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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º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Wins Women's Cross Country Title
November 3, 2015The team earned its first Sun Belt Conference championship since 1993; David Barnett was named the Coach of the Year. ... -
Scholarship Signing Held for DYW Students
November 2, 2015The 2015 national winner of the Distinguished Young Women program enrolled at South, as did a record number of statewide winners. ... -
Still in High School, Already in a º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Lab
November 2, 2015Alabama School of Mathematics and Science students collaborate with º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× researchers in finding a treatment for pancreatic cancer. ... -
º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Announces New Office of Scholarship Services
October 30, 2015The University has launched the Office of Scholarship Services to help coordinate and track available scholarships and make the in ... -
South Homecoming Events Announced
October 29, 2015A 'Fired Up' bonfire on Monday kicked off a week of events 'Building Our Legacy.' The Jaguars take on the Vand ... -
What's Wrong With Low Gas Prices?
October 29, 2015Nothing when refueling at the pump, but there are other factors to consider as prices remain below $2 a gallon. ... -
º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Technology & Research Park Grows With Southern Light
October 28, 2015Southern Light recently completed a $5 million, Tier 3 data center at º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× that can hold more than 150 data racks consuming 800 kil ... -
Austal President: 'Fit the Company's Culture'
October 27, 2015Craig Perciavalle encourages º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× students to intern and learn about the companies where they want to work. ... -
A View from Cuba: º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Student Studies Abroad
October 26, 2015"They didn't want to talk about politics much. They were way more interested in American baseball," said senior Eth ... -
Two-Time Pulitzer Prize Winner to Speak at º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ×
October 23, 2015The University's Ninth Annual N. Jack Stallworth Lecture will present Dr. Alan Taylor, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and the ... -
JagTran Changing Routes; Student Parking Added
October 23, 2015JagTran will make significant changes to their Blue and Green routes. Also, more than 100 underutilized employee parking spaces ha ... -
º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Faculty Help Name New Tortoise Species
October 22, 2015The Eastern Santa Cruz Tortoise on the Galapagos Islands is a distinct species that will require closer attention. ... -
A Cashew is a Fruit, and other Plant Trivia
October 21, 2015'It Ain't Easy Seeing Green,' second in a three-part º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× series, is held at a downtown pub. Final installment set f ... -
9 Ways Students Can Relieve Stress
October 19, 2015º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ×'s director of counseling has tips for relieving anxiety and balancing life, including finding time to exercise and laugh. ... -
Educators Immersed in Team-Based Learning
October 16, 2015Six faculty members from the Universidad de Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala shared experiences with º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× faculty. ... -
Student-Run Clinic Provides Care to Homeless
October 15, 2015The º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the student-run free clinic at 15 Place, a homeless shelter i ... -
Can You Run Faster Than º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ×'s President?
October 15, 2015Spoiler alert: No. But students and staff can predict their own times - and see how close they can get - at the Rec Center. ... -
$150 Million Goal Set for º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Campaign
October 13, 2015Upward & Onward will support the University's five strategic priorities. More than $73 million already has been raised. ... -
Student Affairs Rep Beats Cancer, Marathon
October 12, 2015Associate Director James Contratto finishes 'ROCKstrong!' in Chicago while raising $2,300 for the American Cancer Societ ... -
Public Invited to International Archaeology Day Events
October 12, 2015Learn to play chunky, make a necklace and guess the use of artifacts at the º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Archaeology Museum on Oct. 17. ... -
For º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Author, a Career Defined by Civil Rights
October 9, 2015Writer-in-Residence Frye Gaillard's new book and first novel, 'Go South to Freedom,' will be published next year. ... -
'High Impact' Experience for º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Undergrads
October 9, 2015From studying blimps to analyzing negative childhood attachments, students discover opportunities through research. ... -
º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Collects 1,456 Books for Rural Library
October 8, 2015Books donated by students from across the state will benefit a bookstore under construction in Greensboro, Ala. ... -
Medical School, White Coat ... Finance Degree?
