USA News Archives
The USA Office of Marketing and Communications has provided the following press releases
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Archaeology Open House Showcases the Dig
August 6, 2024South's Center for Archaeological Studies holds summer open house for students, faculty and staff to see what happens after t ... -
First Impression
August 5, 2024Mackenzie Endres had no idea that a casual phone conversation would lead to part-time work and, eventually, her first full-time jo ... -
Students and faculty from South's history department will help create a community public history project for Africatown. ... -
South Launches New Faculty Ambassador Program
July 30, 2024Dr. Bhushan Lohar, an assistant professor of systems engineering, is one of several faculty members promoting global engagement an ... -
Casting A Wider Net
July 29, 2024A $3 million award will expand the South Alabama Mesonet system across more than a third of the state and help provide timely warn ... -
Weather Expert to Speak at USA by the Bay in August
July 24, 2024Dr. Sytske Kimball will speak at the USA by the Bay Eastern Shore Speaker Series Aug. 8, at the Baldwin County campus in Fairhope. ... -
Davis Named Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
July 23, 2024USA Associate Professor Dr. Wesley Davis to be inducted into the 2024 Class of Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing. ... -
'Fishmas' in July
July 23, 2024For 35 years, South's marine science students have looked forward to the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo. ... -
Future of the Field
July 22, 2024South's Nicholas Sheppard has been selected to the Society of Research Administrators International's Future of the Fiel ... -
Dr. Amy R. Nelson, assistant professor of physiology and cell biology, accepted the award in Columbia, South Carolina ... -
Tuned In
July 17, 2024Speech pathology graduate Caroline Locke turns her South degrees and pediatric training into a position in rehabilitation services ... -
USA Hosts Traumatic Brain Injury Camp
July 10, 2024USA recently partnered with the Alabama Head Injury Foundation for a three-day camp for survivors and families dealing with life-a ... -
Dr. Edmund Spencer and Mohamed Shaban hope to be able to predict solar substorms with the help of artificial intelligence. ... -
Picking Up the Pace
July 8, 2024A full-time day shift in the emergency department at USA Health University Hospital keeps nursing graduate Luke Thomas's adre ... -
Dr. Brian Axsmith, who passed away in 2020, is honored with the naming of a previously undescribed species of passionflower he dis ... -
The first year head coach highlights the USA by the Bay Eastern Shore Speaker Series Thursday, July 11, 2024. ... -
Kills and Thrills
June 28, 2024Hannah Maddux, who earned bachelor's and master's degrees at South, made her debut as a professional indoor volleyball p ... -
U.S. Senate and House Commend South on 60th Anniversary
June 18, 2024Alabama's Congressional delegation recently supported resolutions highlighting the University's 60th anniversary. ... -
Sending Sentinels Into the Storm
June 14, 2024As the hurricane season begins, South's Dr. Bret Webb is part of a research effort that, for the first time, is gathering det ... -
Keeping Up with Demand
June 7, 2024The Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences gets an $8 million expansion to meet surging undergraduate enrollment. ... -
South Announces First Endowed Deanship
June 7, 2024Dr. Michael Capella is the Abraham A. Mitchell Endowed Dean, the first of its kind at the University, in the Mitchell College of B ... -
Three South professors' paper on major issues facing the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta is published by prestigious journal Scienc ... -
Only Scratching the Surface
May 31, 2024An anthropology class gets a peek into the past during an archaeological dig in a student's backyard. ... -
South Creates 'Growing Up Down the Bay' Exhibit
May 21, 2024The exhibit depicts what life was like for children growing up in the "Down the Bay" neighborhood in the 1950s and 1960s ... -
Seven students received awards to study abroad beginning this summer. ... -
The National Institute of Standards and Technology grants will allow for the development of learning modules, curriculum and textb ... -
Gregoricka Receives Fulbright Scholar Award
May 14, 2024USA anthropology professor Dr. Lesley Gregoricka will travel to the United Arab Emirates to examine prehistoric human skeletons. ... -
White sharks are rarely seen in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Researchers named her Miss Pawla, in honor of South's mascot. ... -
A Feat of Engineering ... and Design
May 6, 2024Lawrence Stoudemire went vertical with his elaborately decorated mortar board ... -
'Nobody Knows How to Rally Like a Jaguar'
May 4, 2024Commencement was a first for students whose high school graduations were upended amid the COVID pandemic. ... -
College of Engineering students seize on the opportunity to work with the City of Mobile for their senior design project. ... -
A Passion for Tarantulas
April 30, 2024Biology major Jorjia Elmore's research on venomous animals is leading her to medical school. ... -
Baxley Selected as USA Chief of Police
April 26, 2024Darren J. Baxley will arrive from the University of Florida, where he serves as deputy chief. ... -
Jaguar Senior Medallion Members Inducted
April 26, 2024Twenty-four seniors were recognized for outstanding academic and leadership achievements, service and engagement, and Jaguar pride ... -
Dr. Matthew Pettway Named Fulbright Scholar
April 24, 2024Pettway will teach and conduct research as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar in Brazil from August through December of this year. ... -
USA Launches New Hospitality and Tourism Concentrations
April 17, 2024Global leadership and events marketing and management concentrations will be available beginning in the fall for students majoring ... -
Mortar Board Receives National Award, Initiates New Members
April 17, 2024South's chapter of Mortar Board has received the Ruth Weimer Mount Chapter Excellence Award as best chapter in the nation. ... -
USA Administrator Named as Faculty at National Institute
April 16, 2024Dr. Mike Wilkinson has been chosen as a faculty member for 2024 New Professionals Institute. ... -
South Earns National Designation for Cybersecurity Research
April 16, 2024USA's School of Computing awarded a designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Research. ... -
Case Study
April 16, 2024South engineering students tackle a senior project to design a battery case that could contain fires and warn users during air tra ... -
USA Student Government Leaders Elected
April 8, 2024Junior marketing major Hank Rader has been elected as president of South's Student Government Association for 2024-25. ... -
Rachmaninoff and Research
April 8, 2024A South engineering and music student wins a Goldwater Scholarship for his science research, while also performing at Carnegie Hal ... -
Chambers Named Chief Economic Development Officer
April 3, 2024Dr. Michael Chambers has served at the University since 2015. His focus includes bridging the gap between innovation and commercia ... -
5 Things to Know About the Solar Eclipse
April 2, 2024South physicist Dr. Albert A. Gapud gives a primer on next week's astronomical event — and explains when a total eclips ... -
Undergraduate Researchers Honored at National Conference
April 2, 2024USA biomedical sciences majors Connor Holm and Anita Nguyen are accepted into the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular ... -
Super Commuters
March 25, 2024One crosses the equator line, the other eight time zones. Both Danny Navarrete and Noah Farhadi get an early start to classes at t ... -
Raines Highlights By the Bay Eastern Shore Speaker Series
March 25, 2024Ben Raines will present "Saving the Clotilda and America's Amazon: A Prescription for South Alabama's Future" ... -
USA will be one of 19 U.S. institutions participating in the International Academic Partnership Program focusing on Thailand. ... -
Two staff members also received individual honors for their work with students ... -
A Perfect Match
March 25, 2024South's clinical and counseling psychology Ph.D. program enjoyed a 100 percent match rate for a ninth consecutive year. ...