College of Engineering

UA Recognizes Undergrad Randall Research Award Winners

UA Recognizes Undergrad Randall Research Award Winners

The Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program recognizes and celebrates the best research activity conducted by undergraduate students at The University of Alabama.

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UA Cyber Researchers Delve Into the Dark Web

Students at The University of Alabama monitor network traffic to detect and prevent malicious activity.

IndyCar Champ to Drive Students’ Formula Car

IndyCar Champ to Drive Students’ Formula Car

The University of Alabama’s Formula racing team will unveil its 2018 vehicle Wednesday with a five-time Verizon IndyCar Series champion driving and showcasing it to 300 grade school students on campus for the debut.

UA Hosts ALSAMP Spring Research Conference

UA Hosts ALSAMP Spring Research Conference

The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently showcased student research from across the state and encouraged professional development among underrepresented minority students at a conference on campus.

Tradition Set: First Bama Blitz Raises $1.8 Million

Tradition Set: First Bama Blitz Raises $1.8 Million

University of Alabama officials have announced that the inaugural Bama Blitz raised more than $1.8 million in gifts from 1,810 supporters.

Q&A With SGA President Price McGiffert

Q&A With SGA President Price McGiffert

UA student Price McGiffert recently was elected Student Government Association president. McGiffert is a junior majoring in civil engineering on the STEM Path to the MBA. We interviewed him about what he plans to do in office. 

Light Therapy

Light Therapy

Grief for a young colleague and natural intellectual curiosity launched Dr. Elizabeth T. Papish on a path toward using a metal, light and acidity to battle cancer cells. Trials and treatments may still be far in the future, but Papish’s research has, at least, pointed in a potentially beneficial direction.

UA Freshman Cadets ‘Going Non-Stop’

UA Freshman Cadets ‘Going Non-Stop’

Charlton Epperson is one of three freshmen on UA’s Ranger Challenge team, which will compete at an international military skills competition April 13-14 at the United States Military Academy.

Students Seek Funding from Bama Blitz to Build Liquid Rocket, Satellite

Students Seek Funding from Bama Blitz to Build Liquid Rocket, Satellite

A group of 30 University of Alabama engineering undergraduate students are attempting to build the first student-designed liquid-fueled rocket to launch a UA-built satellite into space for the first time.

UA Holds K-12 Robotics Competition

UA Holds K-12 Robotics Competition

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.