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 assembling meals and preparing pans of food for service. Soon, they’ll deliver meals to Auburn community members and in Lee County. This is the Campus Kitchen at Auburn at work. Campus […]

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 it is hosting a Free Application Week which is set to end Friday. The school also said that it will be offering Preview Day Nov. 10 for students who are interested […]

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, Google has awarded the school a $500,000 grant which will be coming from Google’s Cybersecurity Clinics Fund. The clinics made possible through this fund will provide free security services . […]

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 Services, the school announced last week. The Department of Education provided a Trio Student Services grant and the governor’s office awarded an AmeriCorps State Planning Grant to start an AmeriCorps program […]

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 engineering into all academic disciplines received a report card a report card with just one blemish. A mark of C in sports. That’s according to Niche’s 2024 rankings of Alabama public […]

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 students are enrolled for the fall 2023 semester – a 10% increase over the 2022-23 academic year. Alabama A&M said the enrollment is supported by significant gains in new and […]

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 U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education will go toward the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Achieve initiative. The program will provide increased academic […]

A study from the University of Alabama in Huntsville addresses a central question of climate change research: how much warming can be expected from adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere through fossil fuel burning and other activities as standards of living increase around the world? UAH Earth System Science Center Research Scientist Dr. Roy Spencer […]

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 the pipeline to get jobs filled – and keep them filled.  Alabama’s labor force participation rate has been a priority topic for many state leaders as they see the numbers and […]

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 to focus on Electric Vehicle maintenance. Innovate Alabama is a statewide public-private partnership that assists innovators in establishing roots in Alabama through entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation. The Innovate Alabama Network connects […]

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 a partnership between the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association and the Alabama Community College System. Interested high school seniors, residents interested in attending college, and college students with at least a […]

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 in Pickens County and surrounding areas. “Children and adolescents in rural communities are among the most vulnerable due to limited resources and limited access to behavioral health and substance use services,” […]

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 assist students who may not be able to apply to the school due to financial difficulties. These difficulties can be made worse by the application fee. the university said. It […]

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 challenges that today’s farmers face in adopting conservation practices. Faculty and Alabama Extension specialists in Auburn University’s College of Agriculture work with farmers across Alabama to help them adopt conservation […]

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 software began performance testing on one of Lockheed Martin’s In-space Upgrade Satellite System (LM LINUSS) technology demonstrator CubeSats. The software, Small Satellite Defender, is an intrusion detection system designed for small […]

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 like obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer as part of an overall award totaling $4.2 million. The funding is being provided by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). […]

Tuskegee University has one of the most iconic football stadiums among Historically Black Colleges and Universities – if not anywhere – with its “shed.” Now, architecture students at the university will have a chance to design their own fictional stadium with the NFL’s assistance. Tuskegee’s Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture and Construction Science is […]

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, and Mobile – were home to the largest number of schools on the list. However, simply because a school was located in one of those four cities it doesn’t necessarily mean […]

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 Shelton State Community College this week. “We’re giving students the opportunity to see the careers the West Alabama region has to offer. WOW can change a student’s career pathway for the […]

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 program to provide a “seamless transition” for students transferring from Shelton State to Alabama seeking a bachelor’s degree. “The University of Alabama is committed to creating paths for transfer students to […]

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 a record not only for its highest enrollment ever of 33,000, but it also recorded its largest freshman class – 5,935 students. Auburn University President Christopher B. Roberts discussed why […]

The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences welcomed seven students from around the state to the Rural Medical Scholars Program, which is exclusively for rural Alabama students who want to become physicians and practice in rural communities. The 2023-24 class includes Morgan Bowman of Cullman, Maycie Edmondson of Slocomb, Kayla Harris of Rockford, […]

The University of Alabama Moundville Archaeological Park will become a “City of Life” as it celebrates the cultures of Southeastern Native Americans at the 35th annual Moundville Native American Festival Oct. 4-7. Festival attendees will have the chance to meet Native American artisans, see traditional dances, listen to stories and music, experience the opening of […]

Eighty Auburn University students reaped the benefits of the Alabama Farmers Agriculture Foundation during the Alabama Farmers Federation annual scholarship reception recently at Lazenby Farms in Auburn. AU junior Faith Lane spoke on behalf of her peers and thanked the Federation for its investment in the future of the country. “For more than 50 years, […]