Research News Archive
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Five South Professors Recognized for Research
Drs. Todd McDonald, Alison Robertson, Troy Stevens, Bret Webb and Shenghua Wu are honored at 3rd annual Research & Technology Showcase. ...
October 30, 2024 -
Hair's Half-Million
Dr. Joe Hair, director of the Ph.D. program at the Mitchell College of Business, reaches a milestone when his marketing research articles are cited for the 500,000th time. ...
October 25, 2024 -
South Professor Receives National Grant to Support Hearing Research
Dr. Nicholas Stanley receives a National Institutes of Health grant to conduct research involving patients with communication difficulties. ...
October 15, 2024 -
South Lands Major Grant to Study Equity in STEM Education
Dr. Kathy Thompson secures a $2.7 million NSF grant to promote access and success for diverse learners in STEM education. ...
October 14, 2024 -
Social Justice Awards Fund Faculty Projects for Community Impact
The grant program was created in 2020 to support faculty research on social stratification, environmental justice, health disparities and equity ...
September 23, 2024 -
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Receives $2.5 Million EPA Grant
The Gulf Coast Environmental Equity Center will fund projects focused on improving water quality and reducing pollution. ...
September 9, 2024 -
Pence Wins National Poetry Fellowship
Charlotte Pence, director of the Stokes Center for Creative Writing recently won a $50,000 fellowship from the Academy of American Poets. ...
August 21, 2024 -
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Receives $1 Million Grant to Create Semiconductor Package
National Science Foundation grant will be used to create and develop a semiconductor course package within the College of Engineering. ...
August 16, 2024 -
Archaeology Open House Showcases the Dig
South's Center for Archaeological Studies holds summer open house for students, faculty and staff to see what happens after the dig. ...
August 6, 2024 -
Casting A Wider Net
A $3 million award will expand the South Alabama Mesonet system across more than a third of the state and help provide timely warnings in advance of storms. ...
July 29, 2024 -
'Fishmas' in July
For 35 years, South's marine science students have looked forward to the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo. ...
July 23, 2024 -
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Scientist Receives $300,000 Grant for Alzheimer's Study
Dr. Amy R. Nelson, assistant professor of physiology and cell biology, accepted the award in Columbia, South Carolina ...
July 17, 2024 -
Sending Sentinels Into the Storm
As the hurricane season begins, South's Dr. Bret Webb is part of a research effort that, for the first time, is gathering detailed information about what happens when a storm hits the shore. ...
June 14, 2024 -
Only Scratching the Surface
An anthropology class gets a peek into the past during an archaeological dig in a student's backyard. ...
May 31, 2024 -
Gregoricka Receives Fulbright Scholar Award
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø anthropology professor Dr. Lesley Gregoricka will travel to the United Arab Emirates to examine prehistoric human skeletons. ...
May 14, 2024 -
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Researchers Spot Great White Shark Off Alabama Coast
White sharks are rarely seen in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Researchers named her Miss Pawla, in honor of South's mascot. ...
May 7, 2024 -
A Passion for Tarantulas
Biology major Jorjia Elmore's research on venomous animals is leading her to medical school. ...
April 30, 2024 -
Clean Sweep
Honors College students from South took the top three places in a poster competition for researchers at an Alabama science conference. ...
March 11, 2024 -
Roots of Research
Dr. Tuan Tran wins a USDA grant to study a soil-based pathogen that causes bacterial wilt in plants such as potatoes and tomatoes. ...
November 21, 2023 -
Introducing 'V2G'
South's Dr. Daniela Touma will use AI to help in the development of new technology that allows electric vehicles to feed power back to the utility grid. ...
November 7, 2023 -
South Researchers Honored
Five ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø faculty members were honored at the 2nd Annual Technology and Research Showcase. ...
October 26, 2023 -
'Living Laboratory'
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Foundation has gifted more than a quarter mile of bayfront to the University, opening additional access for teaching and research. ...
September 6, 2023 -
Macro Program for Microplastics
A South assistant professor is leading a $1.9 million research study to learn more about these tiny plastics and reduce pollution in the Gulf of Mexico. ...
June 7, 2023 -
5 Things to Know about Red Snapper
As the red snapper season begins, researchers at South's Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences offer insight on one of Alabama's most popular game fishes. ...
May 25, 2023 -
Galapagos Geography
A South senior uses maps, photos and Geographic Information Science to illustrate her research trip to the Galapagos Islands. Another trip is planned this summer. ...
May 2, 2023