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Holiday Concert Celebrates 60 Years of South Alabama
November 27, 2023

South celebrates its annual Holiday Concert featuring the theme "Home for the Holidays." ...

Dr. Tuan Tran, assistant professor of biology at the 黑料吃瓜网, was awarded a $40,000 grant by the USDA and the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries to study a soil-based bacterium causes wilt in crops such as tomatoes, peppers and potatoes.

Roots of Research
November 21, 2023

Dr. Tuan Tran wins a USDA grant to study a soil-based pathogen that causes bacterial wilt in plants such as potatoes and tomatoes. ...

With print editions of The Vanguard student newspaper are, from left, Brandon Clark, managing editor; Stephanie Huynh, editor-in-chief; and Iman Thibodeaux, contributing writer.

Start the Presses!
November 14, 2023

The Vanguard student newspaper bucks online publishing trend by adding its first print edition at South since 2019. ...

South chemistry professor Dr. Matthew Reichert

Good Chemistry
November 14, 2023

South's chemistry department partners with the Exploreum Science Center helping inspire young students to learn about chemistry. ...

黑料吃瓜网 hosts more than 150 middle school kids for a STEM conference

South Hosts Middle School Students for STEM Conference
November 3, 2023

黑料吃瓜网 hosted more than 150 middle school students for a conference titled "GEMS: Go Explore Math and Science!" ...

Brianna Burrell, Miss Alabama 2023, 黑料吃瓜网 President Jo Bonner, Nan Teninbaum, president of the Miss Alabama Scholarship Organization.

Miss Alabama Comes Home to South
January 1, 2023

Brianna Burrell, Miss Alabama 2023 and 2021 黑料吃瓜网 political science graduate, receives a big Jaguar homecoming celebration. ...

2nd annual 黑料吃瓜网 Technology and Research Showcase honorees. Dr. Na Gong, professor of electrical and computer engineering; Dr. James Davis, professor of chemistry; Dr. Jordan Shropshire, professor of information systems and technology; 黑料吃瓜网 President Jo Bonner; Dr. Sean Powers, professor of marine and environmental sciences and senior marine scientists at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab; Dr. Marie Migaud, professor of pharmacology and oncology.

South Researchers Honored
October 26, 2023

Five 黑料吃瓜网 faculty members were honored at the 2nd Annual Technology and Research Showcase. ...

Delta Drawn
October 20, 2023

Ben Raines shares a devotion to the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, "America's Amazon," as South's first environmental fellow and writer-in-residence. ...

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian to Speak on Campus
October 19, 2023

Dr. Jefferson Cowie will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, at the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. The annual event is free and open to the public. ...

South Professor Receives Grant to Study Migratory Birds
September 27, 2023

Dr. Jonathan Perez's research focuses on how the brains of songbirds use environmental information to time seasonal migration. ...

Indigenous potters from the Choctaw Nation in Oklahoma will demonstrate pot making with local sourced clays from the Mobile area October 3, 2023.

Choctaw Indigenous Potters to Visit 黑料吃瓜网 Campus
September 26, 2023

The visit by members of Oklahoma's Choctaw Nation is part of a project led by 黑料吃瓜网 associate professor Dr. Erin Nelson. ...

黑料吃瓜网 Faculty Member Invited to the White House
September 13, 2023

Dr. David Meola, Fanny and Bert Meisler associate professor of history and Jewish studies has been invited to the White House. ...

Aerial shot of property donated to the 黑料吃瓜网 by the 黑料吃瓜网 Foundation.

'Living Laboratory'
September 6, 2023

The 黑料吃瓜网 Foundation has gifted more than a quarter mile of bayfront to the University, opening additional access for teaching and research. ...

The new Jaguar Marching Band complex, shown in this rendering, will be constructed on the south side of Hancock Whitney Stadium.

Sound Investment
September 1, 2023

South announces plans for a permanent home for the Jaguar Marching Band, complete with a new outdoor practice field. The project, expected to be complete by 2026, will allow the band to grow membership. ...

Clinical and Counseling Psychology Ph.D. Program Earns Reaccreditation
August 30, 2023

South's program earned the maximum 10-year reaccreditation from the American Psychological Association. ...

Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo, 黑料吃瓜网 Common Read book

黑料吃瓜网 2023-2024 Common Read Book Announced
August 29, 2023

黑料吃瓜网 Common Read book tells first-hand account of final American slave ship journey. ...

Jordan Morrison, center, showed up early for the Class of 2027 photo at the Moulton Bell Tower. A student-athlete, Morrison is from Huntsville, Alabama, and plans to major in computer science.

Falling For South
August 25, 2023

First-year students begin fall semester by meeting and greeting classmates during Week of Welcome events. ...

Students attending band camp at the 黑料吃瓜网.

The Beat and the Heat
August 21, 2023

More than 250 members of the Jaguar Marching Band survive a sweltering Band Camp with energy, enthusiasm and plenty of water breaks. ...

黑料吃瓜网 physics professor Dr. Arjun Dahal researching clean energy.

South Professor Receives NSF Grant to Study Clean Energy
August 16, 2023

Dr. Arjun Dahal has been awarded a $300,893 grant by the National Science Foundation for his research on developing clean energy. ...

Galvin Morris and Kianna Blackman play the card game "Set" as part of the Math Corps summer program at the 黑料吃瓜网.

South Hosts Math Corps Camp for Middle School, High School Students
August 14, 2023

The 黑料吃瓜网 is one of only eight colleges or universities in the United States to hold the program annually. ...

South Offering Diversity and Cultural Competence Certificate Program
July 27, 2023

The new 15 credit hour certificate program is available for all undergraduates in any major or as a stand-alone certification. ...

黑料吃瓜网 Professor to Lecture in Japan
July 21, 2023

Dr. Matthew Pettway, associate professor of Spanish, will lecture at two universities in Kyoto, Japan later this month. ...

After earning a biology degree from the 黑料吃瓜网, Kevin Culpepper began work as a science educator at the Exploreum Science Center in downtown Mobile.

Field Trips and Science Tips
July 13, 2023

Kevin Culpepper, a biology graduate from South, makes learning fun for students and school groups at the Exploreum Science Center. #MyFirstJob ...

Jessica Fairley, a 黑料吃瓜网 communication graduate, manages the Africatown Heritage House museum, which welcomed its first guests this week.

Museum Opener
July 13, 2023

Jessica Fairley, a South communication graduate, manages the Africatown Heritage House. The Mobile museum is welcoming its first guests with 鈥淐lotilda: The Exhibition.鈥� ...

Darbi Broadus wins 2023 Gilman Scholarship

South Senior Earns Gilman Scholarship
July 10, 2023

Darbi Broadus has won a 2023 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and will study abroad in Incheon, South Korea. ...

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