R2 to R1

Improving the University’s environment for research and doctoral education is a critical component of the University of South Alabama’s (USA) growth and maturation as the Flagship of the Gulf.  Currently, USA is ranked as a high research activity doctoral university (Carnegie R2), this is a remarkable achievement for a university just 60 years old and this achievement should be a source of pride for USA faculty, staff, students and alumni. USA is in the top 7% of all U.S. universities in terms of research accomplishments. In the Fall of 2022, The University President and Executive Vice President/Provost authorized an Ad Hoc Committee to explore whether the University should pursue a Carnegie very high research activity (R1) ranking. The Committee recommended in March 2023 that the University should proceed with the development of an R1 Business Strategy.

USA scientist awarded American Cancer Society grant to advance colon cancer research

Thursday - September 4, 2025

With support from a four-year, $946,000 grant from the American Cancer Society (ACS), researchers at the University of South Alabama will investigate how immune cells called macrophages are regulated in colon cancer -- work that could lead to new treatment strategies for one of the most lethal cancers worldwide.

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Grelet receives prestigious $1.8 million MERIT Award from NIH

Wednesday - September 3, 2025

Simon Grelet, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine at the University of South Alabama, has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) MERIT Award of $1.8 million for five years.

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USA scientist awarded $150,000 bridge grant to continue blood disorder study

Wednesday - September 3, 2025

Michael R. Elliott, Ph.D., a researcher at the University of South Alabama, has been awarded a $150,000 Bridge Grant from the American Society of Hematology (ASH) to support his study on the cytotoxic capacity of antibody-mediated phagocytosis. 

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