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Farmers Federation awards $150,000 to Auburn ag, forestry students

Maggie Edwards -
Eighty Auburn University students reaped the benefits of the Alabama Farmers Agriculture Foundation during the Alabama Farmers Federation annual scholarship reception recently at Lazenby...

Beat Auburn Beat Hunger launches 30th food drive

Austen Shipley -
The Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive is kicking off for the 30th time today at the University of Alabama. “Food insecurity in Alabama remains...

Alabama approves training courses for high schoolers

Grayson Everett -
Good news for Alabama high school students looking to get a head start on their careers. Several no-cost Skills for Success rapid training courses have...

Google engineer ‘in residence’ to lead course at Alabama A&M

Bud McLaughlin -
Alabama A&M has a Googler on its teaching staff, courtesy of the software giant's Google in Residence program. Google announced the 10th anniversary cohort of...

University of South Alabama freshman student population grows

Austen Shipley -
The University of South Alabama has reported near record growth in its first year student enrollment for 2023. Enrollment in this category has shot...

AU alum teachers buck trend by staying in classrooms

Auburn University -
Many Auburn University alumni teachers are bucking the state and national trend that declares as many as 70% of teachers are said to have considered leaving...

Lawsuits against AL officials allege discrimination against disabled children

Austen Shipley -
Six lawsuits that allege "systemic discrimination against children with disabilities" were filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. The...

Inaugural class of rural dental scholars welcomed by UA

Austen Shipley -
Four Alabama students from rural areas of the state have been selected for the inaugural class of the University of Alabama's College of Community...

Auburn No. 1 in state in U.S. News & World Report rankings

Austen Shipley -
U.S. News & World Report has released its list of the 2024 Best Colleges in the country, and a lot has changed in a...

UA welcomes record number of in-state freshmen to ‘Alabama Experience’

Grayson Everett -
More students from within the state and across the country were called to the “Alabama Experience” this fall at the University of Alabama than...

UAH-made sensors provide data in Gulf State Park prescribed-burn decision

Russ Nelson -
Real-time data from soil moisture sensors built at the University of Alabama in Huntsville Earth System Science Center, a part of the University of...

‘Birds, Beats and Bach’ coming to Flagg Mountain

Staff Report -
A special program showcasing Alabama musicians and experts in conversation about the mountain’s ecology and natural history will be hosted this month at Flagg...

Restored fighter jet lands at Madison’s James Clemens High School

Brandon Moseley -
Randy Beavers has just finished the restoration of a TF-9J Cougar fighter jet in his garage. Beavers is not a multi-millionaire adding another piece to his collection or...

Community college nursing apprenticeship helping meet need in Alabama

Alabama Community College System -
Alabama’s historic move to allow nursing apprenticeships through Alabama’s community and technical colleges is helping combat nursing shortages across the state. Since new rules passed...

Bell: University of Alabama’s ‘fundamental’ mission is student success

Grayson Everett -
A few weeks into the fall semester at the University of Alabama, a record-high number of students were walking to and from classes on...

Ivey stresses importance of reading, work ethic to elementary students

Austen Shipley -
Gov. Kay Ivey cleared some time Tuesday to visit with some of the state's youngest students. During a visit to Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary...

UAH students develop water supply system for Nicaraguan village

Russ Nelson -
Electrical engineering senior design students at the University of Alabama in Huntsville recently designed an automated chlorine dispenser to upgrade the water supply for...

Auburn recognized as second-best campus for free speech in U.S.

Austen Shipley -
Auburn University has been recognized as the second best college campus for free speech  after a survey polled 55,000 students throughout the U.S. The survey,...

Ainsworth announces opening of public school grant program

Grayson Everett -
Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth has launched the application process for a $179 million grant initiative targeting public schools across Alabama. The Alabama K-12 Capital Grant...

Phelps elected UA System President Pro Tem

Grayson Everett -
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees elected Scott Phelps as president pro tempore. Phelps of Tuscaloosa was elected during the board's annual...

UA to develop fastest computing system in state

Austen Shipley -
The University of Alabama will be home to the fastest computing system in the state, thanks to funding from the state and federal governments. Sen....

Ivey seeks answers over ‘sexually suggestive’ books in public libraries

Grayson Everett -
Gov. Kay Ivey released a letter to the director of the Alabama Public Library Service, containing questions and strong concerns over the material being...

Alabama’s community, technical colleges not cutting corners to help get people to work

Jimmy Baker -
This Labor Day, a pressing question reverberates across the United States: “Where are the workers?” Alabama shares this concern, grappling with just shy of the...

University of Alabama launches four new bachelor’s degree programs

Grayson Everett -
The University of Alabama will roll out four new bachelor's degree programs for the fall 2023 semester: Business cybersecurity, applied liberal arts, neuroscience, and...
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