Full News Archive
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Dr. David Johnson Named to SACSCOC Board of Trustees
Dr. David Johnson, Â鶹´«Ã½'s first provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, was selected today as a member of the ...
December 11, 2014 -
Dr. Lesley Gregoricka's Vampire Research Attracts National Attention
Dr. Lesley Gregoricka, assistant professor of anthropology, is receiving national media attention with groundbreaking research int ...
December 9, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ Faculty Member to Chair Social Work Licensing Board
Dr. Michael Daley, professor of social work, recently began a one-year term as chair of the Alabama State Board of Social Work Exa ...
December 8, 2014 -
Trustee Dr. Steven Furr to Speak at Fall Commencement
Â鶹´«Ã½ Alumnus and Chairman Pro Tempore of the Board of Trustees Dr. Steven P. Furr, who has provided generou ...
December 8, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ Hosts Holiday Concert
The Â鶹´«Ã½ invites the public to a holiday concert on Thursday, Dec. 4 at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Mitchell Center. ...
November 26, 2014 -
Faculty Senate Presents 2013-2014 Awards
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Faculty Senate recently honored three community partners and an assistant professor of biology for distinguished service t ...
November 24, 2014 -
Coastal Innovation Hub Receives Innovator of the Year Award
The Â鶹´«Ã½'s Coastal Innovation Hub has been selected by the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce for its 201 ...
November 21, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ Sponsors Mobile International Festival
Â鶹´«Ã½ is a sponsor for this year's Mobile International Festival, which coincides with International Education Week. The festiv ...
November 18, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ Presents Event on Voting Rights and MLK
The Â鶹´«Ã½ will host a civil rights and social justice lecture, "This Bright Light of Ours: Black and Wh ...
November 18, 2014 -
Services Set for Dr. Frederick N. Meyer, chair of orthopaedic surgery
Dr. Frederick N. Meyer, professor and chair of orthopaedic surgery at the Â鶹´«Ã½ College of Medicine and a ha ...
November 17, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ Counseling and Testing Names New Counselor
Shanta Jenkins comes to the Â鶹´«Ã½ with 15 years of experience as a mental health and substance abuse counsel ...
November 14, 2014 -
Dr. Michael Welsh to Give Charles M. Baugh Lecture
The College of Medicine's Charles M. Baugh 2014 Endowed Lecture in Basic Medical Sciences will feature Dr. Michael Welsh, a H ...
November 14, 2014 -
Airbus Donates A330 Elevator for Research, Education
Airbus has donated an A330 elevator to the Â鶹´«Ã½ for education and research, a reflection of the airplane ma ...
November 7, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ Mourns Loss of Dr. Hollis J. Wiseman
Dr. Hollis J. Wiseman, emeritus professor in the department of pediatrics at the Â鶹´«Ã½ College of Medicine, passed away on Oct. 28, ...
October 30, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ Presents the 2014 Annual Stallworth Lecture
The eighth annual event will feature Dr. James Oakes, distinguished professor of history at the Graduate Center of the City Univer ...
October 24, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ Sponsoring Free Resiliency Conference for Older Adults
The Â鶹´«Ã½ and the University of West Florida are sponsoring a free conference to increase awareness of the c ...
October 24, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce Awarded $100,000 Grant
The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded $100,000 to the Â鶹´«Ã½ and the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce to ...
October 21, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ Presents 2014 Homecoming King, Queen and Court
The Â鶹´«Ã½ presented its 2014 Homecoming Court, during half-time ceremonies at the homecoming football game o ...
October 20, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ Names Executive Director of Marketing and Communications
Michael R. Haskins will join the University after serving as executive vice president for external relations at the College of Cha ...
October 17, 2014 -
"Setting the Pace" Dedicated at Â鶹´«Ã½ Student Center
The Â鶹´«Ã½ today officially dedicated "Setting the Pace," the latest sculpture donated to Â鶹´«Ã½ by Da ...
October 14, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ Releases Safety and Fire Report
The Â鶹´«Ã½ released today its 2014 Annual Security and Fire Report that is based upon statistics from the 201 ...
October 1, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ Professor Discovers Natural Ionic Liquid
A Â鶹´«Ã½ professor has discovered a naturally occurring ionic liquid, a category of liquid salt that has been ...
October 1, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ Research Team Awarded $87,000 in Statewide Competition
Alabama Launchpad awarded SpectraCyte for its research into creating advanced endoscopic imaging technology for cancer detection. ...
September 26, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ to Offer Tourism Courses in Gulf Shores
The Â鶹´«Ã½ and the City of Gulf Shores have announced an agreement to offer Â鶹´«Ã½ courses at the Gulf Shores Cu ...
September 26, 2014 -
Longtime Employees Recognized
Â鶹´«Ã½ employees reaching five-year milestones were recognized by President Dr. Tony G. Waldrop on Sept. 18 a ...
