEM education will grow over the next five years following the announcement of a $1.45 million grant from the National Science Foundation.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: September 30, 2013    /    Posted in:   Outreach, Students, UA News   

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UA Engineering Student Selected for U.N. Climate Change Conference    /  UA News

A chemical engineering student at The University of Alabama was selected to attend a United Nations climate change conference this fall.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: September 26, 2013    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students, UA News   

Student teaches, leads community    /  Crimson White

Classmates say that when senior David Phelps enters a room, he brings an energy unlike any other. Phelps has played in the African Drum Corp, visited Ghana, attended Well College…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: September 25, 2013    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

A 3D Printing Lab Open to Creativity

When the forefathers of what we call the Internet were connecting their computer centers together in the 1960s, it is doubtful any could have predicted the radical changes the network…


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: September 7, 2013    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, Research, Students    /    Features:     

Through the Doors and Staying the Course

In many ways Larry Summerville is the realization of a dream that began more than 50 years ago. An African-American who studies engineering at The University of Alabama, he walks…


Author: Adam Jones and Judah Martin    /    Published: September 7, 2013    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Faculty and Staff, Students    /    Features:   , ,   

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UA to Offer Concentration in Software Engineering    /  UA News

To meet growing demand for skilled, creative technology workers, The University of Alabama department of computer science will offer an option to concentrate in software engineering beginning this fall.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: August 2, 2013    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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UA Students Learn First-Hand in Cooperative Education    /  UA News

More than 170 University of Alabama students during the summer of 2013 received a hands-on educational experience at more than 30 companies and organizations through UA’s Cooperative Education Program.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: August 1, 2013    /    Posted in:   Students, UA News   

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UA Start-Up Companies Prep for July 12 Launchpad Presentations    /  UA News

Cell phones that charge wirelessly, orthopedic implants that safely degrade inside the body, and a social network designed to connect those in the construction industry: these are the central concepts behind three University of Alabama start-up companies competing July 12 in a statewide business competition.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: July 8, 2013    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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UA Engineering Student Selected for Eisenhower Fellowship    /  UA News

The Federal Highway Administration recently awarded an Eisenhower Grant for Research Fellowship to Owen Killeen, a University of Alabama senior in civil engineering, as part of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: June 25, 2013    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Students, UA News   

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UA Engineering Student Awarded NASA Fellowship    /  UA News

The NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship awarded University of Alabama civil engineering student Will Guin a renewable fellowship for graduate school.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 14, 2013    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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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.