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National economy a concern for state business leaders

According to a survey taken by the University of Alabama Center for Business and Economic Research, small business leaders throughout the state appear to...

Construction of University of Alabama performing arts center begins

The University of Alabama has raised the curtain on construction of the Smith Family Center for the Performing Art is underway. The center on...

UAH researchers helping solve 60-year-old solar mystery

Researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville have supported a ground-breaking measurement that is helping solve a 60-year-old cosmic mystery. The  question is...

Auburn students fighting hunger with Campus Kitchen

It's a Monday afternoon and student volunteers gather in Lupton Hall for their shift. As they arrive, a shift leader puts them to work...

Montevallo hosting Free App Week till Friday, Preview Day next month

If you've ever been interested in attending the University of Montevallo, now might be the perfect time to apply. The school has announced that...

Stillman College receives $500,000 grant from Google

A partnership aimed at advancing cyber security education and community outreach has recently been formed between Stillman College and Google. As part of the collaboration,...

UNA awarded more than $1.4M in state, federal grants

The University of North Alabama has received more than $1.4 million from the U.S. Department of Education and the Alabama Governor’s Office of Volunteer...

State cyber school gets strong academic footing early; athletics adding facilities

Floating alone on a raft among a sea of A+ grades, the nation’s only high school focused on the integration of cyber technology and...

Largest freshman class boosts Alabama A&M record enrollment

Led by the largest freshman class in school history, Alabama A&M University has reported the largest enrollment in its history. According to the university, 6,633...

Auburn awarded $18.4M grant to help middle-schoolers ‘GEAR UP’

Auburn University recently received a multimillion-dollar grant to help Alabama middle school students "get in gear" for education. The seven-year, $18.4 million grant from the...

UAH climate model provides answer to goal of climate research

A study from the University of Alabama in Huntsville addresses a central question of climate change research: how much warming can be expected from...

Workforce challenges being addressed by industry-community college partnership

A panel of workforce development experts told the Alabama pro-growth policy conference the state will benefit from more collaboration to close real-world gaps in...

Trenholm State joins Innovate Alabama, awarded grant for EV program

Trenholm State Community College has joined the Innovate Alabama Network and received a grant of more than $240,000 to expand its Automotive Service Program...

Auto manufacturers, community colleges team up for scholarship program

Alabama community college students interested in the automotive manufacturing industry can apply for scholarships worth up to $4,000. The new scholarships are made possible through...

Providing HOPE: UA increases behavioral health services availability for rural youth

The University of Alabama will use $3.7 million in new federal funding to expand behavioral health services to rural Alabama youth from ages 5-17...

Application fee waived for Free App Week at UA

The University of Alabama has announced that next week it will waive application fees for all students. Free App Week (Oct. 16-20) is designed to...

Auburn University agriculturalists shaping the future of farming in Alabama

How challenging is it to farm sustainably? The answer is complex. While technological and scientific advancements have improved the resiliency of modern farms, there are...

UAH demonstrates cybersecurity software aboard Lockheed Martin demonstrator CubeSat

The University of Alabama in Huntsville has developed a cybersecurity software for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, the university announced. The...

UAH Nursing researcher to study cardiometabolic disease among Black women in the Deep South

A researcher at the University of Alabama in Huntsville has been awarded a $179,000 subcontract to explore community-based strategies for reducing high-burden chronic disease...

Tuskegee students partner with NFL to design fictional stadium in Birmingham

Tuskegee University has one of the most iconic football stadiums among Historically Black Colleges and Universities - if not anywhere - with its "shed." Now,...

Niche names 25 best private schools in Alabama

Niche recently released its rankings for the top 25 private schools in the state and, unsurprisingly, the state's fours largest cities -Huntsville, Birmingham, Montgomery,...

Worlds Of Work Expo returns this week to Shelton State

The seventh-annual Worlds of Work (WOW) Career Expo will bring industry leaders and education partners together with more than 4,000 students from west Alabama to...

UA, Shelton State team up for new bachelor’s program

The well-established partnership between the University of Alabama and Shelton State Community college was strengthened even more recently after the two schools announced a...

Auburn sets fall enrollment record, reports largest first-year class

For Auburn University, it has been yet another year of record student growth. In fact, for the fifth year in a row, Auburn has set...