UA Researches Fuels to Improve Engines, Cut Emissions
In an effort to improve combustion engines while reducing harmful emissions, engineering researchers at The University of Alabama will test how blended fuels can work with advanced engines.
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Women’s Health Focus of UA’s Rural Health Conference
Women’s health is the focus of the 18th annual Rural Health Conference hosted by The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences and its Institute for Rural Health Research.
UA Hosts Startup Weekend Tuscaloosa for Entrepreneurs
The fourth Startup Weekend Tuscaloosa, a program that encourages entrepreneurial thinking among University of Alabama students and the Tuscaloosa community, will be Friday, March 3, to Sunday, March 5, at the South Engineering Research Center on the UA campus.
UA Students Admitted to Multicultural Internship Program
Kyndall Hinton and Kennedy Studdard each secured a placement with high-level advertising and public relations agencies through 4A’s Multicultural Advertising Internship Program.
Women in STEM: Hanna Hefley on Her UA Experience
Hanna Hefley, a metallurgical engineering major, discusses her experience as a student in a STEM field at The University of Alabama.
UA Announces Winner of 2017 Clarence Cason Award
The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences has named award-winning author and professor Dr. Patricia Foster winner of the 2017 Clarence Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing.
Dr. Su Gupta on Women in STEM Experience
Dr. Su Gupta, professor of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, explains what she tells young women who are looking to enter the STEM fields.
UA’s Plank Center Hosts Inaugural Challenge for Emerging Leaders
UA’s Plank Center Hosts Inaugural “Challenge for Emerging Leaders,” an intensive, two-day leadership workshop for engaged, high-achieving and diverse university seniors majoring in public relations.
State Engineering Hall of Fame Inducts 2017 Class
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inducted five individuals and honored a corporation during a recent ceremony at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa. The following five individuals join the 173 inducted into the Hall of Fame over the past 29 years: Brian D. Barr of Birmingham; Bill L. Harbert, formerly of Birmingham;
UA Professor: Political Identity More Complex than Traditional Labels
A person’s political identity – for instance “strong conservative” or “moderate liberal” – means something different from place to place, according to a psychology researcher at The University of Alabama.