Full News Archive
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Keeping Up with Demand
The Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences gets an $8 million expansion to meet surging undergraduate enrollment. ...
June 7, 2024 -
South Announces First Endowed Deanship
Dr. Michael Capella is the Abraham A. Mitchell Endowed Dean, the first of its kind at the University, in the Mitchell College of B ...
June 7, 2024 -
Prestigious Science Journal Publishes USA Professors' Paper
Three South professors' paper on major issues facing the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta is published by prestigious journal Scienc ...
June 4, 2024 -
Only Scratching the Surface
An anthropology class gets a peek into the past during an archaeological dig in a student's backyard. ...
May 31, 2024 -
South Creates 'Growing Up Down the Bay' Exhibit
The exhibit depicts what life was like for children growing up in the "Down the Bay" neighborhood in the 1950s and 1960s ...
May 21, 2024 -
South Students Win Record Number of Gilman Scholarships
Seven students received awards to study abroad beginning this summer. ...
May 21, 2024 -
Civil, Coastal and Environmental Engineering Department Awarded Two Grants
The National Institute of Standards and Technology grants will allow for the development of learning modules, curriculum and textb ...
May 17, 2024 -
Gregoricka Receives Fulbright Scholar Award
USA anthropology professor Dr. Lesley Gregoricka will travel to the United Arab Emirates to examine prehistoric human skeletons. ...
May 14, 2024 -
USA Researchers Spot Great White Shark Off Alabama Coast
White sharks are rarely seen in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Researchers named her Miss Pawla, in honor of South's mascot. ...
May 7, 2024 -
A Feat of Engineering ... and Design
Lawrence Stoudemire went vertical with his elaborately decorated mortar board ...
May 6, 2024 -
'Nobody Knows How to Rally Like a Jaguar'
Commencement was a first for students whose high school graduations were upended amid the COVID pandemic. ...
May 4, 2024 -
USA Engineering Students Design Public Park for City of Mobile
College of Engineering students seize on the opportunity to work with the City of Mobile for their senior design project. ...
May 1, 2024 -
A Passion for Tarantulas
Biology major Jorjia Elmore's research on venomous animals is leading her to medical school. ...
April 30, 2024 -
Baxley Selected as USA Chief of Police
Darren J. Baxley will arrive from the University of Florida, where he serves as deputy chief. ...
April 26, 2024 -
Jaguar Senior Medallion Members Inducted
Twenty-four seniors were recognized for outstanding academic and leadership achievements, service and engagement, and Jaguar pride ...
April 26, 2024 -
Dr. Matthew Pettway Named Fulbright Scholar
Pettway will teach and conduct research as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar in Brazil from August through December of this year. ...
April 24, 2024 -
USA Launches New Hospitality and Tourism Concentrations
Global leadership and events marketing and management concentrations will be available beginning in the fall for students majoring ...
April 17, 2024 -
Mortar Board Receives National Award, Initiates New Members
South's chapter of Mortar Board has received the Ruth Weimer Mount Chapter Excellence Award as best chapter in the nation. ...
April 17, 2024 -
USA Administrator Named as Faculty at National Institute
Dr. Mike Wilkinson has been chosen as a faculty member for 2024 New Professionals Institute. ...
April 16, 2024 -
South Earns National Designation for Cybersecurity Research
USA's School of Computing awarded a designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Research. ...
April 16, 2024 -
Case Study
South engineering students tackle a senior project to design a battery case that could contain fires and warn users during air tra ...
April 16, 2024 -
USA Student Government Leaders Elected
Junior marketing major Hank Rader has been elected as president of South's Student Government Association for 2024-25. ...
April 8, 2024 -
Rachmaninoff and Research
A South engineering and music student wins a Goldwater Scholarship for his science research, while also performing at Carnegie Hal ...
April 8, 2024 -
Chambers Named Chief Economic Development Officer
Dr. Michael Chambers has served at the University since 2015. His focus includes bridging the gap between innovation and commercia ...
April 3, 2024 -
5 Things to Know About the Solar Eclipse
South physicist Dr. Albert A. Gapud gives a primer on next week's astronomical event — and explains when a total eclips ...
April 2, 2024 -
Undergraduate Researchers Honored at National Conference
USA biomedical sciences majors Connor Holm and Anita Nguyen are accepted into the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular ...
