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  • Zuleima Russell, a senior majoring in biology, attends the University of South Alabama with her daughter, Erica Howell, and son, Randall Russell.

    Jaguar Mom
    September 13, 2021

    Zuleima Russell, a senior studying biology, shares the South campus with a son in computer science and a daughter studying mechanical engineering. ...
  • The Colleges of Nursing, Arts and Sciences, and Education and Professional Studies at the University of South Alabama, have joined forces to better serve at-risk youth and teens who are dealing with mental health issues in Mobile and surrounding areas. From left are interprofessional team members Dr.Candice Selwyn, research assistant professor in Nursing; Dr. Kimberly Williams, associate professor in Nursing and project director for the grant; Dr. Shanda Scott, assistant professor in Nursing and director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; and Dr. Kimberly Zlomke,co-project director and professor in Arts and Sciences. Not pictured are Dr. Yvette Qualls Getch, co-project director and associate professor in Education and Professional Studies; Dr. Kirsten E. Pancione, project coordinator and assistant professor in Nursing; Dr. Bettina Riley, associate professor in Nursing, and Dr. Brian David Johnson, assistant professor in Nursing.

    South Receives Grant to Expand Behavioral Health Services and Workforce
    September 10, 2021

    $1.8 million will help expand and improve mental health services for at-risk youth and teens in Mobile and the Gulf Coast region. ...
  • South receives a $15,000 grant to establish a faculty-led program in Dijon, France. The University also aims to become a leader in study-abroad access for students with disabilities.

    South Wins Grant for Study Abroad Accessibility
    September 10, 2021

    The grant will subsidize an affordable option for students interested in studying French language, culture and business in France. ...
  • Three USA alumni were elected as new members of the National Alumni Association Board of Directors. Pictured from top (L-R) John Galanos, Mary Beth Massey and Mike Odair. Additionally the USA National Alumni Association announced it's 2021 Faculty Excellence awards. Pictured middle (L-R) Dr. Stephanie Smallegan, Nan Young Perez Uribe and Dr. Bret Webb. Bottom (L-R) FeAunté Preyear, Dr. Kevin White and Nicholas Brownlee

    USA National Alumni Association Recognizes Outstanding Faculty
    August 27, 2021

    Five USA faculty members are recognized for their achievements as well as one young alumnus. Three alumni also elected to USA National Alumni Association Board. ...
  • Muralist and University of South Alabama graduate Andy Scott's latest work is on the side of the USA Student Center — a bright mural in Pantone 281 and 193.

    Mobile Muralist
    August 27, 2021

    South graduate Andy Scott makes his mark with retro signs and bold murals, including a USA Student Center painting that will serve as a perfect stop for a campus photo op. ...
  • An underwater camera on a remote operated vehicle in the Gulf of Mexico captured this school of greater amberjack near a pyramid deployed by the State of Alabama to provide fish habitat.

    Tracking Amberjack
    August 25, 2021

    South leads a 'Dream Team' of Gulf Coast researchers in an $11.7 million greater amberjack study that could have significant implications for commercial and recreational fishing. ...
  • DeVonte’ Dixon, a South meteorology graduate, took at job at Fox 55 News in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and will be an on-air weekend meteorologist.

    Meteorologist Follows Forecast to Fort Wayne
    August 9, 2021

    DeVonte' Dixon, influenced by the deadly tornado outbreak of April 2011, heads north for broadcasting job at Fox 55 News in Indiana. #MyFirstJob ...
  • Dr. John Lehrter, associate professor of marine science, pilots a boat through Mobile Bay, where he and graduate Chris Mikolaitis took water samples to measure the health of its marine ecosystem.

    Bay Watch
    July 29, 2021

    South marine scientists monitor environmental trends throughout Mobile Bay in a multi-year program that seeks to prevent decline of oysters, blue crabs and spotted sea trout. ...
  • University of South Alabama students, from left, Liz Seiler, Ian Singley and De’Asia Aaron each earned a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship.

    SURF Students Get Feet Wet
    July 28, 2021

    Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships offer South students an introduction to academic analysis and communication. There's also a $2,000 stipend. ...
  • Dr. Jeremiah Henning, assistant professor of biology, will study how nutrient addition and disturbance events such as hurricanes alter plant communities and how ecosystems function. The research could have important implications for coastal areas, such as Dauphin Island, where Henning will conduct some of his research.

    Too Much of a Good Thing
    July 28, 2021

    Fertilizer may increase plant size or make your grass greener this summer, but possibly at the cost of biological diversity, according to a study co-authored by a South professor. ...
  • Kyle Samuel gained a great deal of sports broadcasting experience, working on Jag TV and ESPN+ productions, while a student at the University of South Alabama.

    Racing Start
    July 13, 2021

    A South graduate uses his college broadcasting experience to land a job doing graphics and editing for NASCAR coverage at Fox Sports 1. #MyFirstJob ...
  • Merritt McCall's duties with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources include building, seeding and monitoring oyster beds in state waters. she recently earned her master's degree in marine science from the University of South Alabama.

