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Morgan Brobston, a communication student at the 小蝌蚪APP and manager of JagTV, gives a speech at today’s ribbon cutting ceremony for South’s newly renovated television production studio.

South Communication Department Cuts Ribbon on New Studio Set
September 27, 2022

Communication students at the 小蝌蚪APP now have access to a newly renovated television production studio where ...

President Jo Bonner gives his inauguration address at the Mitchell Center on Friday. “The 小蝌蚪APP is poised and ready to become the Flagship of the Gulf Coast,” he told those gathered.

Bonner Inaugurated as Fourth President
September 24, 2022

President Jo Bonner announces a commitment to student recruitment and retention, along with new facilities, at the 'Flagship ...

Bri Wilson, a volleyball player from Alabaster, Alabama, followed her sister's lead in wearing No. 13. I’m not superstitious, but I do like to do everything the same way.”

First Serve
September 21, 2022

Bri Wilson, a volleyball player from Alabaster, Alabama, settles in at South and makes her debut on court for the Jaguars. #Freshm ...

Xha’Nae Morris, a nursing sophomore from Mobile, attends a Second Year Experience event early this semester. Morris also works with first-year students for the Office of Student Academic Success. She’s a ComPAL – Composition Pal – who offers English tutoring.

Second Helping
September 16, 2022

South launches Second Year Experience, a five-year program with academic coaching and mentoring, to give returning Jaguars persona ...

Emilie Berge in her lab at South, has received one of just 12 Zymo Research Impact Initiative grants awarded annually for scientific innovation and potential social impact. Berge received her master's degree in environmental toxicology in May will use the $4000 award to perform transcriptomic analysis of the polyaromatic hydrocarbon degrading bacteria she described in her thesis.

On Track For Success
September 12, 2022

Former South student and track star awarded Zymo Research Impact Initiative grant for her work in environmental toxicology. ...

Fourth President
September 12, 2022

Jo Bonner, whose career in public service includes a decade in Congress and leadership in state government, will be inaugurated on ...

Madison Bomeke works on an engineering team at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas, that offers technical support for F-35 fighter jets. Her experience while a student at the 小蝌蚪APP included internships with Airbus in Mobile and Amazon in Reno, Nevada.

Jet Set
September 2, 2022

Madison Bomeke, a mechanical engineering graduate, started her career supporting F-35 fighter planes for Lockheed Martin in Texas. ...

As part of her job at the National Weather Service outside Atlanta, 小蝌蚪APP graduate Carmen Hernandez launches weather balloons into the air to measure readings including temperature, air pressure and humidity.

Career Forecast
August 29, 2022

Carmen Hernandez has been captivated by the weather ever since she witnessed its power during Hurricane Rita. She majored in meteo ...

“Listening is an Act of Love" is this year's Common Read selection. The voluntary program for the South Alabama community, aims to improve understanding of differences and commonalities across the world while engaging in academic discourse and critical thinking.

One Book, One South, One Community
August 22, 2022

"Listening is an Act of Love" is meant to inspire South students, faculty, staff, and alumni to listen to one another,&q ...

First-year students got a primer on school spirit at Convocation on Monday at the 小蝌蚪APP. Among the lessons: How to properly show your J.

Jaguars Sing — and Shuffle
August 15, 2022

Members of the Class of 2026 cheer, sing and dance at fall Convocation to kick off the academic year. Week of Welcome and Beyond c ...

Dr. Na Gong, front, is leading an artificial intelligence research team in a $6 million National Science Foundation project. Her South colleagues in the program include, left to right, Dr. Clive Woods, Dr. Hulya Kirkici, Dr. Mohamed Shaban and Dr. Jinhui Wang.

The Edge of Artificial Intelligence
August 11, 2022

Dr. Na Gong leads a national team working on a $6 million NSF grant to develop an integrated research infrastructure for Edge AI. ...

Tristen Mullins, chosen graduate student of the year for South's School of Computing in 2022, is beginning her career in cybersecurity at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.

Cybersecurity, Flexibility
August 11, 2022

At Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, Tristen Mullins begins a career in cybersecurity through the Scholarship for Servic ...

Jim Berscheidt has been named vice president for marketing and communications at the 小蝌蚪APP. He will begin his new role Sept. 12.

Jim Berscheidt Named VP, Marketing and Communications
August 9, 2022

A veteran leader in higher education with success in brand awareness, student recruitment and fundraising, Berscheidt will begin S ...

Matthew Hodanbosi, a marine sciences Ph.D. student at the 小蝌蚪APP has been selected as one of 86 John A. Marine Policy Fellows. He will begin his fellowship in February working in Washington D.C. with government officials.

