Academics News

Dr. Tyler Sexton, who overcame a childhood diagnosis of cerebral palsy, and Bettye R. Maye, an educator, civil rights activist and longtime University of South Alabama Board of Trustees member, will address USA graduates during Spring Commencement ceremonies.

South Ready For Spring Commencement
May 1, 2018

Dr. Tyler Sexton, a USA-trained pediatrician with cerebral palsy, and longtime educator Bettye R. Maye to speak to graduates. ...

USA Common Read/Common World Selects 'Just Mercy'
April 27, 2018

Bryan Stevenson, author of 'Just Mercy,' is the co-founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery. ...

Nursing student Carole Aomo, performs CPR on a simulated human patient with the assistance of nursing and physician assistant students during a real-time mass casualty drill at the University of South Alabama.

Actors as Victims, Manikins as Patients
April 20, 2018

Nursing and allied health students experience controlled chaos during a drill ending in the soon-to-be expanded simulation lab. ...

University of South Alabama senior design project team members, from left, Ali Alshehri, Martin Aquirre, Jacob Franklin and Emily Robertson review their redevelopment plans for Stewart Park. Theirs was one of four teams of South engineering students whose senior design project was to redesign components of selected city properties in Mobile.

Planning the Rebirth of a City Park
April 17, 2018

Four teams of 17 engineering seniors design projects that could breathe new life into city spaces, including Stewart Park. ...

Dr. Gayle Davidson-Shivers, professor of instructional design and development in the College of Education and Professional Studies, collaborated on the second edition of 'Web-Based Learning: Design, Implementation and Evaluation.'

Professor Co-Authors Web-Based Learning Book
April 16, 2018

Dr. Gayle Davidson-Shivers collaborated on the second edition of 'Web-Based Learning: Design, Implementation and Evaluation.' ...

Dr. David Meola, the Fanny and Bert Meisler Professor of Jewish Studies, holds the journal “Der Jude,” created by Dr. Gabriel Riesser and published in the 1830s to advance Jewish emancipation throughout the German states.

Minor Added in Jewish and Holocaust Studies
April 12, 2018

A new minor in Jewish and Holocaust Studies will be offered beginning this fall in the College of Arts and Sciences. ...

South computing students, from left, Luke Madison, Kane Hollingsworth, Chase Helms, Brett Graves and Seth Benson will compete in the third annual Department of Energy Cyber Defense Competition.

South Students Compete in National Cyber Defense Competition
April 6, 2018

Computing students will face off with students from other universities in the annual Department of Energy-sponsored competition. ...

Brittney Highland completed a National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates fellowship in Africa. "I got to see a part of the world I never thought I would get to see, and I made friends from another country.”

When Opportunity Holds for Political Unrest
April 3, 2018

Brittney Highland's all-expenses-paid anthropology expedition to Africa was postponed, but well worth the wait. ...

USA Writer-in-Residence Frye Gaillard, right, is filmed by Preston Sullivan in Chattanooga, Tenn., for the documentary "Journey to the Wilderness." Photo courtesy of Mike Letcher.

South Writer's Book Made Into Documentary
April 2, 2018

The film 'Journey to the Wilderness,' based on Writer-in-Residence Frye Gaillard's book, debuted April 5 at the Marx Library. ...

Science writer Elizabeth Kolbert is the author of “The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History,” which won the 2015 Pulitzer Price in general nonfiction. Photo: Nicholas Whitman

Pulitzer Prize Winner to Visit South
March 28, 2018

Science writer Elizabeth Kolbert, who won the award in general nonfiction for her book about mass extinction, will speak April 4. ...

The University of South Alabama community banded together to show that they are #SouthProud during the inaugural USA Giving Day on Thursday, March 22. During the 24-hour fundraising initiative, a total of $364,368 was raised from 957 donors to support Student Success, Excellence in Health Care, USA Athletics and the MacQueen Alumni Center.

$364,368 Raised During USA Giving Day
March 23, 2018

Gifts from the inaugural event will support student success, USA Health, athletics and the MacQueen Alumni Center. ...

Christopher Powell, accompanist with the Mobile Opera, and Dr. Laura Moore, USA associate professor of music and director of Choral Activities, lead singers from three groups in a Wednesday rehearsal before this weekend's performance with the Mobile Symphony Orchestra.

USA Concert Choir to Perform with MSO
March 21, 2018

South singers and other vocal groups will join the Mobile Symphony Orchestra for an anniversary performance, March 24-25. ...

South Counts Down to 24-Hour Giving Day
March 19, 2018

Donors will have the opportunity March 22 to give to student success, health care, athletics and the MacQueen Alumni Center. ...

Peyton Posey, a University of South Alabama junior who has been named Alabama's civil engineering student of the year, will begin a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship at USA focused on hurricanes and coastal engineering.

