USA News Archives
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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 51²è¹Ý'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, 202451²è¹Ý'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. ... -
51²è¹Ý 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, 202451²è¹Ý 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 51²è¹Ý's Student Government Association for 2024-25. ... -
Rachmaninoff and Research
April 8, 2024A 51²è¹Ý 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 51²è¹Ý the Solar Eclipse
April 2, 202451²è¹Ý 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 51²è¹Ý 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, 202451²è¹Ý's clinical and counseling psychology Ph.D. program enjoyed a 100 percent match rate for a ninth consecutive year. ... -
The ceremony took place at the MacQueen Alumni Center on campus as the USA National Alumni Association celebrates its 50th year. ... -
Alabama-based BL Harbert wins award through a competitive bid process. Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2026. ... -
Clean Sweep
March 11, 2024Honors College students from 51²è¹Ý took the top three places in a poster competition for researchers at an Alabama science confere ... -
The Big Picture
March 5, 2024Murals painted by teenagers at Strickland Youth Center, and created through a program led by a 51²è¹Ý graduate, are featured at the ... -
USA Engineering Professor Receives Honors
March 1, 2024USA Engineering Professor Dr. Kuang-Ting Hsiao is honored as Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors and Fellow of the ... -
Leadership in Social Justice and Perseverance Scholarships Awarded
February 29, 2024Rising seniors receive scholarships for exhibiting a strong commitment and passion for perseverance and social justice. ... -
51²è¹Ý Enjoys Successful Partnership with Mobile Fire-Rescue
February 23, 202451²è¹Ý's Emergency Medical Services program has been the sole provider for training Mobile's EMTs for the past two years. ... -
A Glass Act
February 20, 2024Associate professor Matthew Patterson will be featured at the USA by the Bay Eastern Shore Speaker Series March 15, 2024. ... -
From A to Glee
February 19, 2024How an early black and gold varsity letter from 51²è¹Ý survived hurricane flooding for a runner who became a professor. ... -
Alan Sealls is the 2025 president-elect for the American Meteorological Society, Dr. John Lanucci and Stephen Bennett elected to t ... -
USA Hosting Special Exhibit on Archaeology and Oral History
February 6, 2024"Unwritten: Archaeology and Oral History of Jim Crow Mobile," highlights the lives of three families during segregation. ... -
Brass Act
February 1, 2024Classical tuba lifted Clayton Maddox from poverty and led him to 51²è¹Ý, along with ensembles such as Alias Brass Company, which re ... -
Freshman Retention Near Record Levels
January 31, 2024USA's initiatives paying dividends as first-time freshman cohort 's fall-to-spring retention hits 91-percent. ... -
Noted Scholar on Zora Neale Hurston to Speak at Marx Library
January 31, 202451²è¹Ý's Common Read program will host Princeton's Dr. Autumn Womack on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 4 p.m. in the Marx Library Au ... -
51²è¹Ý Named Among Best in U.S. News Online Programs Ranking
January 29, 2024U.S. News & World Report ranks 51²è¹Ý's online bachelor's and online master's in nursing programs among the best ... -
Pence Named Mobile Poet Laureate
January 22, 2024Dr. Charlotte Pence, director of 51²è¹Ý's Stokes Center for Creative Writing, is the city's first poet laureate. ... -
Eastern Shore Speaker Series Begins
January 19, 2024The Speaker Series will showcase a range of lectures and performances by artists, scholars and industry experts at the Baldwin Cou ... -
Jag Racing
January 18, 202451²è¹Ý students are building a car and recruiting sponsors for a national competition at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. ... -
A Halo for Abby
January 9, 2024How a USA Health team eased a young girl's pain, inspired student engineers and gave hope to children with spinal deformities ... -
Banner Year
December 29, 2023Anniversary celebrations. The acquisition of a venerable hospital. Accelerated enrollment. Red-letter moments highlight 2023 at So ... -
Service with a 'SMILE'
December 15, 2023Trustee Jimmy Shumock in a Commencement address urged 51²è¹Ý graduates to build relationships, own mistakes and support their commu ... -
Med Students Raising Awareness of Opioid Intoxication
December 14, 2023Three Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine students are educating 51²è¹Ý students how to recognize and react to opioid intoxica ... -
Barlow, Capella Named Deans
December 13, 2023Dr. Angela Barlow will guide the College of Education and Professional Studies, while Dr. Michael Capella takes the reins at the M ... -
The new 250,000-square-foot building will allow the University to graduate more physicians and accelerate research and innovation. ...