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HUNTSVILLE – Solar flares and coronal mass ejections are two of the most energetic processes in the solar system, showering the Earth’s magnetic field with billions of tons of highly […]

NW-Shoals plans $30M reno for Phil Campbell campus

PHIL CAMPBELL – Changes are coming to the Phil Campbell campus of Northwest-Shoals Community College. School officials announced Monday plans for a $30 million building and renovation project for the […]

UNA Nursing honors Florence Nethery Duncan

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama has named its bachelor of science in nursing program for Florence Helen Nethery Duncan. The ceremony  program, a foundational major within the Anderson […]

UAH launches summer 'bridge' program

HUNTSVILLE – The University of Alabama in Huntsville has launched a high-school-to-college transition program for eligible incoming freshmen who plan to major in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) fields. […]

HUNTSVILLE — Calhoun Community College students took on a real-world assignment designed by Huntsville-based Intuitive Research and Technology. Through the school’s Systems Engineering Technology (SET) program, 12 students used model-based […]

More than 1,000 to graduate from UNA in six ceremonies

FLORENCE – In an annual rite of spring in the Shoals, more than 1,000 students are set to graduate this year from the University of North Alabama. It will take six ceremonies […]

TANNER — Calhoun Community College is hosting its annual SWeETy Welding Camp at its Decatur campus this summer. The camp, through a partnership with the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, […]

Brewbaker named dean of Alabama School of Law

TUSCALOOSA — William S. Brewbaker III has been named dean of the University of Alabama School of Law, the university announced this week. He will begin his tenure July 10. […]

UAH to award more than 1,300 degrees Thursday

HUNTSVILLE – The University of Alabama in Huntsville will award more than 1,300 degrees during its spring commencement ceremonies Thursday at the Von Braun Center. The College of Business, College […]

Hendrix to head UAH rotorcraft center

HUNTSVILLE – The University of Alabama in Huntsville tapped Jerry Hendrix as the director of its Rotorcraft Systems Engineering and Simulation Center to replace recently retired David Arterburn, who served […]

UAH hits record $169.5M in R&D funding

HUNTSVILLE – The University of Alabama in Huntsville notched a record $169.5 million in research and development expenditures for Fiscal Year 2022, a 13% increase over FY21, the university announced. […]

HUNTSVILLE – Drake State Community & Technical College will soon conduct interviews for a police chief after creating a campus police department. “Our college is dedicated to providing a safe […]

TANNER — The Appalachian Regional Commission has awarded a $108,000 grant to Calhoun Community College for its STEAM: Merging Art with Technology and Engineering project. In addition to ARC funds, […]

UNA students brewing up something big

FLORENCE – University of North Alabama students in digital arts and the Jeff Eubanks Culinary Arts Management programs have teamed up with Singin’ River Brewery and Wildwood Tavern to create, […]

Get on the bus: Free rides for college students, staff

HUNTSVILLE – College students and staff members who are passionate about the environment can give the planet a lift next week while getting a lift from Huntsville Transit. From April 17-22, […]

UAH to add engineering building

HUNTSVILLE — To answer a demand for engineers in the workforce, the University of Alabama in Huntsville will hold a groundbreaking Friday for an engineering building. The 80,000 square-foot building […]

ATHENS — Dr. Troy Adair has been named dean for the College of Business at Athens State University, effective July 1. An Air Force veteran, Adair was a professor and […]

UNA Visual Arts hosting annual ceramic sale

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama’s Visual Arts and Design Department is having its annual ceramics sale fundraiser this month. The event is April 17-18 from 8 a.m. to […]

UAH professor named Fulbright Scholar

HUNTSVILLE – Dr. Yu Lei, associate professor and interim chair in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, has been named a Fulbright […]

Alabama A&M student wins big on 'Wheel'

HUNTSVILLE — “I hope you win a lot of money, today.” Legendary game show host Pat Sajak couldn’t have been more prophetic after chatting with Tomia Gordon during the opening […]

Board votes to keep Birmingham-Southern open

BIRMINGHAM — Birmingham-Southern College’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to keep the college open, the school announced today. “The Board of Trustees has made the informed and thoughtful decision to […]

UNA adds associate’s programs to help local workforce

FLORENCE — The University of North Alabama has launched three associate’s degrees as part of its ongoing efforts as “Alabama’s Workforce Development University.” The programs in Mechatronics, Culinary, and Hospitality […]

HUNTSVILLE – As an amateur radio enthusiast, Todd McKinney could be seen launching balloon experiments outside his dorm room during his undergraduate days at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. […]

ATHENS — The Limestone County Economic Development Association and the Athens Limestone Chamber of Commerce are accepting scholarship applications to pursue a degree or training in construction, information technology, advanced […]