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UA Engineering Students, Athletics Work Together for Medical Tent    /  UA News

A collaboration between Crimson Tide Athletics and the College of Engineering, a collapsible tent designed to limit distractions during medical evaluations while providing better privacy for student athletes at The University of Alabama has been introduced this football season.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: October 20, 2015    /    Posted in:   Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

UA Alumni Association Honors Four Faculty Members with Teaching Awards    /  UA News

The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the 2015 recipients of the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching – the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards. This year’s honorees are Dr. Mark E. Barkey, Kimberly K. Boone, Dr. Paul Houghtaling and Dr. Timothy S. Snowden.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: October 20, 2015    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, UA News    /    Features:     

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UA Women Engineers to Host Event for Middle School Girls    /  UA News

The University of Alabama section of the Society of Women Engineers, or SWE, will host about 200 middle-school girls at the 2015 “Wow! That’s Engineering” event Oct. 17.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: October 8, 2015    /    Posted in:   Events, Outreach, Students, UA News   

UA Researchers Design Material that More Effectively Slows Light    /  UA News

Researchers at The University of Alabama designed and made a material that manipulates the speed of light in a new, more effective way than previous methods, according to findings recently published in Scientific Reports by the Nature Publishing Group.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: October 5, 2015    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

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UA Part of National STEM Initiative    /  UA News

The University of Alabama is a founding member in a national effort to support minority women and girls interested in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, the White House recently announced.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: September 22, 2015    /    Posted in:   Outreach, UA News   

UA Studying How to Make Longer, More Durable Bridge Girders    /  UA News

Engineering researchers at The University of Alabama are testing massive concrete girders in a campus laboratory to find ways for bridges to span longer distances with fewer supports underneath.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: September 15, 2015    /    Posted in:   Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News    /    Features:     

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UA Professor Emeritus to Lead National Engineering Group    /  UA News

Dr. Daniel Turner, professor emeritus at The University of Alabama, was recently elected as president-elect for the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: September 9, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, UA News   

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NSA, DHS Bestow Distinction on UA Cyber Defense Program    /  UA News

The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security recently designated The University of Alabama a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: August 25, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Research, UA News   

UA Professor Honored for Contributions to Chemical Engineering    /  UA News

A University of Alabama professor will be recognized by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for contributions to separation technologies.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: August 21, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty and Staff, UA News   

UA Civil Engineering Student Awarded Eisenhower Fellowship    /  UA News

The Federal Highway Administration recently awarded an Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship to Nathan Klenke, a University of Alabama graduate student in civil engineering, as part of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: August 19, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental 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.