Arrests, routine traffic stops and other law enforcement daily duties can be dangerous for police officers, but now they are becoming a little safer, faster and accurate thanks to a new system developed by computer scientists at The University of Alabama.
The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently appointed Dr. Stephen Ritchie as a Reichhold-Shumaker Assistant Professor for his excellence in chemical engineering research.
A University of Alabama chemistry graduate student is on the way to eliminating the smell synonymous with the many paper plants located throughout Alabama and the rest of the country.
The W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library has coordinated two exhibitions as part of the 40th Anniversary “Opening Doors” celebration at The University of Alabama.
The Alabama housing sector continued to push forward in April, setting yet another record for number of homes sold in one month. A total of 4,108 existing homes were sold in the 20 areas tracked by The Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.
An academy hosted by The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing will soon give 20 high school students first-hand insight into a profession projected to have about 1 million job openings within the next seven years.
A heavy-duty highway tractor truck equipped with a first-of-its-kind fuel-cell auxiliary power unit (APU), which is designed to reduce diesel fuel consumption and emissions, will make a stop at The University of Alabama’s College of Engineering. Researchers at UA’s Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies (CAVT) have been directly involved with the development of the truck-mounted device.
The Birmingham chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers named Meredith Raybon, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering at The University of Alabama, the recipient of a William B. Sanford Memorial Scholarship.
University of Alabama ROTC student Cadet Jacob Z. Baker of Fayetteville, Ga., received the SAR Outstanding Medal and a certificate for his leadership qualities, military and academic excellence at the annual ROTC/JROTC Awards Ceremony held in Tuscaloosa last month.
A University of Alabama history professor’s acclaimed book about the Civil War battle of Fredericksburg has won the Douglas Southall Freeman History Award.