South Ph.D. Student Receives Marine Policy Fellowship
August 4, 2022

Matthew Hodanbosi has been named one of just 86 recipients of the 2023 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program. ...

Heather Giannini, a 2022 graduate of the 小蝌蚪APP has been selected for one of six $20,000 Marcus L. Urann fellowships by the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Giannini plans on becoming a physician-scientist.

South Grad Receives Prestigious Urann Fellowship
August 3, 2022

Hannah Giannini is one of only six recipients nationwide to receive the prestigious $20,000 Phi Kappa Phi fellowship. ...

Chris Willhite, a 小蝌蚪APP civil engineering graduate, moved to Huntsville, Alabama, to accept a job with S&ME, an engineering and construction services company.

Building a Future
August 2, 2022

Chris Willhite, a civil engineering graduate from South, starts his career with an engineering company in Huntsville. #MyFirstJob ...

Dr. Emily Bentley, an assistant professor of nursing, will be the project director for Nursing, Recruitment and Education to Expand Access to Culturally Aligned Healthcare. Funded by a $3.6 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, the program is designed to recruit, educate, train and mentor diverse nursing students to become leaders in managing social determinants of health by providing care in several rural communities and underserved areas in Alabama and Mississippi.

$3.6 Million Grant to Support Nursing Mobile Units in Rural, Underserved Communities
July 29, 2022

The initiative will support holistic care by healthcare providers that represent the diversity of the areas they serve. ...

The 80-member Class of 2026 is the largest matriculating medical school class in the history of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine, which welcomed its charter class in 1973.

Whiddon College of Medicine Welcomes Largest Class
July 29, 2022

The 80-member Class of 2026 is greeted with orientation activities ranging from informative to interactive to social. ...

Judge Bill Lewis has been appointed to the 小蝌蚪APP Board of Trustees by Gov. Kay Ivey. Lewis is currently the presiding judge for the 19th Judicial Circuit, serving Autauga, Elmore and Chilton counties. He will serve the remainder of the unexpired term for the state-at-large position previously help by Judge Ken Simon.

Judge Bill Lewis Appointed to USA Board of Trustees
July 28, 2022

Lewis joins a board that recently elected new leadership, including Arlene Mitchell, the first woman to serve as a chair pro tempo ...

The 小蝌蚪APP launched SOAR, short for Strengthening Opportunities for Achievement and Resilience, at the MacQueen Alumni Center July 27, 2022. South is collaborating with the Mobile Public Schools and Mobile Police Department on this 5-year intervention study. Causey, Hankins, Pillans and Washington middle schools are taking part and at the launch, the principals of each middle school chose a balloon that revealed which year their school would receive the intervention.

South Leads Initiative to Curb Youth Violence
July 27, 2022

University researchers will collaborate with the Mobile Police Department and Mobile County Public Schools on a five-year, $3.5 mi ...

Jensen Graddick is a senior human resources specialist for the City of Daphne. She began an internship with the city while a junior in the Mitchell College of Business, then accepted a job even before she graduated. “It all fell into place,” she said.

Internship, Job Offer, Promotion
July 20, 2022

Mitchell College of Business graduate Jensen Graddick turns an internship in human resources into a full-time job and then a new t ...

小蝌蚪APP faculty and staff from Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions, the department of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Alabama Head Injury Foundation pose with eleven survivors and caregivers at the 2022 Bright Ideas Traumatic Brain Injury Camp. South students and faculty served on a multidisciplinary team to help survivors with counseling, speech-language pathology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, cooking/nutrition sessions and assessments during a three-day camp.

South Hosts Brain Injury Camp
July 18, 2022

USA faculty and students collaborated with the Alabama Head Injury Foundation to host Bright Ideas Traumatic Brain Injury Camp. ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 14, 2022 carrying the JagSat-1 satellite. NASA photo.

JagSat-isfaction
July 15, 2022

South engineering students and faculty cheer the Florida launch of a SpaceX rocket carrying their JagSat-1 satellite that will tra ...

The Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions will feature two new degreed programs beginning in the fall 2022 semester. Radiologic Sciences begins an online-only program for radiologic technicians who hold an associate degree to earn a bachelor's degree. The Department of Biomedical Sciences is starting a new master’s degree program for students who are particularly interested in research.

College of Allied Health Professions Initiates New Programs
July 11, 2022

Two new programs in the Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions will expand both academic and professional opportunit ...

Professor of marine sciences Dr. John Lehrter, on a vessel off the Alabama coast in 2021, is leading a study to arrive at a baseline for water quality along the Alabama Gulf Coast. “At a really fundamental level, this project is about going out, very frequently, and trying to get the pulse of state water quality. Where are the places we have to worry about, and what are the places that have good quality?”

