Phi Kappa Phi Names Scholar, Artist of 2019
Dr. Silas Leavesley and Dr. Laura Moore are recognized by the Phi Kappa Phi honor society.
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Princeton Author, Professor to Speak
Dr. Tera W. Hunter, who explores the history of African American marriage and family, will be this year's Stallworth lecturer.
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Assessing the Health of Mobile Bay
USA receives $2.9 million to study how oysters, blue crab and speckled trout provide answers to environmental questions.
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Creativity + Critical Thinking = Math Circle
South students and professors have helped students grades 7th through 12th solve problems for the past 20 years.
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Creating Jobs, Housing and Room to Breathe
South alumnus Clyde Higgs leads one of the nation's most ambitious land use development projects at Atlanta BeltLine Inc.
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University Board of Trustees Scholar Named
Stephen Azar, who scored a perfect 36 on his ACT, is named the 2019-20 Board of Trustees Scholar. He plans to major in biology.
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Unusable, Inaccessible and Increasingly Scarce
A fourth of the world's population is under extremely high water stress. USA hydrologist Alex Beebe lists six reasons to conserve.
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How Did People Live 4,500 Years Ago?
College students from around the country hone their research skills studying ancient bones during a summer program at South.
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#MyFirstJob: Thomas 'Reid' Nelson
In a lab along the California coast, Reid Nelson researches ways to improve survival rates of juvenile salmon migrating to sea.
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South Awarded $3.8 Million for Ionic Liquids
USA researchers are leading the way in developing liquid salt as an environmentally friendly solvent, on Earth and in outer space.
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Examining the 'Disclosure Experience'
The #MeToo movement has brought focus to sexual assault. Dr. Sarah Koon-Magnin works to make talking about it less traumatic.
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#MyFirstJob: Zane Patterson
An account manager at Shipshape Urban Farms, Zane Patterson thrives on start-up culture. 'I get to help shape this business.'
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Creating His Own Story, Telling Others'
Andrew Conniff, who earned a strategic communication degree from South in 2017, is named 2019 Photojournalist of the Year.
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Protecting the Gulf's Underwater Nurseries
Propellers, hurricanes and even sea turtles pose a threat to Gulf of Mexico seagrass. South researchers aim to reverse its decline.
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South Professor Awarded Fulbright
Dr. David Meola, director of the Jewish and Holocaust Studies Program, will conduct research in Germany for two summers.
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She Leads Michigan's Second-Largest City
At South, Rosalynn Bliss '97 wasn't considering a career in politics. Then she became Grand Rapids' youngest mayor in 132 years.
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MIT Professor to Speak on Nuclear Power
Dr. Kate Brown will address questions about nuclear power and its potentially catastrophic effects on humanity and the environment.
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Highlights in African-American Studies
From the "Black Experience" course to a 2016 teach-in, here are nine moments in USA's African-American Studies Program.
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Top 7 Astronomical Events This Year
This year's blood moon captured the public's attention, to space and on social media. South's expert lists what's next.
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What's the Rainfall Count? It Depends
Dr. John Lanicci's research suggests rainfall measurements can vary widely, a potential vulnerability for stormwater infrastructure.