Research News Archive

  • Moulton Tower
    The grant program was created in 2020 to support faculty research on social stratification, environmental justice, health disparities and equity ...
  • Mobile Bay
    The Gulf Coast Environmental Equity Center will fund projects focused on improving water quality and reducing pollution. ...
  • Charlotte Pence
    Charlotte Pence, director of the Stokes Center for Creative Writing recently won a $50,000 fellowship from the Academy of American Poets. ...
  • Dr. Jinhui Wang
    National Science Foundation grant will be used to create and develop a semiconductor course package within the College of Engineering. ...
  • Trinity Jenkins works in archaeology lab
    South's Center for Archaeological Studies holds summer open house for students, faculty and staff to see what happens after the dig. ...
  • University of South Alabama Mesonet, Dr. Sytske Kimball
    A $3 million award will expand the South Alabama Mesonet system across more than a third of the state and help provide timely warnings in advance of storms. ...
  • University of South Alabama marine science students take fish samples at the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo to study reproductive dynamics and basic life history.
    For 35 years, South's marine science students have looked forward to the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo. ...
  • Dr. Amy R. Nelson receives $300,00 grant from the Coins of Alzheimer's Research Trust
    Dr. Amy R. Nelson, assistant professor of physiology and cell biology, accepted the award in Columbia, South Carolina ...
  • In addition to relying on data from more expensive Sentinels, engineering professor Dr. Bret Webb will deploy smaller storm surge and wave gauges in advance of a hurricane. They can be affixed to structures such as this pier on Dauphin Island.
    As the hurricane season begins, South's Dr. Bret Webb is part of a research effort that, for the first time, is gathering detailed information about what happens when a storm hits the shore. ...
  • University of South Alabama senior Grace Barrentine, left, swiched her major to archaeology after taking an introductory class. She also is studying biology and plans to combine her two passions by becoming an underwater archaeologist.
    An anthropology class gets a peek into the past during an archaeological dig in a student's backyard. ...
  • Lesley Gregoricka Wins Fulbright Scholars Award
    USA anthropology professor Dr. Lesley Gregoricka will travel to the United Arab Emirates to examine prehistoric human skeletons. ...
  • Great White Shark in the Gulf of Mexico
    White sharks are rarely seen in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Researchers named her Miss Pawla, in honor of South's mascot. ...
  • Jorjia Elmore
    Biology major Jorjia Elmore's research on venomous animals is leading her to medical school. ...
  • Three University of South Alabama Honor College students, from left, Suhas Patil, Kaitlyn Riggins and Dev Mehta, recently took third, second and first place in a competition for research posters at the Alabama Academy of Science Conference.
    Honors College students from South took the top three places in a poster competition for researchers at an Alabama science conference. ...
  • 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. ...
  • 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. ...
  • 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. ...
  • 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. ...
  • University of South Alabama graduate students and researchers survey red snapper south of Dauphin Island in the summer of 2021. Dr. Sean Powers, director of the Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, is to the far right.
    As the red snapper season begins, researchers at South's Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences offer insight on one of Alabama's most popular game fishes. ...
  • Jade Martin snorkels off the Galapagos Islands, where she saw sea lions, sea turtles and a hammerhead shark. She visited the islands this spring on a research trip.
    A South senior uses maps, photos and Geographic Information Science to illustrate her research trip to the Galapagos Islands. Another trip is planned this summer. ...
  • South students spend semester at sea
    Living and studying on Dauphin Island, four marine science undergraduates get more than their feet wet during the University's first Semester by the Sea. ...
  • Student Grace Coppinger in West Texas
    Grace Coppinger, an Honors College student, finds her niche in reptile research, from hunting rattlesnakes in West Texas to analyzing rear-fang venom in common garter snakes. ...
  • Dr. Susan Gordon-Hickey
    Dr. Susan Gordon-Hickey will lead the Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions in the permanent role after serving as interim dean. ...
  • Students from the University of South Alabama's College of Engineering presented their research projects at the 102nd Transportation Research Board's Annual Meetings in Washington D.C. From left are P.h.D. students Pranesh Biswas and Moynur Rahman; Dr. Min-Wook Kang, professor of civil, coastal and environmental engineering; Dr. Shenghua Wu, assistant professor of civil, coastal and environmental engineering; Cade Marty, a civil engineering major; and Michael Cottrell, a mechanical engineering major.
    Cade Marty, who throws the javelin for South, recently reached new heights off the track with a paper on recycled asphalt accepted for publication. ...