September 19, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ to Celebrate Homecoming 2014 and Community Invited to Attend
The Â鶹´«Ã½ will celebrate Homecoming 2014 with the theme, "Clash of the Claws," Oct. 13-18. Student ...
September 19, 2014 -
Alabama Power Gift to Establish Scholars Program
A generous gift from the Alabama Power Foundation will enable the Â鶹´«Ã½'s College of Engineering to est ...
September 15, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ Constitution Week Events to be Held Sept. 16-17
Dr. Mark E. Brandon, dean and Thomas E. McMillan Professor of Law at the University of Alabama Law School, will speak on Tuesday, ...
September 15, 2014 -
Waldrop Inaugurated as Â鶹´«Ã½'s Third President
Dr. Tony G. Waldrop outlined his vision for the Â鶹´«Ã½ before faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends at ...
September 12, 2014 -
Board of Trustees Scholar Named
Â鶹´«Ã½ freshman Jeffrey Hamilton of Foley has been named the first Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Trustees Scholar. ...
September 9, 2014 -
2014 Leisure World Congress Kicks Off
The Â鶹´«Ã½ prepares to welcome 350 delegates from 58 countries to campus for the World Leisure Congress event ...
September 9, 2014 -
Trustee Simon Joins Faculty for Workshop Presentation
Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Trustees Vice Chair Ken Simon joined Mitchell College of Business professors Bob Shearer and Jeanne Maes in a worksho ...
September 8, 2014 -
Public Invited to Presidential Inauguration
The inauguration of Dr. Tony Waldrop as the Â鶹´«Ã½'s third president will take place Sept. 12 at 2 p.m. ...
September 4, 2014 -
Southern Light expanding at Â鶹´«Ã½ Technology and Research Park
Southern Light's digital and physical footprint at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Technology and Research Park is expanding. ...
August 27, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ Enrollment Tops Record 16,000 Students
The Â鶹´«Ã½ has reached another milestone, with record enrollment surpassing 16,000 students for the 2014 fall ...
August 25, 2014 -
New Greek Life Coordinator Named
Landry Underwood from Choctaw, Okla., has joined the Â鶹´«Ã½'s Office of Student Affairs as coordinator o ...
August 22, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ Kicks Off New School Year
More than 700 Â鶹´«Ã½ faculty, staff, students and alumni helped students move into residence halls on Saturda ...
August 18, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ Joins Community Dialogue on Race
Â鶹´«Ã½ faculty member Dr. Joel' Lewis, associate professor of professional studies in the College of Edu ...
August 18, 2014 -
The Â鶹´«Ã½ debuts Â鶹´«Ã½ News site
Â鶹´«Ã½ News features stories that reflect the achievements of Â鶹´«Ã½ students, faculty and staff; current events on campus; and the impa ...
August 15, 2014 -
Fuzhou University Zhicheng College Delegation Visits Â鶹´«Ã½
Â鶹´«Ã½ President Dr. Tony G. Waldrop continued the Â鶹´«Ã½'s successful relationship with Fuzhou University ...
August 11, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ President Stands with Mayor to Promote Community Service
Â鶹´«Ã½ President Tony G. Waldrop this morning joined Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson and three other Mobile insti ...
August 13, 2014 -
Alabama Banking School Holds 37th Commencement at Â鶹´«Ã½
The Â鶹´«Ã½ hosted the Alabama Banking School this week. Thirty-nine participants graduated Friday at a commen ...
July 25, 2014 -
Project Advances in Statewide Competition
A Â鶹´«Ã½-affiliated research team creating advanced endoscopic imaging technology for cancer detection has be ...
July 21, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ College of Nursing Receives Grant for Nursing Scholarships
Â鶹´«Ã½ College of Nursing has been awarded a grant from the prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's New Careers in Nursing ...
July 16, 2014 -
Governor Appoints New and Returning Trustees
Gov. Robert Bentley has appointed four new members to the Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Trustees. In addition, two trustees ...
May 21, 2014 -
Employee Annual Fund Raises Second-Largest Total
Â鶹´«Ã½ employees this year donated the second-largest amount in the history of the Employee Annual Fund. In a ...
May 7, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ Research Team Releases Findings on West Virginia Chemical Spill
A Â鶹´«Ã½ research team released data this week suggesting mixed results from residents flushing plumbing syst ...
June 10, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Trustees Announces Major Scholarship; Support for Top Freshman
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Trustees announced today the creation of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Trustees Endowed Scholarship Fu ...
June 6, 2014 -
Â鶹´«Ã½ Announces Winners of the Protect America Pay it Forward Challenge
The Â鶹´«Ã½ department of communication students partnered with Protect America, a national home security comp ...
May 23, 2014 -
Airbus Exec Jean Botti to Speak at Spring Commencement 1,391 Set to Graduate
Jean Botti, Airbus Group's chief technical and innovation officer, will address graduates at the Â鶹´«Ã½& ...
May 6, 2014