Academics News Archive
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Expanding Access to Quality Health Care
Three medical students receiving Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ scholarships pledge to practice in underserved communities. ...
July 11, 2018 -
The Tiny Bug That Is Killing Citrus
USA chemist Dr. David Battiste and his citrus soldiers are on the hunt to capture the destructive Asian citrus psyllid. ...
July 10, 2018 -
MCOB AACSB REACCREDITATION
The Mitchell College of Business at the University of South Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ has been reaccredited by the leading accrediting body for business education, maintaining a distinction held by only five percent of business schools in the world. ...
July 3, 2018 -
Dauphin Island vs. The Hurricanes
A South professor and her students are analyzing how the island might best withstand the impact of tropical cyclones. ...
July 26, 2018 -
USA Partners With ACUE on 'Effective Teaching Practices'
The new course through the Association of College and University Educators will be delivered online to faculty cohorts. ...
June 26, 2018 -
South Hosts Bicentennial Summer Institute Workshop
Teachers arrive at USA for a four-day experience titled 'Mobile: People of the Rivers.' ...
June 22, 2018 -
'We Needed to Tell This Story'
USA and Spring Hill College faculty are collaborating on a documentary film project focused on the settlers of Africatown. ...
June 4, 2018 -
Expansion Diversifies Honors College
South's Honors College is nearly a year old and is thriving on attracting students for an interdisciplinary experience. ...
May 24, 2018 -
New Journalism Scholarship Created
Kourtney McCollum is the first recipient of the Peggy Hansen and Jim Aucoin Journalism Scholarship. ...
May 18, 2018 -
Why Some Hear 'Yanny,' Others 'Laurel'
South audiologist Dr. Elizabeth Adams explains the latest social media craze and why we hear sounds differently. ...
May 16, 2018 -
'The Benefit of Keeping an Open Mind'
Two students prepare to head to South America in exchange program; South one of five universities picked to participate. ...
May 14, 2018 -
Developing a Smarter Surgical Drill
USA engineering students built a prototype drill with a torque that is just right. In the process, they too learned to pivot. ...
May 10, 2018 -
13 Years Later, a Well-Earned Degree
With family and perseverance, Jennifer Oveson reaches her goal and creates a support group to help others do the same. ...
May 10, 2018 -
'Commit to the Journey, Not to the Outcome'
South graduates urged to overcome obstacles and 'forever chase your dreams;' 2,200 recognized during Spring Commencement. ...
May 6, 2018 -
College of Education and Professional Studies Honored by Mobile County Public School System
The College of Education and Professional Studies will be recognized with the 'The Future Starts With Us' award. ...
May 3, 2018 -
19-year-old to Receive Business Degree
Elizabeth Rodin says South and the Mitchell College of Business offered 'a private school education at a public price.' ...
May 1, 2018 -
Love at First Psych, and Some Guidance
Shaniqua Hammock developed a fascination of the mind in a psychology class; a mentor helped her pursue that passion. ...
May 1, 2018 -
Born in Vietnam, He'll Protect the United States
The multilingual Thanh Nguyen will head to California for a six-figure job working in the 'moving landscape' of cyber security. ...
May 1, 2018 -
South Ready For Spring Commencement
Dr. Tyler Sexton, a USA-trained pediatrician with cerebral palsy, and longtime educator Bettye R. Maye to speak to graduates. ...
May 1, 2018 -
USA Common Read/Common World Selects 'Just Mercy'
Bryan Stevenson, author of 'Just Mercy,' is the co-founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery. ...
April 27, 2018 -
Actors as Victims, Manikins as Patients
Nursing and allied health students experience controlled chaos during a drill ending in the soon-to-be expanded simulation lab. ...
April 20, 2018 -
Planning the Rebirth of a City Park
Four teams of 17 engineering seniors design projects that could breathe new life into city spaces, including Stewart Park. ...
April 17, 2018 -
Professor Co-Authors Web-Based Learning Book
Dr. Gayle Davidson-Shivers collaborated on the second edition of 'Web-Based Learning: Design, Implementation and Evaluation.' ...
April 16, 2018 -
Minor Added in Jewish and Holocaust Studies
A new minor in Jewish and Holocaust Studies will be offered beginning this fall in the College of Arts and Sciences. ...
April 12, 2018 -
South Students Compete in National Cyber Defense Competition
Computing students will face off with students from other universities in the annual Department of Energy-sponsored competition. ...
April 6, 2018