College of Engineering

Mind Over (Drone) Matter

Mind Over (Drone) Matter

Moving a drone via your thoughts is possible through a combination of neuroscience and computer science, University of Alabama researchers show.

UA Engineering Racing Team Works with Local Third Graders

UA Engineering Racing Team Works with Local Third Graders

A University of Alabama student team is spending the semester working with a local elementary school and teaching students about the importance of STEM.

‘More Than Just a Space’

‘More Than Just a Space’

On Thursday, PRCA-UA, along with 13 other student groups, gathered for the unveiling of their new home, which will help them expand their community service work.

UA Launches New Student Community Engagement Center

UA Launches New Student Community Engagement Center

Community and university engagement at The University of Alabama received a boost today with the unveiling of the UA Student Community Engagement Center.

Family, ‘Eye-Opening’ Trip to Nicaragua Set Path for UA Senior

Family, ‘Eye-Opening’ Trip to Nicaragua Set Path for UA Senior

Libby Beddingfield was plenty motivated for a future career in medicine when she arrived at The University of Alabama four years ago. That wasn’t always the case.

State Engineering Hall of Fame Inducts 2019 Class

State Engineering Hall of Fame Inducts 2019 Class

The state of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted eight individuals and honored an engineering project during a recent ceremony at the Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa.

Empowered to Serve: UA Senior Eager for Career in Public Health

Empowered to Serve: UA Senior Eager for Career in Public Health

Joline Hartheimer is under no illusions about her “privileged” upbringing in Northern New Jersey. She says service has helped shape her personal and career goals.

A graphic that reads "Faculty Research Day, Celebrating Excellence."

UA to Celebrate Research, Creative Activity by UA Faculty

Members of The University of Alabama faculty will be honored for their research and creative contributions at the upcoming Faculty Research Day.

EPA Grant Assists in Understanding Wastewater Issues in Rural Alabama

EPA Grant Assists in Understanding Wastewater Issues in Rural Alabama

With a grant from the federal Environmental Protection Agency, researchers from environmental engineering and geology will build a model to quantify the extent of untreated raw sewage discharges from homes throughout five counties in the Black Belt, an economically depressed region in the state.

UA Engineering Seniors Build Interactive Cube for RISE

UA Engineering Seniors Build Interactive Cube for RISE

The University of Alabama Astrobotics team and a group of engineering senior design students partnered with the RISE Center, a school for infants and preschoolers with and without special needs on UA’s campus, to provide the children with a sensory cube to assist with in-class therapy.