Higher Education — Page 36

Anderson Bike Program is a wheel deal for UNA students

FLORENCE — The Anderson Bike Program launched this fall at the University of North Alabama is designed to provide an additional means of getting to and from campus.  The first […]

HUNTSVILLE – Honoring Sen. Richard Shelby as a “staunch advocate for research and education,” the University of Alabama in Huntsville, along with Huntsville and North Alabama community and business leaders, […]

HUNTSVILLE –The United Negro College Fund’s Institute for Capacity Building selected Oakwood University as one of 12 high-potential, Historically Black Colleges and Universities for its newest round of investments. As […]

HUNTSVILLE — It was “out with the old and in with the new” on The Hill. After nearly a half-century of activity, Alabama A&M’s T.M. Elmore Gymnasium hosted its final […]

A welcome addition: Alabama A&M opens Welcome Center

HUNTSVILLE — There was some welcome news on the Alabama A&M campus Thursday. Or, rather, some Welcome Center news. AAMU President Daniel K. Wims joined members of the AAMU Board […]

Cyber Huntsville will be hosting a college scholarship opportunity to high school seniors pursuing a degree in a cyber-related field. Winning applicants will be awarded a monetary scholarship which will […]

HUNTSVILLE – Historic records dating back to the 1990s of NASA’s P-3 aircraft flights over the Arctic and Antarctic circles were recently found and digitized by two employees of the […]

HUNTSVILLE — Dr. Marilyn Riley has been selected as the 2022 Alumni of Achievement award winner for the College of Nursing at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Riley is […]

Snack vs. Chef: Alabama A&M alums to compete on Netflix

HUNTSVILLE — Two Alabama A&M University food science alumnae are among a dozen contestants on Netflix’s new food science-oriented cooking competition “Snack vs Chef.” Alison Manning and Lauren Jude are […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation and Integration Center is holding a three-day Introduction to Additive Manufacturing Workflow course. The class will be Nov. 15-17 at 5021 Technology Drive in […]

UNA Planetarium opens early for lunar eclipse viewing

FLORENCE — If you miss Tuesday’s total lunar eclipse, you’ll have to wait until March 2025 to catch the next one. However, the University of North Alabama Planetarium is here […]

HUNTSVILLE – While performing recent drone search and rescue work in the wake of Hurricane Ian in Florida, a team that included a University of Alabama in Huntsville researcher spotted […]

Spearman named UAH Outstanding Young Alum

HUNTSVILLE – Kristin Spencer Spearman has been named the 2022 Outstanding Young Alumni of Achievement at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She received her bachelor’s in engineering in 2006. […]

ATHENS — Nearly 70 scholarships are available to residents interested in attending one of Alabama’s community colleges to train for careers in the state’s automotive manufacturing industry. The scholarships are […]

UNA’s Project 208 aims to close the gap in Montgomery

FLORENCE — The University of North Alabama is 208 miles from Montgomery – and from the budgetary process that determines how much money it gets from the state of Alabama […]

HUNTSVILLE – As a commitment to “setting the tone” on advancing equality, Jacobs Engineering presented the Drake State Foundation $200,000 to support the college’s Frontiers Research Program. “Advancing justice and […]

UNA Nursing hosts 'Tiny Cubs Community Baby Shower'

FLORENCE – The third Tiny Cubs Community Baby Shower, sponsored by the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions, is set for this weekend. Designed for expectant moms in the […]

DECATUR — The Alabama Center for the Arts is calling for art for the ninth annual juried Festival of the Cranes Exhibition. Students, alumni artists, faculty and staff of Athens […]

ATHENS – State Rep. Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) and business CEO Mike Underwood have been appointed to the Athens State University Board of Trustees, the university announced today. Gov. Kay Ivey made the […]

HUNTSVILLE – Several undergraduate engineering  programs at the University of Alabama in Huntsville have received the highest accreditation from a national board, the university announced. The Engineering Accreditation Commission of […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Rocket City is a hub of research and innovation for the nation – be it defense, space or commercial. So, it’s only fitting that Auburn University decided […]

Alabama A&M physicists win $2.83M federal grant

HUNTSVILLE — Alabama A&M University physicists have been awarded nearly $3 million by the U.S. Department of Energy – National Nuclear Security Administration.  The $2.83 million award will fund a […]

HUNTSVILLE – The discovery of a so-called monster black hole that has about 12 times the mass of the sun is detailed in a new Astrophysical Journal research submission, authored […]

Ross gift provides scholarships for UAH grad engineering students

HUNTSVILLE – Lester Ross Sr., Mary Makima Ross’s husband of more than 40 years, said his late wife was always giving money to the “places where it would do the […]