USA News Archives
The USA 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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The »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ recently took part in a trade mission to boost opportunities in education, tourism and commerce be ... -
The »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ recently »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ students for their outstanding work during the 20142015 school year as me ... -
Mitchell Grants Awarded for Cancer Research
May 26, 2015Three teams of »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ researchers, all working in collaboration with Mitchell Cancer Institute researchers, h ... -
Seed Funding Planted for New Research
May 22, 2015USA's Research and Scholarly Development Grant Program was created to provide tenure and non-tenure track faculty with fundin ... -
Students, Organizations Recognized for Leadership
May 20, 2015The »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ held its Student Organization Leadership Awards luncheon recently to honor and showcase campus and ... -
Supermileage Car Ready for Tough Competition
May 15, 2015The public will get a look at USA's supermileage vehicle on Saturday, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., during the College of Engineering ... -
USA Opens Gulf Coast Campus in Gulf Shores
May 12, 2015»Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ academic officials provided community and government leaders with a preview of programs and offerings ... -
»Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ junior Robert Mines, 19, a chemical and biomolecular engineering major, has been named a 2015 Goldwate ... -
Third Sun Belt Title in Four Years for Softball Team
May 11, 2015»Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ softball scratched two runs across in the top of the seventh inning and rode a paramount pitching perf ... -
More than 300 participants are expected the "Inquiry & Interaction" Teaching and Learning Conference at the Universi ... -
In an historic move to allow more family members and friends to watch the awarding of degrees to 2,000 candidates, the University ... -
USA Employee Campaign Makes $800,000 Impact
May 8, 2015»Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ employees continued their tradition of giving and investing in USA's students and programs with $ ... -
Graduates at the »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ's Spring Commencement this Saturday, May 9, will be the first in the University& ... -
The »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ recently »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ 21 outstanding students as 2015 Academic All Stars and recipients of national ... -
»Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ President Dr. Tony Waldrop has named Dr. Michael Finan as director of the USA Mitchell Cancer Institut ... -
Dr. Edward Panacek replaces Dr. Frank Pettyjohn as chair of emergency medicine at the »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ College of Medic ... -
USA Mail Hub To Open with Expand Services and Hours
April 30, 2015»Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ students and employees will have access to an array of new mailing, shipping, copying and printing opt ... -
In "Cradle of Freedom," author Frye Gaillard adds a human face to the story of the black American struggle for equality. ... -
Murphy Student Wins USA Public Speaking Competition
April 23, 2015The »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ's department of communication in the College of Arts and Sciences recently sponsored its annu ... -
USA Student Health Center Achieves AAAHC Re-Accreditation
April 21, 2015The »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ Student Health Center recently was granted a 3-year re-accreditation by the Accreditation Associat ... -
The »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ hosted a successful 27th Annual Oozeball Tournament recently with 52 teams of students, faculty, s ... -
USA Volunteers Lend Hand at JaguarsCare
April 19, 2015»Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends in Mobile overcame bad weather on Saturday, April 18, to ... -
USA To Go Tobacco Free Beginning Aug. 1
April 17, 2015The »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ will become part of an increasing trend in higher education on Aug. 1 when the main campus, the US ... -
USA to Co-Host Alabama All-State Band Festival
April 14, 2015The »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ Department of Music will co-host the 2015 Alabama Bandmasters Association All-State Band Festival ... -
USA Elects New Student Government Association Officers
April 13, 2015The »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ has announced the Student Government Association officer elections for the 2015-2016 academic year ... -
USA Takes a Stand Against Sexual Assault
April 13, 2015The »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ joins a national effort in taking a stand and observing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. T ... -
USA Rallies at Higher Ed Day
April 9, 2015Hundreds of »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ students, faculty, staff and administrators traveled to Montgomery today to support Higher ... -
Global steel company SSAB, which operates a mill in Mobile County, has announced a $110,000 pledge to the University of South Alab ... -
»Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ Drs. Peggy Delmas, assistant professor in the College of Education, and Krista Harrell, associate dean ... -
USA to Rally on Higher Education Day
April 6, 2015University administrators, faculty, staff, students and alumni will join thousands of other representatives from across Alabama on ... -
Jaguar Marching Band Selects Drum Major for Next Season
April 1, 2015Carson Watson, a sophomore biology major and a native of Prattville, Ala., has been selected as the next drum major for the Univer ... -
"Dances with Cosmology" to be held April 9
April 1, 2015The USA Native American Studies Program, with funding from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and the Archaeology Museum will prese ... -
Symposium Set for Civil War History and Memory
March 27, 2015The Center for the Study of War & Memory at the »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ will focus on "The Civil War in History and M ... -
2015 Employee Annual Fund Kicks Off
March 26, 2015The »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ kicked off its 2015 Employee Annual Fund this week, opening a campaign that brings together employ ... -
USA Researchers: Lessons to Learn from Oil Spill
March 26, 2015Dr. Steve Picou, founder and director of the »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ Coastal Resource and Resiliency Center, and Dr. Keith Nic ... -
"Promoting Diversity in the Classroom" Series Begins
March 25, 2015The College of Education at the »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ wants to share the importance of embracing diversity and the need to r ... -
Renowned Galapagos Islands Researcher to Lecture at USA
March 24, 2015Dr. Stephen J. Walsh, internationally »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ for his research into human impacts on the Galapagos Islands, will present a semi ... -
USA graduate and bass-baritone Nicholas "Nick" Brownlee sang two arias on Sunday in New York to become one of five winni ... -
Medical Students Celebrate Residencies at Match Day
March 20, 2015Senior medical students at the »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ gathered March 20 at the Mobile Convention Center to find out this year ... -
USA Researchers Join Nationwide Resilience Team
March 19, 2015»Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ researchers are joining a nationwide effort to help communities recover from disasters. The effort is ... -
Lindsey Whitehurst, a computer science major, won the top prize Wednesday, March 18, in USA's 2nd Annual 3MT® Competition ... -
USA Assistant Dean of Students Named Advocate of the Year
March 17, 2015Dr. Andrea Agnew, assistant dean of students for student services, was recently named Advocate of the Year by the Alabama Governor ... -
USA Concert Choir to Perform with Mobile Symphony
March 13, 2015The Mobile Symphony once again welcomes the »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ Concert Choir to the stage in "From Tragedy to Triump ... -
USA Joins a Global Effort to Present V-Day 2015
March 13, 2015The »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ Common Read/Common World Program will present "V-Day: Until the Violence Stops," to be h ... -
USA Hosts Prestigious Tournees French Film Festival
March 12, 2015The department of foreign languages and literatures will host the Tournees French Film Festival beginning at 7 p.m. this evening a ... -
Chinese Fiction Scholar to Speak at Mahan Lecture
March 12, 2015Dr. Rae Yang, professor of Chinese fiction at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., will deliver a lecture on "Contested Memory ... -
Dr. Marcus Drymon will use satellite tags to monitor the feeding behaviors of local tiger sharks. ... -
USA History Club to Sponsor Free Speech Panel
March 10, 2015The USA History Club will sponsor a panel discussion, "Free Speech in Historical Perspective," at 6 p.m., Thursday, in t ... -
Graduates at the »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ's Spring Commencement on May 9 will be the first in the University's histor ...
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USA National Alumni Association Honors Award Recipients
March 4, 2015The »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ National Alumni Association honored three distinguished alumni and two service leaders for notable ...