The reef fish population in the Gulf is growing ahead of the 2025 red snapper season, according to the University of South Alabama’s annual fish survey. Researchers from the Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences recently completed their annual presentation to the leadership at the Alabama Marine Resources Division on the condition of fish […]

Col. Jonathan Archer said a call to serve led him to the University of South Alabama. The mentorship of a faculty member laid the foundation for a career in police administration. Last month, Archer reached the highest levels in state policing when he was named Alabama Director of Public Safety. “Throughout his years with ALEA,” […]

Four University of South Alabama engineering students recently presented their work at the 102nd Transportation Research Board annual meeting in Washington, including an undergraduate student whose paper on recycled asphalt material has been accepted for publication. “The Transportation Research Board has a high bar on the presentation and paper selection,” said Dr. Shenghua Wu, an assistant […]

The University of South Alabama, in collaboration with the Mobile County Public Schools and Mobile Police Department, announced the launch of SOAR, an initiative focused on reducing youth violence and suicidality. Short for Strengthening Opportunities for Achievement and Resilience, SOAR will be implemented under the umbrella of Operation Echo Stop, the Police Department’s initiative launched […]

The University of South Alabama Center for Archaeological Studies is in the final phase of excavating artifacts to make way for construction of the planned Interstate 10 Mobile River Bridge. South is leading the project with help from the Alabama Department of Transportation and two cultural resource management firms to recover artifacts from archaeological sites before construction. […]

A growing alumni base, combined with committed supporters willing to give, has led to the most successful fundraising year in University of South Alabama history. In all, 4,440 donors contributed $26,147,447 to the University supporting everything from scholarships for social justice to a new USA Health campus in Baldwin County to major endowments for the […]

Drs. John and Sally Steadman have dedicated most of their careers to education and engineering. Now they’re making a commitment to serve those passions for years to come. They have pledged a $3.8 million gift to the University of South Alabama’s College of Engineering. “The Steadman’s gift will greatly expand the College of Engineering’s capability to […]

Dr. John McCreadie, University of South Alabama professor of biology, was recently awarded a $75,000 grant from the State of Alabama to study the distribution and prevalence of ticks and tick-borne diseases in Alabama. The grant builds upon and continues previous work and collaboration with Joel Borden, instructor in USA’s biology department, and Dr. Jonathon Rayner […]

The University of South Alabama is part of a groundbreaking project that seeks to produce potable water from the atmosphere, potentially opening new water sources to everyone from overseas troops to residents of the world’s driest lands. General Electric Research, the research and development wing of the U.S. conglomerate, has received a $14.3 million grant […]

The University of South Alabama will be a part of college football’s 2021 national championship game. Not on the field, but virtually. Seven members of the Jaguar Marching Band will be performing in the College Band Directors National Association Intercollegiate Marching Band. They will join nearly 1,500 performers from 200 bands in 45 states and Puerto Rico, […]

Two years ago, the University of South Alabama received a $467,419 grant from the U.S. Department of Education International Studies and Foreign Language Program to expand existing programs in international studies and modern and classical languages and literature. That grant continues to pay dividends as it funds several different initiatives, including about $20,000 seed money to […]

University of South Alabama alumni Jake and Pat Gosa have pledged $5 million to the University, to be split evenly between the Mitchell College of Business and the College of Nursing. The announcement was made at the USA Board of Trustees meeting on December 3, 2020. “The Gosas are an amazing couple who recognize how […]

The University of South Alabama will lead on a pilot program funded with a $710,000 grant from Columbia World Projects to address wastewater treatment in the rural Black Belt of Alabama. The project aims to demonstrate that better wastewater treatment systems can yield health, economic and environmental benefits for rural communities in the United States […]

Growing up off Dauphin Island Parkway in Mobile, love and support were in large supply for Jaysum Hunter even if money was not. But at age 6, he received a bicycle as a surprise gift, and it was memorable. “That bike gave me a sense of freedom and purpose,” Hunter said. His grandmother played a major […]