UA AWARDED $6 MILLION DOT GRANT FOR RAIL LINE OVERPASS —
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded The University of Alabama a $6,025,657 Infrastructure For Rebuilding America, or INFRA, grant. This funding will assist with the construction of a $22,608,175 overpass that will correct a transportation barrier in Tuscaloosa. Also, it will provide an alternative route for approximately 80,000 vehicles per day, reducing conflicts with the train and other vehicle-pedestrian traffic for those traveling on and off campus. https://www.ua.edu/news/2018/06/ua-awarded-6-million-dot-grant-for-rail-line-overpass/
UA STUDENTS WIN REGIONAL ROBOTICS COMPETITION —
The University of Alabama Robotics team became the first UA robotics team in school history to win the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers SoutheastCon Hardware Competition. The UA team competed against 50 teams from across the southeast region. https://www.ua.edu/news/2018/06/ua-students-win-regional-robotics-competition/
USDAN NAMED DEAN OF UA’S HUMAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES —
Dr. Stuart Usdan, who helped the UA College of Human Environmental Sciences make significant gains in research funding, infrastructure and impact and who has been honored for teaching excellence, has been named dean of the College. His appointment is effective July 1. https://www.ua.edu/news/2018/06/usdan-named-dean-of-uas-human-environmental-sciences/
PREDICTING VIEW: PROJECT CREATES HIGHER QUALITY IMMERSIVE INTERNET VIDEOS WITHOUT LAG IN STREAMING —
Of all the internet has brought, 360-degree videos that let users see around a fixed point are among the coolest, but it is difficult at the rate data travels for all of a high-quality, 360-video to arrive at the end user perfectly from the start. A University of Alabama researcher is developing a method to smooth the associated lag. https://www.ua.edu/news/2018/06/predicting-view/
COMPUTER TABLETS PROVIDE POSITIVE DISTRACTION FOR SOME CHILDREN —
Dr. Sherwood Burns-Nader was honored recently with the Association of Child Life Professionals’ 2018 Professional Research Recognition Award for directing a study that found computer tablets provide a distraction that reduces pain and anxiety in pediatric burn patients undergoing hydrotherapy. https://www.ua.edu/news/2018/05/computer-tablets-provide-positive-distraction-for-some-children/
2017-18 YEAR IN REVIEW VIDEO —
Celebrate another outstanding year with this video compilation of UA highlights for 2017-18. https://www.ua.edu/news/2018/06/2017-18-year-in-review-video/
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