Meet State's Top Civil Engineering Student
March 16, 2018

Peyton Posey: Alabama's civil engineering student of the year, community volunteer, honor society inductee and mom. ...

Dr. Lesley Gregoricka, assistant professor of anthropology, enlists the help of students when she does forensic recovery for local law enforcement. Bottom photo: Gregoricka works a case with the Mobile Police Department where remains were found. The body was of a homeless person who died of natural causes.

Closing Cases by Unearthing the Past
March 13, 2018

Dr. Lesley Gregoricka and her students offer forensics expertise when law enforcement discovers human remains. ...

Dr. Jingshan Huang, left, professor of computer sciences, and Dr. Glen Borchert, an assistant professor of pharmacology and biology, are two USA researchers working in the field of informatics. The two have collaborated on projects.

Making Sense of Big Data
March 12, 2018

USA researchers mine data with targeted questions to develop real-world applications and solve complex problems. ...

Dr. Peter Wood, professor of music, said he's been able to take the lessons he's learned by playing the trumpet he built and help students as they practice to become better musicians.

The Call of His Own Trumpet
March 12, 2018

Dr. Peter Wood, professor of music, built his own trumpet with a hammer and sheet metal. It's made him a better musician. ...

Mahan Lecture: Untold Stories of the Enslaved
March 8, 2017

Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar will speak March 13 at the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public. ...

Antonio Carter, an anthropology major, has been selected as an IDEAS scholar by the American Association of Physical Anthropologists.

Anthropology Major Named IDEAS Scholar
February 26, 2018

Antonia Carter was selected as an IDEAS Scholar by the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. ...

Dr. Kyre Lahtinen, assistant professor of finance at the University of South Alabama’s Mitchell College of Business, is the faculty advisor to the Jaguar Investment Fund, South's student-managed investment fund.

Six Investing Tips for a Turbulent Market
February 21, 2018

Want to know how to time the market? Don't bother trying, says South's Dr. Kyre Lahtinen, who instead advocates consistency. ...

The library opened in its own building on Sept. 15, 1968, and an extensive addition and renovation was completed in March 2003. It was designated the Marx Library in 2013.

University Libraries Celebrate 50 Years
February 20, 2018

South's libraries begin a year-long celebration that will showcase their resources, future plans and five decades of service. ...

Tilly, left, played by Emily Ericson, and Agnes, played by Abigail St. John, perform in the Theatre USA production of 'She Kills Monsters.'

Theatre USA to Present 'She Kills Monsters'
February 16, 2018

The contemporary comedy will run from Feb. 16 to Feb. 24. Tickets are available. ...

Dr. Martin Parsons is the founder and former director of the Research Centre for Evacuee and War Child Studies at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom.

Expert to Discuss War Effects on Children
February 14, 2018

Dr. Martin Parsons will speak Feb. 20 as a guest of the USA Center for the Study of War and Memory. ...

Erick Wricklund, right, a junior music major at the University of South Alabama, plays under the direction of Doc Severinsen, the longtime 'Tonight Show' bandleader. "The man is a legend," Wricklund said. "I learned a lot from it."

Learning From a Music Legend
February 12, 2018

South students and other young musicians are critiqued by longtime 'Tonight Show' bandleader Doc Severinsen. ...

USA Launches Gulf Coast Internship Academy
February 12, 2018

Students will get leadership development, housing and experience in a variety of fields in jobs across south Baldwin County. ...

Academics News Archive

South Ready For Spring Commencement May 1, 2018

USA Common Read/Common World Selects 'Just Mercy' April 27, 2018

Actors as Victims, Manikins as Patients April 20, 2018

Planning the Rebirth of a City Park April 17, 2018

Professor Co-Authors Web-Based Learning Book April 16, 2018

Minor Added in Jewish and Holocaust Studies April 12, 2018

South Students Compete in National Cyber Defense Competition April 6, 2018

When Opportunity Holds for Political Unrest April 3, 2018

South Writer's Book Made Into Documentary April 2, 2018

Pulitzer Prize Winner to Visit South March 28, 2018

$364,368 Raised During USA Giving Day March 23, 2018

USA Concert Choir to Perform with MSO March 21, 2018

South Counts Down to 24-Hour Giving Day March 19, 2018

Meet State's Top Civil Engineering Student March 16, 2018

Closing Cases by Unearthing the Past March 13, 2018

Making Sense of Big Data March 12, 2018

The Call of His Own Trumpet March 12, 2018

Mahan Lecture: Untold Stories of the Enslaved March 8, 2017

Anthropology Major Named IDEAS Scholar February 26, 2018

Six Investing Tips for a Turbulent Market February 21, 2018

University Libraries Celebrate 50 Years February 20, 2018

Theatre USA to Present 'She Kills Monsters' February 16, 2018

Expert to Discuss War Effects on Children February 14, 2018

Learning From a Music Legend February 12, 2018

USA Launches Gulf Coast Internship Academy February 12, 2018