April 2, 2024 -
Super Commuters
One crosses the equator line, the other eight time zones. Both Danny Navarrete and Noah Farhadi get an early start to classes at t ...
March 25, 2024 -
Raines Highlights By the Bay Eastern Shore Speaker Series
Ben Raines will present "Saving the Clotilda and America's Amazon: A Prescription for South Alabama's Future" ...
March 25, 2024 -
South Selected to Participate in International Academic Partnership Program
USA will be one of 19 U.S. institutions participating in the International Academic Partnership Program focusing on Thailand. ...
March 25, 2024 -
Academic Advising and Transfer Services Office Wins Innovation Award
Two staff members also received individual honors for their work with students ...
March 25, 2024 -
A Perfect Match
South's clinical and counseling psychology Ph.D. program enjoyed a 100 percent match rate for a ninth consecutive year. ...
March 25, 2024 -
South Presents Mahan Lecture 2024
Medical historian Dr. Mary E. Fissell will speak at the University of South Alabama's Mahan Lecture on March 27. ...
March 21, 2024 -
Supporters Honored at 19th Annual Distinguished Alumni & Service Awards
The ceremony took place at the MacQueen Alumni Center on campus as the USA National Alumni Association celebrates its 50th year. ...
March 18, 2024 -
South Awards Contract for Whiddon College of Medicine Construction
Alabama-based BL Harbert wins award through a competitive bid process. Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2026. ...
March 12, 2024 -
Clean Sweep
Honors College students from South took the top three places in a poster competition for researchers at an Alabama science confere ...
March 11, 2024 -
The Big Picture
Murals painted by teenagers at Strickland Youth Center, and created through a program led by a South graduate, are featured at the ...
March 5, 2024 -
USA Engineering Professor Receives Honors
USA Engineering Professor Dr. Kuang-Ting Hsiao is honored as Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors and Fellow of the ...
March 1, 2024 -
Leadership in Social Justice and Perseverance Scholarships Awarded
Rising seniors receive scholarships for exhibiting a strong commitment and passion for perseverance and social justice. ...
February 29, 2024 -
South Enjoys Successful Partnership with Mobile Fire-Rescue
South's Emergency Medical Services program has been the sole provider for training Mobile's EMTs for the past two years. ...
February 23, 2024 -
A Glass Act
Associate professor Matthew Patterson will be featured at the USA by the Bay Eastern Shore Speaker Series March 15, 2024. ...
February 20, 2024 -
Author Victor Luckerson to Speak at USA
Luckerson's book, "Built from the Fire" is a blend of boots-on-the-ground journalism, academic research, and litera ...
February 20, 2024 -
From A to Glee
How an early black and gold varsity letter from South survived hurricane flooding for a runner who became a professor. ...
February 19, 2024 -
USA Hosting Special Exhibit on Archaeology and Oral History
"Unwritten: Archaeology and Oral History of Jim Crow Mobile," highlights the lives of three families during segregation. ...
February 6, 2024 -
Lawkis Named V.P. for Governmental Relations
South alumnus promoted to V.P. for governmental relations. He has served as the office's executive director since May 2019. ...
February 5, 2023 -
Brass Act
Classical tuba lifted Clayton Maddox from poverty and led him to South, along with ensembles such as Alias Brass Company, which re ...
February 1, 2024 -
Freshman Retention Near Record Levels
USA's initiatives paying dividends as first-time freshman cohort 's fall-to-spring retention hits 91-percent. ...
January 31, 2024 -
Noted Scholar on Zora Neale Hurston to Speak at Marx Library
South's Common Read program will host Princeton's Dr. Autumn Womack on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 4 p.m. in the Marx Library Au ...
January 31, 2024 -
Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences Mentioned on Capitol Hill
Christopher Blankenship's House testimony includes South's contribution to water and seafood quality in the Gulf of Mexi ...
January 30, 2023 -
USA Announces Inaugural LevelUP Fellows
The LevelUP fellows are faculty and staff members who help students develop the skills that employers value most. ...
January 24, 2023 -
USA and USA Health Establish Pediatric SANE Program
The College of Nursing and USA Health will work together to establish the South Kids Intervention and Prevention Services program. ...
January 24, 2023