October 7, 2015A Mitchell Scholarship helped Sara Long Jones earn her business degree. Now she's a third-year medical resident. ... -
Video: Superheroes Rappel Down Hospital
October 2, 2015Mobile Police Department SWAT team members descend from º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Children's & Women's Hospital to celebrate end of cancer ... -
Theatre º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Presents "Boy Gets Girl"
September 25, 2015Modern relationships and concerns about the issue of stalking will open Theatre º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ×'s 2015-2016 season with the production of ... -
º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Homecoming 2015: "Building Our Legacy"
September 22, 2015This year's Homecoming theme, "Building Our Legacy," is being announced by the º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× students ... -
Learn Where Anti-Vaccine Movement Began
September 21, 2015The first Mobile Science Café of the fall semester is "The Polio Express - Real Talk about Vaccines and the Origins of ... -
Dr. Jasmin Arakawa to Present Piano Recital
September 18, 2015The magnetic and musically talented pianist Dr. Jasmin Arakawa will perform her faculty piano recital, "Romantic Journey,&quo ... -
Veteran Helps Others Seeking Higher Education
September 17, 2015Kyle Parrish said the new Student Veterans Resource Study Room is a 'Beacon of Hope' for veterans transitioning to campu ... -
º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Student Health Encourages Students to "Be Jag Healthy"
September 16, 2015Free physicals and counseling are among the many services that will be available for students at the second annual "Be Jag He ... -
Find Out which Supreme Court Cases to Watch
September 11, 2015Two lectures are scheduled for Constitution Week on the º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× campus. ... -
Veterans Get New Space; 9\11 Event Planned
September 9, 2015An open house will be held at the Student Veterans Resource Room following the National Day of Service and Remembrance tribute. ... -
Vestavia Hills Freshman Named Trustees Scholar
September 4, 2015Shirley Zhang is the recipient of the second annual Board of Trustees award. ... -
Athletic Director to Chair NCAA Baseball Committee
September 4, 2015Dr. Joel Erdmann will serve as chair of the Division I Baseball Committee during the 2015-2016 academic year. ... -
Football Stadium Market to be Evaluated
September 4, 2015º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× is gathering additional information regarding the possible construction of an on-campus football stadium. ... -
Watch 60-Ton Walls Get Lifted Into Place
September 4, 2015See what happens when a crew has to move 39 concrete walls onto the foundation of a new medical building. ... -
Enrollment, Retention Climb
September 3, 2015º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× enrolled 16,462 students for the fall 2015 semester, an increase of 2.5 percent. ... -
Haines on º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Today Bestseller List
August 31, 2015A novella by nationally recognized writer Carolyn Haines, assistant professor of English, is part of an e-bundle named to the º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× ... -
Vietnam Symposium set for Sept 2, 3
August 27, 2015"Remembering America's War in Vietnam, 1965-2015," will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, in the º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Marx Libr ... -
º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Launches New Active Learning Initiative
August 27, 2015The Active Learning Initiative at South Alabama, known as ALISA, has been launched to change the way students engage with course c ... -
º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Team Wins Airbus Innovation Showdown
August 25, 2015When a new generation of aircraft takes to the skies, it could be that º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× students will have played a maj ... -
º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Top in State for Tau Beta Pi Scholarships
August 24, 2015Nine º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× engineering seniors have recently been selected as Tau Beta Pi scholars. No other university in ... -
Dr. Annmarie Guzy, associate professor of English, has been named a Fellow of the National Collegiate Honors Council in recognitio ... -
Students Greeted with Fun, Inspiring Convocation
August 19, 2015New students entered the º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Mitchell Center Monday morning to the upbeat sounds and cheers of the Jaguar Marching Band, the begin ... -
Week of Welcome 2015 Photo Gallery
August 15, 2015The º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× opened the fall semester with its inaugural Week of Welcome, designed to showcase all the places n ... -
Move-In Day Kicks Off Week of Welcome at º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ×
August 15, 2015The º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ×'s faculty and staff greeted students and opened the fall semester with the first Week of Welc ... -
º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× VP to Moderate 'Glass Ceiling' Forum
August 14, 2015Lynne Chronister, vice president for research and economic development at the º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ×, will moderate a women&# ... -
College of Medicine Class of 2019 Introduced
August 11, 2015The º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× College of Medicine welcomed new faces last week for the Class of 2019's freshman orientation ... -
º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Alumnus Receives Summer White House Internship
August 11, 2015Travis Davis, a 2011 graduate of the º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× and native of Mobile, has been spending his summer working at the ...