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UA to Hold its Summer Commencement Exercises    /  UA News

The University of Alabama will hold its summer commencement exercises Aug. 1 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: July 27, 2015    /    Posted in:   Events, Students, UA News   

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UA Honored by Construction Industry for Engineering Curriculum    /  UA News

The University of Alabama will receive the 2015 Curriculum Partner Award at the Construction Industry Institute, or CII, Annual Conference in Boston in August.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: June 12, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, UA News   

Strong Showing for UA Students in First Year of National Vehicle Contest    /  UA News

A team of University of Alabama students that is part of a national competition to design an advanced, energy-efficient vehicle was recognized as the “Team to Watch” after completing the first year of the four-year competition, one of several honors for the EcoCAR 3 team.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: June 11, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

UA Professor Leads Online Teacher Training with Help from Google, NSF    /  UA News

Dr. Jeff Gray, professor of computer science at The University of Alabama, will lead a free, online course sponsored by Google this summer to train high-school teachers in a new computer-science course and future College Board Advanced Placement exam.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 28, 2015    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, UA News    /    Features:     

UA Engineering Students Win National Contest    /  UA News

A team of students from The University of Alabama won NASA’s Robotic Mining Contest against teams from across the country.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: May 27, 2015    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Students, UA News   

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   

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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.