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Women in STEM    /  UA News

Women are making strides in STEM fields, but there’s still work to be done.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 17, 2017    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

A Crimson Connection    /  UA News

When a University of Alabama football player with an injured arm instinctively stiff-armed a defender in the 2015 Southeastern Conference Championship Game, he was able to do so thanks to doctors, athletic trainers, engineering students, professors and a 3-D printer.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 13, 2017    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Integrative Center for Athletic and Sport Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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UA to Host Regional Science Olympiad    /  UA News

More than 600 students are expected to participate in the 2017 Regional Science Olympiad competition at The University of Alabama Saturday, Feb. 18.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 8, 2017    /    Posted in:   Engineering, UA News   

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UA Holds Symposium for Women in STEM    /  UA News

The University of Alabama’s Women in STEM initiaitve hosts its fifth annual WiSE symposium March 3-4.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 3, 2017    /    Posted in:   Outreach, UA News   

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UA to Host Meeting for 3-D Printing Experts    /  UA News

A global group of experts that devise standards for additive manufacturing, or 3-D printing, will meet at The University of Alabama.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: January 26, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Research, UA News    /    Features:     

UA Offers Engineering Course Taught in German    /  UA News

This spring 13 engineering students at The University of Alabama are learning automotive engineering through a class taught entirely in German, most likely the first German-taught engineering course for American students in the Southeast.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: January 23, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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Fatal Crashes in Alabama Increase in 2016, UA Study Finds    /  UA News

Deaths from the state’s traffic crashes in 2016 increased by nearly a quarter from 2015, while total crashes increased by only 2 percent, according to a recent study of data by researchers at The University of Alabama Center for Advanced Public Safety.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: January 17, 2017    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Research, UA News   

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UA Announces Winners of Three Minute Thesis Competition    /  UA News

The University of Alabama recently held the final round of its annual Three Minute Thesis competition, and a graduate student in the department of educational studies in psychology, research, methodology and counseling took home first place honors.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: December 15, 2016    /    Posted in:   Engineering, UA News   

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Two UA Engineering Professors Honored    /  UA News

Drs. Ramana Reddy and Gregory B. Thompson, who teach metallurgical and materials engineering at The University of Alabama, will be honored by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, or TMS, for their contributions to education and their profession.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: December 5, 2016    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

UA to Hold its Winter Commencement Exercises    /  UA News

The University of Alabama will hold its winter commencement exercises Dec. 10 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: December 2, 2016    /    Posted in:   Engineering, 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.