Marine Sciences Professor Wins $3.1 Million Water Quality Grant
July 11, 2022

Dr. John Lehrter and the 小蝌蚪APP School of Marine and Environmental Sciences will lead the three-year study of ...

Micah Mermilliod took this self portrait from on top the Alabama Contemporary Art Center, where he took a job as an assistant curator.

Art Start
June 29, 2022

Micah Mermilliod moves from solo shows to collaborative work as an assistant curator for the Alabama Contemporary Art Center. #MyF ...

Captain Brett Falterman of Fish Research Support displays a conventionally-tagged greater amberjack before releasing the fish off the coast of Louisiana. Photo insert: Each of the small, colorful conventional tags will display a unique five-digit number and a telephone number to call to claim a $250 reward. (Photos courtesy of Dr. Michael Dance, Louisiana State University and Dr. Marcus Drymon, Mississippi State University.)

Greater Amberjack Count
June 28, 2022

USA professor is leading a federally funded project that could have significant implications for commercial and recreational fishi ...

Mi’Asia Barclay, who graduated from the 小蝌蚪APP with degrees in kinesiology and health promotion, took a job at the Moorehouse School of Medicine, where her office on the 15th floor overlooks downtown Atlanta. “Being in a place where I can connect people with resources, where people can better themselves, it makes me feel like I’m doing something,” she said.

Big City Beginning
June 21, 2022

Mi'Asia Barclay, who earned bachelor's and master's degrees at South, begins her health administration career in At ...

Jay Copeland started work at Vulcan Performance Rehabilitation and Recovery after graduating from the 小蝌蚪APP.

Career-Beginning Injury
June 13, 2022

Dislocating his elbow during a high school baseball game leads Jay Copeland to physical therapy training at South and a job in Bir ...

The 小蝌蚪APP and the City of Mobile will collaborate in educating and commemorating the Juneteenth celebration. Dr. Kern Jackson, South Alabama’s director of African American Studies, will be one of the featured speakers.

USA and City of Mobile Commemorate Juneteenth Celebration
June 10, 2022

South joins the City of Mobile in educating and commemorating during the Juneteenth celebration from June 16-July 21, 2022. ...

Members of the 2022 Upward Bound program outside of South's dining hall. Students spend six weeks living on campus and have full use of the facilities that traditional USA students utilize.

South's Upward Bound Grant Renewed Another Five Years
June 7, 2022

The academically rigorous summer program helps prepare first-generation college students for the challenges that lie ahead. ...

Deborah Gurt, center, interim director of the McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the 小蝌蚪APP, created the Jewish Mobile Oral History Project with the help of people such as Abby Grodnick Kennedy and Rabbi Steven Silberman of Ahavas Chesed Synagogue.

Word of Mouth
June 6, 2022

The Jewish Mobile Oral History Project at South looks to make connections, share experiences and record stories before they are lo ...

The Heroes Scholarship is available to active military members and fills the gap between the University's cost of tuition and what the Federal government provides for tuition assistance.

South Offers Heroes Scholarship
May 27, 2022

The Heroes Scholarship is available to all active servicemen and servicewomen pursuing an undergraduate degree at USA. ...

Quin Frazier, a finance senior in the Mitchell College of Business, said cold feet inspired the idea for Cozy Toes. When he’s not in class or managing his new business, he’s trading stocks and looking for his hot next venture.

Stocks and Socks
May 26, 2022

Quin Frazier, a finance student and entrepreneur from Huntsville, is building a clothing business around sweat pants with fleece s ...

Educational Accessibility & Disability Resources Center Renovated
May 26, 2022

A ribbon-cutting and open house were held for students, faculty, staff and administrators to celebrate the newly renovated space. ...

Developed in the fall of 2021, South's Remote Medical Spanish in Ecuador program is a requirement for the Spanish for Healthcare Professionals Graduate Certificate.

USA Study Abroad is a Finalist for National Award
May 24, 2022

Study Abroad's Remote Medical Spanish in Ecuador program with Kaya Responsible Travel is up for the GoAbroad Innovation Volun ...

William Edmonds, second from left, who teaches French at Barton Academy has been named Alabama's Secondary Teacher of the Year and Alternate Teacher of the Year. Also pictured, from left; Dr. Amanda Jones, Barton Academy principal; Kelly Parker, Tanner Williams Elementary teacher and Top 16 finalist for Teacher of the Year; Nici Lowell, Tanner Williams Elementary principal; Chresal Threadgill, Mobile County Public School Superintendent.

