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Kindergarten through 12th-grade students from across the state will put their computer programming skills to the test at the annual Alabama Robotics Competition April 7.
Author: Alana Norris and Gillian Castro / Published: April 4, 2018 / Posted in: Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, UA News / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray, Dr. Kenneth G. Ricks
Four students on campus have come together to create an accessible combination of technology and sports to improve players’ softball and baseball game, originally thanks to the UA Emerging Scholars…
Source: Crimson White / Published: February 19, 2018 / Posted in: Awards and Honors, Computer Science, In The News, Outreach, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
You’ve seen apps and toys that promise to teach your child to code. Now enter the robots. At the CES electronics show in January, coding robots came out in force. One…
Source: Associated Press / Published: February 14, 2018 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
By Adam Jones With the millions of letters he receives each year, let’s hope old Saint Nick has something this nifty. A senior project by three computer science students at […]
Author: Adam Jones / Published: December 1, 2017 / Posted in: Computer Science, Outreach, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
These teachers were at the University of Alabama for the 2017 Alabama Teachers Computer Science Summit, learning about how to bring a new advanced placement computer science course into classrooms. Statistics…
Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham) / Published: November 2, 2017 / Posted in: Computer Science, Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
More than 70 high school teachers from across Alabama will participate in a two-day computer science workshop Oct. 27-28 at The University of Alabama.
Author: David Miller / Published: October 24, 2017 / Posted in: Computer Science, Events, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, UA News / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray
Students and professors gathered in Gorgas Library on Monday to munch and meet. The event, called “Pizza and Professors” connected students and professors with pizza and potential research partners. The event…
Source: Crimson White / Published: September 28, 2017 / Posted in: Computer Science, Events, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray, Dr. Joshua A. Bittle
Stroke survivors often lose some of their motor functions, and recovery can be a long and expensive process. By integrating virtual reality, robot, and motion capture technology, a low-cost solution…
Source: Scientia / Published: September 24, 2017 / Posted in: Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research / Features: Dr. Fei Hu, Dr. Jaber Abu-Qahouq, Dr. Jeff Gray, Dr. Monica Anderson
Governor Kay Ivey is pushing computer science in her new education plan. The University of Alabama is on board with that initiative. The school just got a $300,000 grant to…
Source: Fox 6 (Birmingham) / Published: August 26, 2017 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Students / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray, Dr. Rebecca Odom-Bartel
The University of Alabama will begin providing additional training opportunities for secondary math education majors for preparation to teach computer science.
Author: David Miller / Published: August 21, 2017 / Posted in: Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, Students, UA News / Features: Dr. Jeff Gray, Dr. Rebecca Odom-Bartel
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.
