º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× News Archives
The º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Office of Marketing and Communications has provided the following press releases
for use by media outlets. For assistance, contact Lance Crawford, Director of Media Relations.
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Fanny Meisler Trauma Center Opens
January 21, 2021The $20 million facility is the region's only level 1 trauma center and is now open at º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Health's University Hospital. ... -
South Sophomore Solves Cold Cases Using DNA, Forensic Genealogy
January 19, 2021Olivia McCarter brings focus and closure to unsolved cases, identifying victims and giving law enforcement a trail to suspects. ... -
University Holiday Schedule
January 15, 2021Most º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× departments will be closed until Jan. 3, 2022. Academic classes resume Jan. 10, 2022. ... -
º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Joins Virtual Celebration of Unity and Service
January 15, 2021South plans for a week-long series of virtual events to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ... -
Digging Into the Past
January 15, 2021South and the City of Mobile partner on a cultural resource survey in the Africatown community prior to planned construction. ... -
Building Success at South
January 11, 2021Dr. Nicole Carr is one of 10 honorees nationally who are being recognized for their work as first-year student advocates. ... -
South Social Justice Awards Announced
January 8, 2021Four members of º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ×'s faculty were awarded the first Social Justice Initiative grant awards. ... -
Seven members of the Jaguar Marching Band will join nearly 1,500 other performers for a virtual college marching band show. ... -
South Dives Into Galapagos Research
January 5, 2021º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ×'s collaboration with partners in Ecuador and on the volcanic archipelago grows with a focus on research and global engage ... -
Heslin Named Director of º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Mitchell Cancer Institute
January 1, 2021Heslin leaves the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB to take over the reins at the º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Mitchell Cancer Institute. ... -
This Is Where I Belong
December 30, 2020Winners chosen in for the first, "I Belong" essay competition describing each students' journey that led them to So ... -
On a Fast Track to Giving Back
December 29, 2020Former º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× runners Cassandra Kellum and Les'Lee Gilberry get a jump start on two scholarships to support student-athletes. ... -
Mapps Offer Direction to Success
December 29, 2020Louis and Melinda Mapp believe quality healthcare is critical for progress. They fuel its advancement through humble philanthropy. ... -
University Holiday Schedule
December 18, 2020Most º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× departments will be closed until Jan. 4, 2021. Academic classes resume Jan. 19, 2021. ... -
From South Alabama to Scandinavia
December 18, 2020Accounting graduate student, alumna and student-athlete of the year Briana Morris readies to take the field in Denmark. ... -
South Building Digital History Lab
December 17, 2020A U.S. Department of Education grant provides $20,000 in seed money to develop and build an on-campus digital history lab. ... -
Annual Campaign Raises $224,316 for United Way
December 16, 2020More than 1,700 º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× and º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Health employees and retirees contribute to the United Way annual campaign. ... -
Faculty Fellows for Community Engagement Program Named
December 15, 2020The inaugural class of 13 full-time assistant and associate professors from six colleges were chosen for the program. ... -
Land Newly Available for Research, Teaching
December 15, 2020Collaborations with The Conservation Fund and the J.L. Bedsole Foundation open access to properties across Alabama. ... -
Kane Wommack Named Head Football Coach
December 12, 2020The Indiana defensive coordinator returns to South, where he served in the same capacity for the Jags during the 2016-17 seasons. ... -
Studying the Effectiveness of Dietary Supplements
December 10, 2020Dr. Neil Schwarz, an associate professor of exercise science, is leading three externally funded industry sponsored projects. ... -
Phi Kappa Phi Announces 2020-21 Award Recipients
December 10, 2020º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ×'s Phi Kappa Phi Chapter has been recognized for excellence nationally, while three faculty members earn individual awards ... -
Business Doctoral Students Excel at Marketing Conference
December 9, 2020A trio of º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× doctoral students collaborate to win multiple awards at the Society for Marketing Advances annual conference. ... -
Playing the Role of Trailblazer
December 8, 2020Former PASSAGE º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× student Benjamin Pelham continues to overcome challenges and appears in the film ‘Embattled.’ ... -