South Alum Named Alabama Secondary Teacher of the Year
May 19, 2022

William Edmonds, who teaches French at Barton Academy for Advanced World Studies, is named Alabama's top secondary educator. ...

Dr. Andi Kent has been named provost and executive vice president of the 小蝌蚪APP.

Kent Named Provost, Executive Vice President
May 19, 2022

Dr. Andi Kent will play a significant role in guiding the University in support of its mission of promoting discovery, health and ...

Dr. André Green, associate vice president of academic affairs at the 小蝌蚪APP, has worked with the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program for 13 years. The program provides funding to recruit and train STEM majors to become K-12 grade teachers.

Green Speaks on Noyce at NSF Meeting
May 12, 2022

Dr. André Green was a keynote speaker at a National Science Foundation meeting celebrating the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholar ...

Dr. Anton Svynarenko, a visiting assistant professor of Russian in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literature at the 小蝌蚪APP. is from Kharkiv, Ukraine, a city left heavily damaged by the Russian invasion. He says, having the support of faculty, staff and students during this very difficult time has been encouraging.”

Thinking of Home
May 11, 2022

Dr. Anton Svynarenko, a visiting assistant professor of Russian says, the war in his native Ukraine is hard to understand. ...

Candidates for graduation of the 小蝌蚪APP.

'Find Your Superpower'
May 7, 2022

Spring and summer graduates are urged to discover their purpose, as thousands gathered over two days at the USA Mitchell Center to ...

Jaguar Senior Medallion Society Honored
May 4, 2022

The 小蝌蚪APP's Division of Student Affairs recently honored 17 graduating seniors with its inaugural Jagua ...

Noel Godang, left, and Ivy Nguyen have been named Goldwater Scholars for 2022. The national science, technology. engineering and math scholarship program emphasizes research and a desire to pursue an academic or industry research career.

USA Biomedical Sciences Students Named Goldwater Scholars
May 2, 2022

Ivy Nguyen and Noel Godang, both juniors majoring in biomedical sciences, have been named winners of Goldwater scholarships. ...

Jonah Smith, a senior English major from Foley, Alabama is the first graduate of the 小蝌蚪APP's TESL/TEFL certificate program. He hopes to eventually teach English in Japan. The program allows students in any major an opportunity to expand their marketability and find work globally.

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language
May 2, 2022

South's new certificate program for Teaching English as a Foreign or Second Language allows students multiple career options. ...

Zimlich quintuplets, from left, Hallie, Isabella, Shipley, Amelia Rose and Sophia, were offered scholarships to the 小蝌蚪APP after they were born at USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital.

Five for Five
May 2, 2022

The Zimlich quintuplets were born at USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital. On Saturday, they reach another miles ...

The Student Government Officers for 2022-2023 standing from left up are Camille Bonura, president; Olivia Martin, vice-president; and Amya Douglas, attorney general. Standing from right up are Ansley Majewski, student-at-large; Allison Reed, treasurer; and Maiben Mitchell, chief justice.

USA Students Elect 2022-23 SGA Officers
April 30, 2022

South's SGA officers protect and advance students' interests as well as promote the welfare of the student body. ...

Dr. Michael DiPasquale, an assistant professor of mathematics and statistics at South, has a received a $197,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

Math Researcher Awarded NSF Grant
April 27, 2022

Dr. Michael DiPasquale, an assistant professor of mathematics and statistics, received a $197,000 grant to support research in com ...

'How Do We Make Vaccines Manly?'
April 27, 2022

South psychologist Dr. Ryon McDermott leads a national study of the relationship between traditional men's roles and attitude ...

Gracie King, left, won third place for Best Feature Writer while Breahnna Crosslin, center, took fifth place for Best Photographer at the recent "Best of the South" contest. Vanguard Editor-in-Chief Amelia Rose Zimlich, far right, won double honors for her media organization, including fourth place for both Best Special Event Reporter/Editor and Best News Writer.

Communication Students and Grad Honored by Southeastern Journalism Conference
April 26, 2022

The Vanguard and Due South, student-run publications win multiple awards in this spring's "Best of the South" compe ...

Dr. James Davis, left, professor of chemistry and Dr. Kevin West, professor of chemical engineering, have partnered with Norton Engineering Consultants to take their technology of reducing carbon emissions into the industrial marketplace. While hurdles remain, this technology is promising and could have long-term effects for South and the global environment.

Cutting Carbon Emissions
April 26, 2022

Dr. Jim Davis and Dr. Kevin West are leading a research team that is developing carbon capture technology using ionic liquids. ...