Arts and Sciences News Archives
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Minor Added in Jewish and Holocaust Studies
April 12, 2018Dr. David Meola, assistant professor of history, holds the journal "Der Jude," created by Dr. Gabriel Riesser and publis ... -
South Writer's Book Made Into Documentary
April 2, 2018A local audience will be the first to see a new documentary based on "Journey to the Wilderness: War, Memory, and a Southern ... -
USA Concert Choir Joins MSO
March 21, 2018The University of South Alabama Concert Choir has been invited to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Mobile Symphony in th ... -
Closing Cases by Unearthing the Past
March 13, 2018Dr. Lesley Gregoricka, assistant professor of anthropology, enlists the help of students when she does forensic recovery for local ... -
Making Sense of Big Data
March 12, 2018Dr. Jingshan Huang, left, professor of computer sciences, and Dr. Glen Borchert, an assistant professor of pharmacology and biolog ... -
Anthropology Major Named IDEAS Scholar
February 26, 2018University of South Alabama anthropology major Antonia Carter has been named a 2018 IDEAS (Increasing Diversity in Evolutionary An ... -
Theatre USA to Present 'She Kills Monsters'
February 16, 2018Theatre USA will present the opening performance of the contemporary comedy ""She Kills Monsters," the third produc ... -
Learning From a Music Legend
February 12, 2018Severinsen, who became a household name as bandleader on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson as well as an internation ... -
Seven Films of Jewish Significance
January 16, 2018Dr. David Meola is the Bert and Fanny Meisler Assistant Professor of History and Jewish Studies at the University of South Alabama ... -
Anne Dorland, who is pursuing a master's degree in the College of Education and Professional Studies, teaches archaeology les ...
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New Count for Gulf Red Snapper
January 4, 2018"One fish. Two fish. Red fish. Blue fish." Imagine Dr. Sean Powers, chair of marine sciences at the University of South ... -
Dr. Ylenia Chiari, assistant professor of biological sciences at the University of South Alabama, has received international media ...
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South Climatologist Brews Up Plan to Support Burgeoning Beer Scene
December 1, 2017Growing up in south Florida, Dr. Steven Schultze's family always planted a garden. A climatologist, he researches the effects ... -
Searching for the Smallest Known Thing
November 22, 2017Inside a physics laboratory at the University of South Alabama, Dr. Martin Frank and his students regularly search for something t ... -
Senior Composes Music Celebrating Moulton Tower
November 17, 2017Tyler Brandon grew up embracing and loving music, and while visiting the campus of the University of South Alabama several years a ... -
Triple Major Selected as Rhodes Finalist
November 9, 2017One major wasn't enough for Christian Pearsall, so he added a second, and then he took a philosophy class. "Philosophy ... -
Making a Dent in One Species' Recovery
November 3, 2017If you watched a smalltooth sawfish give birth during the Discovery Channel's "Shark Week" this summer, you also sa ... -
Working Among the Wild Things
October 23, 2017Six years ago, while studying at the University of South Alabama, Austin Everett found his dream job. When he shows up each mornin ... -
South Grad's 'Got What it Takes' in Hollywood Film Industry
October 6, 2017There's a fish-out-of-water scene in "Beverly Hills Cop" when Eddie Murphy's character, Axel Foley, drives his ... -
The College of Arts and Sciences Welcomes New Department Chair
October 3, 2017The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Susan Fitzsimmons as Chair of the Department ... -
Jags Click to Deliver Red Cross Aid for Puerto Rico
September 29, 2017University of South Alabama students and faculty provided the human link between satellite maps and computer software programs Fri ... -
The College of Arts and Sciences Welcomes New History Chair
September 26, 2017The College of Arts and Sciences welcomes Dr. David Messenger to the Department of History. Dr. Messenger previously taught at the ... -
The College of Arts and Sciences Welcomes New Chair
September 19, 2017The College of Arts and Sciences welcomes Dr. Phillip Habel to the Department of Political Science & Criminal Justice. Dr. Hab ... -
The laboratory and work of Dr. Glen Borchert, an Assistant Professor in Biology, was recently profiled in the prestigious internat ...
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In a clear demonstration of the potential of incorporating undergraduate training into cutting edge research, 10 undergraduates (a ...
