Transportation researchers at The University of Alabama developed a promising, inexpensive system to overcome one challenge of self-driving vehicle technology: GPS hacking that can send a self-driving vehicle to the wrong destination.
The College of Communication and Information Sciences will induct four new members into its Hall of Fame on Oct. 13.
Free tutoring, job skills and financial literacy training to be offered through Culverhouse LIFT.
This week at The University of Alabama: UA receives a $1 million grant to develop a bridge program for students from three Historically Black Colleges and Universities; UA’s Office for Research and Economic Development releases report on the progress of researchers across campus; and the UA Collegiate Recovery and Intervention Services will host an Overdose Awareness Walk.
UA received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a bridge program for students from three Historically Black Colleges and Universities interested in opportunities in renewable energy.
This week at The University of Alabama: UA received nearly $8 million in federal transit funds to add electric buses to the Crimson Ride fleet; a UA researcher studying over-the-counter hearing aids says a new FDA ruling will help people with hearing loss who live in rural areas; and a faculty member in the Culverhouse College of Business says businesses who adopt a four-day work week can reap some benefits.
With nearly $8 million in federal transit funds, The University of Alabama will replace a quarter of its transit system buses with electric buses, reducing emissions and further positioning UA and the region as a hub for the electric vehicle ecosystem.
This week at The University of Alabama: Hundreds of UA students to participate in community service before classes start; UA to hold a conference on emerging trends in behavioral health; and a popular author will speak at OLLI Day.
Author Sean Dietrich, better known as Sean of the South, will speak at OLLI Day on Aug. 22.
The University of Alabama will hold a conference on emerging trends in behavioral health near the end of August.
