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NORMAL — Turner Construction has awarded $10,000 scholarships to six Alabama A&M University students majoring in civil engineering and construction management for the spring and fall 2026 semesters. The awards continue […]

TUSCALOOSA — The University of Alabama has named the College of Engineering in honor of Lee J. Styslinger Jr., following a $25 million gift commitment from his wife, Catherine Styslinger. […]

NORMAL — Alabama A&M University’s College of Engineering, Technology, and Physical Sciences has received a powerful addition to its Special Projects Lab thanks to a partnership with Honda. Representatives from […]

HUNTSVILLE — A Huntsville engineering company has partnered with a Maryland manufacturer to design, manufacture, and deliver electronics for space. Huntsville-based Resolution and Advanced Mission Partners announced the strategic partnership […]

HUNTSVILLE – The University of Alabama in Huntsville and the University of Alabama have partnered in a new initiative: Smart Manufacturing using AI-based Revolutionary Technologies (SMART). The University of Alabama, […]

Alabama A&M to pioneer first hemp building in Alabama

NORMAL — Alabama A&M University is advancing sustainability and innovation in construction by becoming the first university in Alabama – and possibly the first Historically Black College or University – […]

HUNTSVILLE — In a move to make high-precision 3D scanning technology more accessible to U.S. industries, ReLogic Research has launched ReLogic3D. Huntsville-based ReLogic3D is the exclusive U.S. partner of Smarttech3D […]

AUBURN — Auburn University is reaching for the stars again with the announcement of the hiring of Derek Tournear, former director of the Space Development Agency, as its inaugural director […]

AUBURN — The namesake of Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering and the Ginn Family Foundation has committed $30 million to the college to establish a new scholarship program, […]

FLORENCE – The Tennessee Valley Authority and Army Corps of Engineers will be implementing an interim solution for the guard wall at Wilson Lock to allow normal operations to resume. […]

WASHINGTON — Huntsville’s COLSA Corp. received a more-than $10 million modification to a Navy contract, the Department of Defense announced. According to a news release, COLSA was awarded a $10,183,813 […]

WASHINGTON — A Virginia company was awarded an engineering and test services contract modification by the Army with the work in Huntsville. Range Generation Next of Sterling, Va., was awarded […]

GADSDEN – Gadsden State Community College is the only community college in Alabama to offer civil engineering, providing hands-on training for design and inspection of infrastructure that shape communities. “The […]

HUNTSVILLE – The University of Alabama in Huntsville has added three courses to help meet “evolving workforce demands.” The new offerings include two new degree programs as well as a […]

HUNTSVILLE – Dr. and Mrs. Louis B. Weiner have donated $143,814.88 to the University of Alabama in Huntsville for an Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning lab, which will be named in their […]

HUNTSVILLE — When Dr. Kimberly Robinson, CEO and executive director of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, was growing up in Birmingham, a NASA female astronaut came to her high […]

HUNTSVILLE – It’s not unusual for Huntsville’s Building & Earth Sciences to be breaking ground for buildings.  They’ve been a part of projects across the area, including Redstone Gateway. But […]

AUBURN — Alice E. Smith, the Joe W. Forehand Jr. Distinguished Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, has […]

Morell Engineering acquires Civil Group

ATHENS — Morell Engineering has acquired Muscle Shoals-based Civil Group, the two companies announced today. “Our combined forces bring over 30 years of experience providing exceptional civil engineering services to the […]

MUSCLE SHOALS — Stepping into TVA’s Power Service Shops is like peering inside a highly calibrated machine. Here, a steady rumble of machinery and rhythmic humming of cranes is punctuated […]

AUBURN — If you find yourself going hoarse more frequently this fall, there’s a reason. Auburn engineering. Because the most recent attention Auburn University Biomechanical Engineering Lab-born startup XO Armor has been receiving […]

HUNTSVILLE — NASA has awarded Alabama A&M University a $1.2 million grant to expand programs supporting students who have been historically underrepresented and underserved in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. […]

AUBURN — Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has set a college record for new research awards and contracts for a fiscal year, closing FY24 with $117.7 million. The […]

WASHINGTON — Showing a united front, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt led the full Alabama congressional delegation expressing concerns about major lock failures on vital waterways in Alabama including the Demopolis, […]

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