Graduate School News Archive

  • Dr. Charlotte Pence, director of the Stokes Center for Creative Writing at the University of South Alabama, has been named the first Mobile Poet Laureate.
    Dr. Charlotte Pence, director of South's Stokes Center for Creative Writing, is the city's first poet laureate. ...
  • Eastern Shore Speaker Series graphic
    The Speaker Series will showcase a range of lectures and performances by artists, scholars and industry experts at the Baldwin County Campus in Fairhope. ...
  • Nick Long, welding in the Science Laboratory Building at the University of South Alabama, is joined by other student members of South's chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers last semester in building a hybrid vehicle to compete at the SAE Formula Hybrid Competition at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
    South students are building a car and recruiting sponsors for a national competition at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. ...
  • Dr. Angela Barlow, left, has been named dean of the University of South Alabama College of Education and Professional Studies, while Dr. Michael Capella has been appointed dean of the Mitchell College of Business.
    Dr. Angela Barlow will guide the College of Education and Professional Studies, while Dr. Michael Capella takes the reins at the Mitchell College of Business. ...
  • University of South Alabama leadership and supporters broke ground Friday on a new Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine building. Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2026.
    The new 250,000-square-foot building will allow the University to graduate more physicians and accelerate research and innovation. ...
  • USA president Jo Bonner, executive vice president Dr. Andi Kent and Dr. Matt Reichert discuss the merits of South's new 3D lab.
    South's new 3D printing lab will offer students first-rate training and support in a fast emerging industry. ...
  • Dr. Tuan Tran, assistant professor of biology at the University of South Alabama, 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.
    Dr. Tuan Tran wins a USDA grant to study a soil-based pathogen that causes bacterial wilt in plants such as potatoes and tomatoes. ...
  • EV charging
    South's Dr. Daniela Touma will use AI to help in the development of new technology that allows electric vehicles to feed power back to the utility grid. ...
  •  Drs. Candace Selwyn, Anjanetta Davis, Ashleigh Bowman, Lori Prewitt Moore, Rebecca Thomas and Joyce Pittman. Also supporting this new grant project is Brady Urquhart.
    The College of Nursing is awarded a three-year $1.3 million grant to support the applications and enhancement of simulation-based training. ...
  • 2nd annual USA 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; USA 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.
    Five University of South Alabama faculty members were honored at the 2nd Annual Technology and Research Showcase. ...
  • Ben Raines in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta
    Ben Raines shares a devotion to the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, "America's Amazon," as South's first environmental fellow and writer-in-residence. ...
  • Chaz McGhee, a member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, earned an education degree this spring and began teaching at Daphne East Elementary School.
    A South education graduate shares his Creek Indian heritage with social studies students at Daphne East Elementary School. #MyFirstJob ...
  • Dr. Jonathan Perez
    Dr. Jonathan Perez's research focuses on how the brains of songbirds use environmental information to time seasonal migration. ...
  • The USA College of Nursing receives a $2.1 million four-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to support the Nurse Practitioner Residency program.
    South's Nurse Practitioner Residency Program Receives New Grant to Continue Providing Primary Care to Underserved Communities. ...
  • Aerial shot of property donated to the University of South Alabama by the USA Foundation.
    The University of South Alabama Foundation has gifted more than a quarter mile of bayfront to the University, opening additional access for teaching and research. ...
  • Dr. Joe Currier and Dr. Phillip Smith
    South's program earned the maximum 10-year reaccreditation from the American Psychological Association. ...
  • Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo, USA Common Read book
    University of South Alabama Common Read book tells first-hand account of final American slave ship journey. ...
  • After FBI training and orientation in Washington, D.C., and Quantico, Virginia, Shelby Caldwell has begun working on computer security in Huntsville, Alabama.
    After earning a master's degree in computer science at South, Shelby Caldwell begins a network security job with the FBI in Huntsville, Alabama. #MyFirstJob ...
  • After graduating from the University of South Alabama, Melissa Knight began a year-long residency in neurological physical therapy at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.
    After earning a Doctorate in Physical Therapy at South, Melissa Knight moved to Mississippi for a residency in neurological care. #MyFirstJob ...
  • Dr. Shanda Scott
    The grant is for an advanced nursing education workforce program to address the need for high-quality primary care services. ...
  • Mitchell College of Business exterior photo
    The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business has extended the MCOB's global accreditation in business and accounting. ...
  • Krystal Clark photo by Just B. Still Photography Inc.
    Krystal Clark, a women's health nurse, plans to use her Doctor of Nursing Practice from South to open her own practice in Hollywood, Florida. ...
  • Lauren Brannan and Hannah Szatkowski
    South's undergraduate and graduate programs earn an 'A' Grade in new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality. ...
  • Dr. Philip Habel, Dr. Christina Wassenaar, Dr. Ermanno Affuso have been selected Fulbrgith scholars for 2023-2024.
    Drs. Philip Habel, Christina Wassenaar and Ermmano Affuso are among just 800 nationwide selected as Fulbright Scholars in 2023. ...
  • Getty Image of mircroplastics
    A South assistant professor is leading a $1.9 million research study to learn more about these tiny plastics and reduce pollution in the Gulf of Mexico. ...