USA News Archives
The USA Office of Marketing and Communications has provided the following press releases
for use by media outlets. For assistance, contact Lance Crawford, Director of Media Relations.
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Watch 60-Ton Walls Get Lifted Into Place
September 4, 2015See what happens when a crew has to move 39 concrete walls onto the foundation of a new medical building. ... -
Enrollment, Retention Climb
September 3, 2015USA enrolled 16,462 students for the fall 2015 semester, an increase of 2.5 percent. ... -
Haines on USA Today Bestseller List
August 31, 2015A novella by nationally recognized writer Carolyn Haines, assistant professor of English, is part of an e-bundle named to the USA ... -
Vietnam Symposium set for Sept 2, 3
August 27, 2015"Remembering America's War in Vietnam, 1965-2015," will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, in the USA Marx Libr ... -
USA Launches New Active Learning Initiative
August 27, 2015The Active Learning Initiative at South Alabama, known as ALISA, has been launched to change the way students engage with course c ... -
USA Team Wins Airbus Innovation Showdown
August 25, 2015When a new generation of aircraft takes to the skies, it could be that University of South Alabama students will have played a maj ... -
USA Top in State for Tau Beta Pi Scholarships
August 24, 2015Nine University of South Alabama engineering seniors have recently been selected as Tau Beta Pi scholars. No other university in ... -
Dr. Annmarie Guzy, associate professor of English, has been named a Fellow of the National Collegiate Honors Council in recognitio ... -
Students Greeted with Fun, Inspiring Convocation
August 19, 2015New students entered the USA Mitchell Center Monday morning to the upbeat sounds and cheers of the Jaguar Marching Band, the begin ... -
Week of Welcome 2015 Photo Gallery
August 15, 2015The University of South Alabama opened the fall semester with its inaugural Week of Welcome, designed to showcase all the places n ... -
Move-In Day Kicks Off Week of Welcome at USA
August 15, 2015The University of South Alabama's faculty and staff greeted students and opened the fall semester with the first Week of Welc ... -
USA VP to Moderate 'Glass Ceiling' Forum
August 14, 2015Lynne Chronister, vice president for research and economic development at the University of South Alabama, will moderate a women&# ... -
College of Medicine Class of 2019 Introduced
August 11, 2015The University of South Alabama College of Medicine welcomed new faces last week for the Class of 2019's freshman orientation ... -
USA Alumnus Receives Summer White House Internship
August 11, 2015Travis Davis, a 2011 graduate of the University of South Alabama and native of Mobile, has been spending his summer working at the ... -
Singapore Ambassador, Congressman Byrne Visit USA
August 4, 2015Singapore's Ambassador to the United States, Ashok Mirpuri, visited the University of South Alabama on Aug. 4 at the invitati ... -
USA Named One of America's Safest Colleges
July 28, 2015BestColleges.com has named the University of South Alabama one of the nation's safest college campuses. ... -
Davidson High Students Develop Cyber Skills at USA
July 23, 2015About 30 students are attending the University of South Alabama's School of Computing to learn from the experts during the Ge ... -
The School of Computing at the University of South Alabama received official certification recently from the U.S. National Securit ... -
Bro Code Wins National Award
July 23, 2015The University of South Alabama recently received the Collaborative Program of the Year award at The Association of College Unions ... -
Director of Civic Engagement, Service-Learning Appointed
July 15, 2015Kimberly Williams Pettway will begin a one-year appointment as director of the University of South Alabama's Center for Acade ... -
USA Supermileage Car Heads to Gulf Coast Exploreum
July 14, 2015The University of South Alabama Supermileage Car, which beat out dozens of universities for the Design Report Trophy at the 2015 S ... -
The University of South Alabama Police Department recognizes Officer Mallory A. Ambrose, who recently graduated with honors from t ... -
USA Student Honored with Davis Leadership Award
July 10, 2015David Zakrzewski, a sophomore at the University of South Alabama and the corresponding secretary for the Epsilon Alpha Chapter of ... -
USA President Dr. Tony Waldrop, speaking at the announcement of 12 new Manufacturing Communities, emphasized USA's role in ec ... -