    The World Is Her Oyster
    July 1, 2021

    Marine scientist Merritt McCall turns her experience at South and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab into a fisheries job with the state of Mississippi. #MyFirstJob ...
  • Dr. John McCreadie, University of South Alabama professor of biology leads a project to produce a detailed understanding of both tick and tick-borne disease distribution in Alabama.

    State of Alabama Funds South's Tick Study
    June 22, 2021

    South's program is awarded a $75,000 grant from the State of Alabama to study the prevalence of ticks and tick-borne diseases. ...
  • University of South Alabama Assistant Vice President for Research Dr. Matthew Reichert has received a Council on Research, Research Leadership Fellowship given by Association of Public and Land Grant Universities.

    Dr. Matthew Reichert Receives Research Leadership Fellowship
    June 22, 2021

    The fellowship will allow Reichert to work with other vice presidents for research at Universities around the country. ...
  • South Alabama is one of 40 institutions named to the inaugural cohort for the IIE American Passport Project grant, with a goal of promoting diversity, inclusion, access and equity in study abroad opportunities.

    USA Receives Grant for Students to Study Abroad
    June 17, 2021

    The grant will enable 25 University of South Alabama students to obtain a U.S. passport and support their study abroad journeys. ...
  • Rebecca Culberson, a senior international studies major at South Alabama, is the recipient of the 2021 Gilman Scholarship.

    USA Student Wins Competitive Gilman Scholarship
    June 17, 2021

    The University of South Alabama announces senior Rebecca Culberson as a 2021 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship recipient. ...
  • From L-R; Haley Borin, Tuyishimire Neza David, University of South Alabama students Mason Redmond and Catie Martin on a church mission in Gahara, Rwanda in June 2019.

    A Passion to Serve
    May 26, 2021

    A dozen recent South graduates devoted more than 100 hours of community service each through USA's South Serves program. ...
  • Navy Rear Admiral Gayle Shaffer, a 1987 biology graduate of the University of South Alabama, is the first dentist to serve as Deputy Surgeon General.

    Setting Sail from South
    May 20, 2021

    Rear Admiral Gayle Shaffer, a 1987 biology graduate, went on to join the Navy, travel the world and become the first dentist to serve as deputy surgeon general. “It’s not every day you have a sorority sister who’s an admiral, right? ...
  • Dr. Lorraine Ahearn, an assistant professor of multimedia journalism at the University of South Alabama, holds a boom microphone for her interview with a Bayou Le Batre resident who moved there from Vietnam as a child. Ahearn is producing a documentary about the Vietnamese fishing community on the Alabama Gulf Coast. The videographer on many of her interviews is Francisco Cordova, right, a December graduate from the digital cinema and television program.

    'Safe Harbor' on the Gulf Coast
    April 29, 2021

    A documentary produced by Assistant Professor Dr. Lorraine Ahearn will focus on a tight-knit Vietnamese fishing community that has grown up along the Alabama coast. ...
  • Raghad Sultan, a criminal justice major from Saudi Arabia, is completing an internship with the University of South Alabama Police Department.

    To Protect and Solve
    April 19, 2021

    Raghdad Sultan followed the family tradition of attending USA. Her experience at South is preparing her for a decidedly nontraditional role — that of a female police detective in her home country of Saudi Arabia. ...
  • Sara Boone, left, won first place for Best Magazine Page Layout Designer while Breahna Crosslin took 5th place for Best Press Photographer at the "Best of the South 2020" contest. The University's student magazine, Due South won 2nd place for Best College Magazine.

    JagMedia Honored for Excellence
    April 15, 2021

    The University's student-led media department wins two individual awards and one for Due South magazine in recent awards ceremony. ...
  • Tara Keech, a 2006 graduate of the University of South Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, is the founder of Tarah Keech Coaching, which is focused on helping professionals overcome the challenges of insecurity, anxiety and stress.

    Coaching Others to Balance and Reignite
    April 12, 2021

    Tarah Keech, who earned a psychology degree from South, had to learn to refocus from burnout. Now she's made it her life's work to help other professionals manage challenges of insecurity, anxiety and stress. ...
  • Cory Quint, 2020 President of the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo and Crystal Hightower, senior research lab manager at the University of South Alabama School of Marine and Environmental Sciences.

    Supporting the School of Marine and Environmental Sciences
    March 25, 2021

    The Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo and the Coastal Conservation Association Alabama each donate to the newly-established school. ...
  • Students, faculty, staff and the public are invited to visit the University of South Alabama's spring art gallery through May 7, 2021.

    Art and Art History Department Hosts Spring Galleries
    March 23, 2021

    Students' work featuring various mediums and art styles highlighting skills and techniques learned at South will be on display. ...
  • A Perfect Match

    A Perfect Match
    March 23, 2021

    South's Clinical and Counseling Psychology doctoral program continues to match students with ideal internship opportunities. ...