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Graduate Biology Research Students Win ALEPSCoR Fellowships
April 29, 2017Two graduate students in the Borchert Laboratory in the College of Arts and Sciences Biology Department, Valeria King (a Biology M ... -
Two Arts and Sciences students, Madison Tuttle and Bobby Faulk, have been awarded prestigious NSF Graduate Fellowships. Madison is ...
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Dr. Entessar: Middle East Analyst in Demand
March 3, 2017When one thinks about an expert on the Middle East and foreign policy one might not necessarily think the expert is also a connois ... -
Embracing Love One Book at a Time
March 3, 2017Assistant Professor of Chemistry by day and children's novelist by night, Dr. Richard O'Brien works with his "diffe ... -
Jason Guynes wins "Best in Show"
February 28, 2017Muralist Jason Guynes, Professor of Art and Chairperson for the Department of Visual Arts at the University of South Alabama was ... -
College of Arts and Sciences Welcomes New Faculty
February 23, 2017The College of Arts and Sciences is very pleased to welcome thirteen new full-time faculty members this Fall. ... -
A&S Biology Major wins Undergraduate Research Prize
February 22, 2017On October 16, 2015, an A&S undergraduate researcher, Ravi Rajendra, received the top student research poster award during the ... -
Dr. David Forbes Wins National Alumni Outstanding Scholar Award
February 20, 2017Whether it's researching synthetic organic chemistry, working in administration or motivating students to be active researche ... -
Recent Reports Highlight Humanities Majors Career Salary Gains
February 15, 2017Evidence continues to accumulate that humanities (or liberal arts) majors see some of the fastest increases in salary during the c ... -
Biology Professor wins Prestigious NSF Grant
February 6, 2017An Assistant professor in the Department of Biology for the past two years and a graduate from both the University of Tennessee an ... -
South Grad Working to Turn Slums into 'Microcities'
January 30, 2017Jonathan Hursh, '04, founded Utopia, a design and urban planning firm, to help the world's biggest cities harness the po ... -
Catherine Zivanov: Goldwater Scholar, NSF-REU Award Winner
January 30, 2017Catherine Zivanov, a chemistry major, has been awarded a 2014 Goldwater Scholarship. This year, the 271 Goldwater Scholars were se ... -
New Gulf Coast Behavioral Health and Resiliency Center (GCBHRC)
January 20, 2017Dr. Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Professor of Psychology at USA, is the Director of the newly established Gulf Coast Behaviora ... -
Reading Dr. Mark Yates
January 19, 2017Dr. Mark Yates, Associate Professor of Psychology, specializes in psycholinguistics, a field that studies how humans understand an ... -
The Art of Professor Ben Shamback
January 19, 2017The oil paintings of Professor Ben Shamack, Department of Visual Arts, have been included in more than 150 national and regional c ... -
Dr. Lesley Gregoricka, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, could be considered an Indiana Jones. Instead of searching for cursed ...
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USA Graduate Students Win Top Awards at Coastal and Marine Symposium
December 19, 2016Each year Sea Grant holds a graduate student symposium meeting. This year's was in Biloxi and had participants from 6 states ... -
Geography's Changing Nature
November 17, 2016Dr. Carol Sawyer, Associate Professor of Earth Sciences, studies geomorphology, natural hazards, and environmental change. Accordi ... -
Anthropology Major Awarded Middle-Stone Age Research Grant
October 3, 2016USA anthropology major Brittney Highland has been accepted into the 2016-17 Middle Stone Age NSF-REU (National Science Foundation ... -
2014 Dean's Lecture Winner Dr. Ron Kiene
June 27, 2016A Professor in the Department of Marine Sciences and Senior Marine Scientist III at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Kiene was awarded ... -
Marine Science Researcher Studies Tiger Sharks
June 27, 2016Public perception of sharks is often negative as the sea creatures are typically viewed as aggressive eating machines. This percep ... -
AS Graduate Students Win Top Thesis Prizes
June 6, 2016College of Arts and Sciences Graduate students received top honors at the 23rd Annual Graduate Research Forum on March 23, 2016, o ... -
USA Biology Student Wins ALEPSCoR GRSP Scholarship
May 16, 2016A USA Biology student in the Borchert Laboratory in the College of Arts and Sciences was recently awarded the ALEPSCoR GRSP fellow ... -
2016 NAMM Award Winners in Music
May 4, 2016The University of South Alabama Department of Music is pleased to announce its first recipients of the National Association of Mus ... -
Dr. Mara Kozelsky, Associate Professor of History, is an expert on Ukrainian and Russian history. The author of a book on the hist ...