The University of South Alabama has initiated a preliminary exploration of the financial, logistical and infrastructural requireme ... -
USA Study Reveals Labor Shortage Pushing Wages Higher in Gulf Shores and South Baldwin County
June 30, 2015A shortage of workers for rapidly expanding jobs in restaurants, hotels, condominiums, retail and entertainment industries in Sout ... -
The University of South Alabama Study Abroad program has received more than $100,000 in scholarship funds, which have been awarded ... -
Marine Sciences Makes Big Splash with New Programs
June 28, 2015Students at USA can now earn an undergraduate minor in marine sciences, and the department also has added a master's degree i ... -
USA MBA Hosts Open House
June 23, 2015The Mitchell College of Business at the University of South Alabama will host an open house and informational session for its mast ... -
Gut Check: Pill Camera Takes Digestive Tract Tour
June 22, 2015With PillCam COLON, developed by Given Imaging, physicians are able to visualize the colon to monitor and diagnose disorders of th ... -
Medical Student Milestone: White Coats for Class of 2017
June 21, 2015During the White Coat ceremony, the students were cloaked with the traditional dress of physicians for more than 100 years. The ce ... -
USA Physician Assistant Students Host Free Clinic
June 18, 2015The 2016 Physician Assistant class at the University of South Alabama offered free health screenings and other health-related serv ... -
USA School of Computing Offers New Doctorate
June 17, 2015This fall, USA's School of Computing will offer its first doctoral program in computing, a unique and multidisciplinary progr ... -
Students and faculty at the University of South Alabama will enjoy a more meaningful, hands-on learning experience about manufactu ... -
South Alabama Athletics Claims Vic Bubas Cup
June 10, 2015On the strength of four Sun Belt Conference championships, the University of South Alabama has been awarded the Vic Bubas Cup as t ... -
The USA Office of Multicultural Student Affairs celebrated a successful program year with the growth of more than 50 new students. ... -
Leslie Weaver, a licensed professional counselor and a national board certified counselor for USA Counseling and Testing Services ... -
The Fanny and Bert Meisler Endowed Professorship in Jewish Studies will expand and deepen the University's relationship with ... -
Dr. Angus McBryde Welcomed Back at USA
June 5, 2015Dr. Angus McBryde has been named professor and interim chair of the department of orthopaedic surgery at the University of South A ... -
The Mitchell College of Business at the University of South Alabama recently hosted leadership seminars on the main campus for th ... -
The University of South Alabama has opened a new frontier of research for the University with the addition of a microscope that wi ... -
Dr. Kelly Dorgan, assistant professor of marine sciences at the University of South Alabama and a senior marine scientist at the D ... -
Medical Students Form Preventive Medicine Team
May 28, 2015Second-year medical students at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine have formed a Preventive Medicine Team. The te ... -
The University of South Alabama recently took part in a trade mission to boost opportunities in education, tourism and commerce be ... -
The University of South Alabama recently recognized students for their outstanding work during the 20142015 school year as me ... -
Mitchell Grants Awarded for Cancer Research
May 26, 2015Three teams of University of South Alabama researchers, all working in collaboration with Mitchell Cancer Institute researchers, h ... -
Seed Funding Planted for New Research
May 22, 2015USA's Research and Scholarly Development Grant Program was created to provide tenure and non-tenure track faculty with fundin ... -
Students, Organizations Recognized for Leadership
May 20, 2015The University of South Alabama held its Student Organization Leadership Awards luncheon recently to honor and showcase campus and ... -
Supermileage Car Ready for Tough Competition
May 15, 2015The public will get a look at USA's supermileage vehicle on Saturday, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., during the College of Engineering ... -
USA Opens Gulf Coast Campus in Gulf Shores
May 12, 2015University of South Alabama academic officials provided community and government leaders with a preview of programs and offerings ...