Higher Education — Page 35

HUNTSVILLE – The University of Alabama in Huntsville has received a $2.8 million grant to help teach English to children in three local school districts. Dr. Andrea Word-Allbritton, a clinical […]

Army STEM apprenticeships open at UAH

HUNTSVILLE – The Army Educational Outreach Program at the University of Alabama in Huntsville has announced the opening of 2023 applications for STEM apprenticeships and fellowships. This program directly benefits […]

Athens State appoints Wehlburg interim president

ATHENS – Dr. Catherine Wehlburg has been named interim president of Athens State University, the Board of Trustees announced. Wehlburg was provost and vice president for academic affairs and was […]

HUNTSVILLE – Bryant Bank has made a $100,000 gift to the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s College of Business, the university announced. This gift marks the second installment of a […]

CollegeCounts awarding scholarships

MONTGOMERY — CollegeCounts, Alabama’s 529 college savings fund, will be awarding scholarships in the amount of $4,000 for four years to students who attend a four-year institution and $2,000 for […]

UAH grad student helps discover black hole

A physics graduate student at the University of Alabama in Huntsville is the lead author of a paper in The Astrophysical Journal describing the discovery of an intermediate-size black hole buried in gas […]

HUNTSVILLE — Calhoun Community College is hosting its first free Military and Veterans College and Career Workshop next month. The workshop is set for Feb. 21 from 9:30 a.m. to […]

Alabama A&M to host ACCC basketball championships

HUNTSVILLE – March Madness, Alabama Community College style, is coming to Alabama A&M. The university’s newly opened Event Center has been selected to host the 2023 Alabama Community College Conference […]

Calhoun's dental program seeking accreditation

TANNER — The dental hygiene program at Calhoun Community College is seeking continuing accreditation through the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation. CODA is the agency recognized by the […]

UNA’s Flowers Hall arena now CB&S Bank Arena

FLORENCE – In a partnership between the University of North Alabama and CB&S Bank, the arena in Flowers Hall has been named CB&S Bank Arena for the next 10 years. […]

HUNTSVILLE – Ben O’Keefe, social change activist and political commentator, will be the keynote speaker for the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration. The annual reflection and […]

MUSCLE SHOALS — Northwest-Shoals Community College has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help underserved students, U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) announced. The $950,000 award will […]

Joint Fires Summit coming in January

HUNTSVILLE — The Defense Strategies Institute’s second annual Joint Fires Summit is slated for next month in Huntsville. The summit is Jan. 18-19 at the Stone Event Center at Campus […]

HUNTSVILLE – Tennessee Tech University got an early Christmas present with the opening of its Poultry Science Research Center. The center, which opened Dec. 2, is named the Aviagen Poultry […]

UAH library atrium to honor Clarence, Inez Watts

HUNTSVILLE  – The atrium in the M. Louis Salmon Library at the University of Alabama in Huntsville has been named for Clarence and Inez Watts, Salmon’s father-in-law and mother-in-law, UAH […]

HUNTSVILLE – During summer and early fall, the Southeast can experience a few hot weeks without rain, causing what is known as a “flash drought.” This phenomenon can destroy crops […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Center for Cybersecurity Research and Education at the University of Alabama in Huntsville is offering scholarships in cybersecurity. According to UAH, the scholarships are available through the […]

HUNTSVILLE — A class-action lawsuit related to a data security breach has been filed against Oakwood University. The 32-page suit filed last month by Frances Diaz in U.S. District Court […]

HUNTSVILLE — Sixty years ago today, the state of Alabama took a momentous step forward in being a major player for space age opportunities with the establishment of a research […]

HUNTSVILLE – Manufacturers using plasma processes in semiconductor production and materials processing will have a new tool developed by the University of Alabama in Huntsville and CFD Research Corp. “The […]

HUNTSVILLE – Although the West has experienced major ups and downs in annual precipitation patterns, the amount of rainfall has been generally stable over the past 130 years, according to […]

UNA signs tuition deals with Nucor, federal agency

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama has extended its educational reach thanks to a pair of agreements the school recently signed. UNA signed a learning agreement with Nucor that […]

HUNTSVILLE – Low-intensity ultrasound therapies may one day rebuild stronger knees following injury or surgery, thanks to research by Dr. Anu Subramanian at the University of Alabama in Huntsville that’s […]

UNA to graduate more than 750 students in fall commencement

FLORENCE – More than 750 University of North Alabama students will graduate in fall commencement ceremonies Friday and Saturday. Joe Campbell, chief legal officer for the Huntsville Hospital System and […]