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UA Students to Present Research Findings at National Conference    /  UA News

Eleven University of Alabama undergraduate students will present their research findings April 3-5 at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 13, 2014    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

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Three UA Teams Win Culverhouse Business Plan Competition with Innovative Ideas    /  UA News

Three University of Alabama student teams are on their way to starting their own businesses after winning the Culverhouse College of Commerce’s Edward K. Aldag Jr., Business Plan Competition.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 12, 2014    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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UA Hovercraft Team Preparing for Race    /  UA News

A team of University of Alabama engineering students are set to race in the University Hoverbowl Challenge in Auburn March 15.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 12, 2014    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Students, UA News   

UA Engineering Students Compete in Robotics Program    /  UA News

A team of engineering students at The University of Alabama will compete in an annual robotics competition March 13-15 in Lexington, Ky.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 11, 2014    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

UA Announces 2014 Premier Awards for Scholarship, Leadership    /  UA News

Recipients of the 2014 Premier Awards – the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service at The University of Alabama – were announced at a recent presentation dinner. The 2014 UA Premier Award recipients will also be recognized at UA during Honors Week.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 10, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Students, UA News   

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UA Recognized by the American Concrete Institute    /  UA News

The University of Alabama was selected by the American Concrete Institute as an ACI Outstanding University for 2013.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 7, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Students, UA News   

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UA Names Outstanding Graduate Student Awards for 2014    /  UA News

The University of Alabama Graduate School has announced the recipients of the 2014 Outstanding Graduate Student awards. The awards will be presented during UA Honors Week, scheduled for Monday, March 31, to Friday, April 4.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 5, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

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State Engineering Hall of Fame Inducts 2014 Class in Ceremony at UA    /  UA News

The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted six individuals and honored a corporation during a ceremony Feb. 15 at Bryant Conference Center at The University of Alabama.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 20, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, UA News   

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400 Middle-, High-School Students Travel to UA for Science Olympiad    /  UA News

More than 400 students are expected to participate in the 2014 regional Science Olympiad competition at The University of Alabama Saturday, Feb. 22, beginning at 9 a.m.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 13, 2014    /    Posted in:   Outreach, UA News   

January’s Winter Storm Increased Chances of Deadly Crashes in State’s Rural Areas, According to UA CAPS    /  UA News

Not surprisingly, vehicle crashes increased during the winter storm the last week of January in Alabama, but the iced roads shifted the risk of fatal crashes to rural roads away from the clogged roadways in the state’s urban metro areas, according to an analysis of crash data by researchers at The University of Alabama.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 12, 2014    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Research, 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.