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UA Researchers Building Communication Robot for Law Enforcement

Engineering and communication researchers at The University of Alabama are building the next generation of affordable law enforcement robotic technology.

UA Professors to Study Underwater Robotics Wireless Communications

UA Professors to Study Underwater Robotics Wireless Communications

Selected by the National Science Foundation, the professors will lead a $1.5 million effort to develop an infrastructure for underwater research robots to exchange information.

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NASA Mission to Include Contributions from UA Engineering

Engineering researchers at The University of Alabama will contribute to a pioneering spaceflight mission set to launch in 2025.

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UA Engineering Researchers Investigating Solutions for Jet Biofuel

The study is part of a $3.8 million grant from the United States Department of Energy.

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Faculty Leading, Collaborating Nationally During Pandemic

How do you dissect a specimen in a virtual class? UA faculty are helping answer this question and more at the national level.

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UA Contributing Solutions to Wastewater Treatment in Rural Alabama

Engineering researchers at The University of Alabama are part of a prestigious project to demonstrate effective solutions to raw sewage draining into the waterways of the state’s Black Belt region.

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Moving Forward

UA researchers are working on improving efficiency, reducing costs and using more sustainable materials for electric vehicle motors.

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Four Professors Receive Early Career Research Awards

Over the summer, four professors at The University of Alabama received national recognition early in their careers for innovative research that will increase understanding of our world while boosting UA’s educational mission.

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Good Vibrations

Researchers at The University of Alabama are working with Army scientists to develop and use chemical frequencies to quickly detect dangerous airborne chemicals.

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Emoji Reveal Whiteness as Driver of Technology

A study of broadening the skin tone of emoji to include diverse representation of race, ethnicity, gender and culture found emoji continue to center whiteness in their design and coding structures.