Universities
UM Extends President’s Contract
The University of Mobile (UM) recently announced it has extended the contract of Dr. Lonnie Burnett, its president, through 2026. Burnett was named the fifth...
DISL To Offer Undergraduate Courses
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. — The Dauphin Island Sea Lab’s (DISL) University Programs is offering undergraduate courses this spring for the first time. The Coral Reef...
USA Awarded Grant To Study DNA
MOBILE, Ala. — The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of South Alabama (USA) in Mobile a $427,000 grant to better understand enhancer DNA...
USA Researchers Awarded $1.15-Million Grant
MOBILE, Ala. — Researchers at the University of South Alabama (USA) College of Medicine have been awarded a $1.15-million U.S. Department of Defense grant to...
Auburn To Build Research Center In Orange Beach
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — Auburn University plans to establish a coastal engineering research center in Orange Beach on land provided by the city, Business Alabama...
UM Enrolls Largest Freshman Class In Seven Years
MOBILE, Ala. — The University of Mobile (UM) recently announced enrollment of its largest freshman class in seven years, and residence halls are near capacity...
Columbia Southern Wins International Award
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — Columbia Southern University in Orange Beach has won two of the 43 awards given to an international collection of higher education...
New Hires At UM
MOBILE, Ala. — The University of Mobile (UM) has announced new faculty for the 2022-2023 academic year. The school recently hired Dr. Lynne Leonard as...
Grant To Study Tick-Borne Infections At USA
MOBILE, Ala. — Researchers at the University of South Alabama (USA) plan to use a $2.59-million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study...
USA Professor Wins $2.3-Million Grant
MOBILE, Ala. — The University of South Alabama (USA) recently announced that Dr. Mike Lin, associate professor of physiology and cell biology at USA’s Frederick...
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