Finalists for Dean of Engineering to Meet Campus Starting Feb. 14
The UA campus community is invited to attend presentations by the four finalists for the position of dean of the College of Engineering starting Feb. 14.
Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering
UA Junior Receives National Aerospace Fellowship
Simran Dhoju was one of 51 students in the nation to earn a Brooke Owens Fellowship, a nationally acclaimed program that awards exceptional undergraduate women and gender minorities studying the field of aerospace.
Life Research Director Selected as National Fellow
AAAS elected Dr. Sharlene Newman from The University of Alabama to the newest class of AAAS Fellows, among the most distinct honors within the scientific community.
UA Part of First Place Self-Driving Racecar Team
The team’s vehicle set a new world record for speed by an autonomous car.
Santa’s Helpers: Students Build Script A Wheelchair Lift
After graduating, five students stayed in Tuscaloosa an extra week to perfect their senior design project – a mechanical wheelchair lift – before presenting it as a Christmas gift to a 10-year-old Tuscaloosa girl.
UA Among 60 Finalists for Transformative Workforce Project
A proposal from UA to lead a regional innovation and workforce development project for an economically depressed region of the state has received initial seed money.
Satellite Made By UA Students Ready for Launch
If everything goes as planned, in January a small satellite made by the students will be launched into space.
Road Fatalities, Rural Road Crashes Up During Holiday Season
During the December winter holidays, vehicle crash fatalities are higher than expected and there are more crashes along rural roads, according to the study.
From the Ground Up
UA faculty and graduate students are working with the military to design better mobile airfields.
UA Research VP Elected as Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Dr. Russell J. Mumper, vice president for research and economic development at The University of Alabama, has been elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.