The University of Alabama’s 57 Miles initiative and The College of Engineering will host Engineering Day for high school students from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, April 11, at Francis Marion High School in Perry County.
A team of University of Alabama students have built an airplane to compete in the AIAA Student Design/Build Fly competition that asks collegiate teams to make small, electric-powered aircraft that can perform the tasks.
Alex C. Few, a senior at The University of Alabama, recently received the 2014 Capstone Engineering Society Outstanding Senior Award.
About 16 University of Alabama students, as well as leaders from UA’s Community Service Center, will travel to Moore, Okla., to participate in tornado recovery for the 2014 Alternative Spring Break from Sunday, March 23, to Friday, March 28.
A team of University of Alabama engineering students will return to the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Southeast Conference Concrete Canoe Competition March 27-29.
The University of Alabama Forensic Council will hold a showcase event in preparation for its national championship tournament in April.
Eyeing an opportunity to provide options to University of Alabama students, Hugh Culverhouse Jr. and his wife, Eliza, have donated $2 million to The University of Alabama for scholarships to defray student debt.
Two teams with University of Alabama ties are part of seven young businesses hoping to prove they could be commercially viable at the Alabama Launchpad Start-Up Competition. Teams with UA ties have done well in past Launchpad competitions, with a company based off UA technology one of the winners in the most recent competition last year.
The University of Alabama will recognize the achievements of outstanding students and faculty during Honors Week activities on campus from Monday, March 31, to Sunday, April 6.
A start-up company, e-Electricity, based on research at The University of Alabama, is a finalist in a clean energy competition supported by the United States Department of Energy.