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UA Engineering Students Ready for Space-Mining Contest    /  UA News

Students on the Alabama Astrobotics team from The University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College will participate in the NASA Robotics Mining Competition May 18-22 at Kennedy Space Center.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 13, 2015    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News   

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Ninth Cohort of Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars Attending UA    /  UA News

The University of Alabama has welcomed the ninth cohort of Coca-Cola First Generation Scholars to campus.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 11, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Students, UA News   

Two UA Students Receive Critical Language Scholarships from State Department    /  UA News

Two University of Alabama students have received Critical Language Scholarships from the U.S. State Department to study languages during the summer of 2015.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 8, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Students, UA News   

UA Student Receives Boren Scholarship for Study in Brazil    /  UA News

University of Alabama student Rachel Ramey has received a Boren Scholarship from the National Security Education Program to study in Brazil during the spring and fall semesters of 2016.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 8, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Students, UA News   

Randall Research Program Honors 31 UA Students    /  UA News

Thirty-one University of Alabama undergraduate researchers received recent recognition through the Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 5, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

Two UA Students Named as Hollings Scholars    /  UA News

Two University of Alabama students in the College of Engineering will receive the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship for 2015-2017.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 30, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Students, UA News   

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UA Senior’s Film Selected for Screening at Cannes Film Festival    /  UA News

University of Alabama telecommunication and film student Michael Thomas’ short film “Traces” will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival in France.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 28, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News   

UA Engineering Alumni Honor Outstanding Senior    /  UA News

Eric S. McVay, a senior at The University of Alabama, recently received the 2015 Capstone Engineering Society Outstanding Senior Award.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 23, 2015    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Students, UA News   

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Retired UA Co-op Director Honored with National Award    /  UA News

Dr. William “Bill” Taylor, who led cooperative education efforts at The University of Alabama for nearly 20 years, is receiving national recognition for his career in cooperative education by the American Society of Engineering Education, or ASEE.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 20, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, UA News   

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UA Honors Faculty, Students and Residents at Excellence in Community Engagement Awards Luncheon    /  UA News

The UA Council on Community-Based Partnerships will honor leaders in community engagement at the ninth annual Excellence in Community Engagement awards luncheon Friday, April 17, at the Bryant Conference Center. The program begins at 10 a.m. with research poster presentations, and the awards program starts at 11:30. The council also will celebrate UA’s 2015 Carnegie recognition as an engaged institution and award the first Zachary Dodson Memorial Scholarship.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: April 16, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Events, Outreach, 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.