AT&T Contributes to Social Justice and Perseverance Scholarship
December 4, 2020AT&T's contribution will total $20,000 through dollar-for-dollar matching by the Mitchell-Moulton Scholarship Initiative. ... -
Medical Student to Present Findings at National Symposium
December 4, 2020Lexie Gibson found a link between diabetes and significantly higher hospitalization and death rates for COVID-19 patients. ... -
Gosa Family Makes $5 Million Gift
December 3, 2020The donation from Jake and Pat Gosa will be split between the Mitchell College of Business and the College of Nursing. ... -
A Life Well Lived
December 1, 2020º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Writer in Residence, Frye Gaillard's latest book is deeply personal memoir of his late wife Nancy ... -
At Their Bedsides With Care, Compassion
November 30, 2020College of Nursing graduate Bailey Trout Stephenson confronted the pandemic in a New York hospital. The battle continued at home. ... -
Empowering Sexual Assault Survivors
November 30, 2020South receives a federal grant to develop highly skilled nurses to serve as a resource and support for sexual assault survivors. ... -
A Winning Tradition
November 24, 2020South's Tau Beta Pi national engineering honor society named outstanding chapter for second year in a row. ... -
DISL Researcher's Work Published in Science Magazine
November 24, 2020A November 2019 meeting at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab led to a report on salt marshes published in esteemed scientific journal. ... -
$160.9 Million Raised in Upward & Onward
November 19, 2020South exceeds fundraising goal with more than 23,000 donations to support academics, research, athletics and healthcare. ... -
The 'Important, Poorly Understood' Worm
November 18, 2020Dr. Kelly Dorgan studies worms and marine sediment, creatively piecing together what she calls the 'puzzle of science.' ... -
Land Newly Available for Research, Teaching
November 17, 2020Faculty and students will have access to more than 30,000 acres, including land along the Tensaw River in the Mobile Delta. ... -
º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Leads Program to Address Wastewater Treatment
November 17, 2020South lands a Columbia World Projects grant that will help improve wastewater treatment in Alabama's rural Black Belt region. ... -
Small Satellites, Big Learning Opportunities
November 17, 2020A º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× engineering professor and his students are building light-weight satellites in an out-of-this-world research project. ... -
Grant Seeks to Reduce Gun Deaths
November 17, 2020Firearm safety measures often focus on access. Two South professors aim to take a different approach with buy-in from gun owners. ... -
Hancock Whitney Gives to Social Justice Scholarship
November 13, 2020Hancock Whitney Bank pledges $20,000 to the º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Leadership in Social Justice and Perseverance Scholarship. ... -
Byrne Donates Congressional Record to º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ×
November 13, 2020Rep. Bradley Byrne becomes the fourth consecutive representative from Alabama's 1st Congressional District to gift his record ... -
South Recognized for Military Student Support
November 10, 2020Office of Veterans Affairs offers support for veterans and their families, including certification for G.I. Benefits. ... -
College of Arts and Sciences Recognizes Outstanding Faculty
November 10, 2020Nine faculty members are recognized for their achievements during the 39th Annual Dean's Lecture and Faculty Awards. ... -
A Fall Tradition: Jags Clinch Soccer Title
November 9, 2020South's women's soccer team rallies late to beat Arkansas State 2-1 to win another Sun Belt Conference championship. ... -
Now in Boots, He Walked in Students' Shoes
November 9, 2020Roy Mendenhall, like most officers in the º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Police Department, graduated from South. He found a career, and a wider world. ... -
Applying for Federal Financial Aid Made Easy
November 6, 2020º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Schedules "FASFA Frenzy" a free virtual financial aid workshop to simplify the application process for federal aid. ... -
Polling 'Vital,' So Are Fixes
November 6, 2020º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Polling Group Director Dr. Thomas Shaw reflects on General Election polling and why public opinion surveys still matter. ... -
A Jaguar Legacy
November 2, 2020A move to Mobile changed Nila Clardy's college plans and began a generational connection to the º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ×. ... -
Tackling Hunger, Trivia on Random Things
October 27, 2020#FreshmanFocus: Honors student and former quiz bowler Samuel Blankenship focused his Eagle Scout project on hungry students. ... -
The Ride of a Lifetime
October 26, 2020Looking to inspire others, South alumnus Jaysum Hunter put his career on temporary hold to take an epic bicycle journey. ... -
At South, Student Success is a Team Effort
October 21, 2020Support programs at South, from housing to financial aid, are helping students succeed even during the most trying of times. ...