USA News Archives
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Holding the Line
August 22, 2025Protective root fungi could be key to saving shorelines from saltwater incursion. Researchers from the University of South Alabama ... -
South Track and Field Coach Wins Book Award
August 20, 2025University of South Alabama Track and Field Coach Paul Brueske is the recipient of the Emerging Civil War Book Award. ... -
Common Read Selection Announced for 2025-26
August 13, 2025"Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss," a book of essays by Alabama native Margaret Renkl is this year� ... -
Grad to Groundbreaker
August 13, 2025Jordan Eggleston's engineering journey started with Legos. The South alumnus is now on-site for construction of a 715,000 squ ... -
A Helping Professional
August 5, 2025Katie Sands earned her degree in social work from South and now works for the Baldwin County Department of Human Resources. #MyFir ... -
Richardson Awarded Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship
August 5, 2025Hannah Richardson earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from South and is one of 48 Phi Kappa Phi Fellows in 2025. ... -
Powers Receives Alabama Conservationist Award
August 5, 2025Dr. Sean Powers is recognized as the State's Fisheries Conservationist of the Year by the Alabama Wildlife Federation. ... -
On Track for Success
July 30, 2025Luke Nelson, who earned a degree in supply chain and logistics management, is a management trainee at the Mississippi Export Railr ... -
Coffee Gold
July 28, 2025Jeff Roberts '07 started serving coffee out of a trailer after earning a business degree from South. Today, Yellowhammer Coff ... -
Social Work Program Hosts Field Training Luncheon
July 28, 2025Bachelor of Social Work program recognizes its agency partners for their role in preparing students to work in the field. ... -
Soil to Sea
July 22, 2025Grace Barrentine's work as an anthropologist has her digging into the land for now, but the shipwrecks of the deep are callin ... -
Day One
July 18, 2025They've taken their college tours. Applied and been accepted. At Southbound orientation, incoming freshmen begin to find out ... -
Chapman Picked to Lead Army ROTC
July 15, 2025Lt. Col. Kurt Chapman brings 18 years of military service to South's Army ROTC program. ... -
Mascot Swagger
July 11, 2025After three years as Miss Pawla, Hannah Fink says the confidence the role inspired has helped her deliver live weather reports to ... -
A New Challenge Every Day
July 8, 2025After spending two summers completing an internship at CMG Engineers, Robert Greenwood joined the firm in a full-time role. The wo ... -
Mary Helene Marmande and Dev Mehta were two of only six students nationally to receive the research award. ... -
Let's Have Class Outside
July 7, 2025An outdoor classroom is being built on Aloe Bay on land donated by the USA Foundation. "There's no better place to educa ... -
Mother, Daughter Share Academic Journey
June 30, 2025Things changed, such as the no-eating-in-the-car rule, as Tasha and Kaitlin Stork discover a future in common with degrees in radi ... -
South Graduate Wins National Mortar Board Fellowship
June 30, 2025Anita Nguyen earns one of nine national Mortar Board Honor Society fellowships for the 2025-2026 academic year. ... -
USA Study Reveals Pathway in Cancer Metastasis
June 27, 2025Published in Nature, the research shows how cancer cells exploit the nervous system to grow and spread. ... -
Dr. John Marymont, dean of the University of South Alabama's Whiddon College of Medicine and vice president for medical affai ... -
Career Alignment
June 18, 2025Lakelyn Tinsley transferred to South and changed her major, leaning into a creative drive that fueled her journey to a Mobile adve ... -
South Lands on Best Global Universities List
June 18, 2025University of South Alabama is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the Best Global Universities. ... -
Abby's Next Journey
June 9, 2025Abby Russ used to scroll through social media accounts of students traveling the world. Last summer, she documented her own advent ... -
Jordan Named Assistant Vice President of Research Communications, Development and Learning
June 4, 2025Dr. Angela Jordan began her career at South in 2013 as a grant writer and joined the central Office of Research and Economic Devel ... -
This site, next to where a new Africatown Welcome Center will be built, offers a vital opportunity to further explore, document an ... -
Alabama Red Snapper Season Opens
May 23, 2025A survey completed by South researchers suggests the red snapper numbers are the highest in more than a decade. ... -
Mills will provide leadership and oversight to the sponsored projects administration team. ... -
The students from around the country will spend the summer on South's campus for an undergraduate research project funded by ... -
Designed for Discovery
May 19, 2025Five civil engineering students took their design from blueprint to bayside, planning an outdoor classroom on Aloe Bay for marine ... -
Gilman Scholarships broaden access to study abroad by providing scholarships to undergraduate students nationwide. ... -
South graduates urged to be the leaders, dreamers and doers of tomorrow. ... -
Passport Initiative Opens Doors Abroad
May 7, 2025South's International Education Ambassadors have created the Global Jaguar Scholarship to pay for student passports. ... -
Jordan Wins National Mentoring Award
May 6, 2025Dr. Angela Jordan has been given the Mentoring Award by the National Organization of Research Development Professionals. ... -
South Named Purple Heart University
April 30, 2025The University received the honor for its long-standing history of supporting the military and military families. ... -
Twenty-four honorees were nominated and voted on by a University committee. ... -
Artificial Intelligence, Real Solutions
April 28, 2025A faculty research mixer leads to a successful collaboration to improve medical education using AI. ... -
Graduate Programs Receive National Recognition
April 22, 2025South earns recognition for nine graduate programs and three medical school categories from U.S. News & World Report. ... -
USA's Program Named Finalist in GoAbroad Innovation Awards
April 21, 2025South's Executive Leadership in Greece program is a finalist in the Innovative Study Abroad Program category for the 2025. ... -
Serving Spirit
April 21, 2025Jaguars gave a muddy assist at the annual Oozeball tournament to raise money for scholarships and support the Southerners, Sout ... -
South Achieves Military Friendly® Status
April 11, 2025Universities were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from surveys to determine Military Friendly designation. ... -
University of South Alabama College of Education and Professional Studies celebrates its 48th annual Student Awards Ceremony. ... -
USA Professor Wins $500,000 Grant to Study Plant Biology
April 8, 2025Dr. Tuan Tran, assistant professor of Biology, has secured a three-year $500,000 National Science Foundation grant. ... -
Three programs in the Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions earn recognition from influential publication. ... -
South Welcomes New SGA Leadership for 2025-26
April 4, 2025The University of South Alabama announced newly elected 2025-2026 Student Government Association officers. ... -
South Alumna Named Acting Head of NOAA
April 4, 2025Laura Grimm, who received her master's in marine sciences from South in 2015, has been named NOAA's acting administrator ... -
Three South Students Win Goldwater Scholarships
April 2, 2025Genevieve Batman, Mary Helene Marmande and Gabriel Merchant are among only nine students in the state recognized with the award fo ... -
She's Got Talent
March 24, 2025Desirée Whitehead, a soprano vocal performance student, beats out R&B and country acts to win a singing competition tha ... -
Marching Forward
March 14, 2025South breaks ground on a $10 million facility that will serve as a permanent home for the Jaguar Marching Band. ... -
The University of South Alabama National Alumni Association recognized alumni, a longtime department chair and the J.L. Bedsole Fo ...