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Three Students, Six Degrees, One Company    /  UA News

A trio of students formed Ortho Screws, a start-up company based on a sensor designed to alert patients and health providers if orthopedic screws are loosening.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: April 24, 2019    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

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Mind Over (Drone) Matter    /  UA News

Moving a drone via your thoughts is possible through a combination of neuroscience and computer science, University of Alabama researchers show.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 23, 2019    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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UA Engineering Racing Team Works with Local Third Graders    /  UA News

A University of Alabama student team is spending the semester working with a local elementary school and teaching students about the importance of STEM.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 19, 2019    /    Posted in:   Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students, UA News   

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‘More Than Just a Space’    /  UA News

On Thursday, PRCA-UA, along with 13 other student groups, gathered for the unveiling of their new home, which will help them expand their community service work.


Author: David Miller    /    Published: April 18, 2019    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Students, UA News   

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UA Launches New Student Community Engagement Center    /  UA News

Community and university engagement at The University of Alabama received a boost today with the unveiling of the UA Student Community Engagement Center.


Author: David Miller    /    Published: April 18, 2019    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Students, UA News   

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Family, ‘Eye-Opening’ Trip to Nicaragua Set Path for UA Senior    /  UA News

Libby Beddingfield was plenty motivated for a future career in medicine when she arrived at The University of Alabama four years ago. That wasn’t always the case.


Author: David Miller    /    Published: April 18, 2019    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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State Engineering Hall of Fame Inducts 2019 Class    /  UA News

The state of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted eight individuals and honored an engineering project during a recent ceremony at the Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: April 17, 2019    /    Posted in:   Alumni, Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, UA News   

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Empowered to Serve: UA Senior Eager for Career in Public Health    /  UA News

Joline Hartheimer is under no illusions about her “privileged” upbringing in Northern New Jersey. She says service has helped shape her personal and career goals.


Author: David Miller    /    Published: April 12, 2019    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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UA to Celebrate Research, Creative Activity by UA Faculty    /  UA News

Members of The University of Alabama faculty will be honored for their research and creative contributions at the upcoming Faculty Research Day.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 10, 2019    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, UA News   

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EPA Grant Assists in Understanding Wastewater Issues in Rural Alabama    /  UA News

With a grant from the federal Environmental Protection Agency, researchers from environmental engineering and geology will build a model to quantify the extent of untreated raw sewage discharges from homes throughout five counties in the Black Belt, an economically depressed region in the state.


Author: Adam Jones    /    Published: April 9, 2019    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, 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.