2019 News Archive

USA Presents Black Alumni Weekend 2019
August 23, 2019

'Come Back, Give Back,' will held Sept. 6-7. Alumni are invited to celebrate the legacy of diversity at South Alabama. ...

Angela Mosley-Johnson, Samantha Lee, Kimberly McWilliams and Hannah Brooks chat during a break in clinical rotations at USA Health University Hospital. The third-year students at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine have been awarded scholarships from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama as part of initiative to improve access to healthcare in underserved areas of the state.

Medical Students Awarded Scholarships
August 23, 2019

Four students at USA College of Medicine awarded Blue Cross Blue Shield scholarships. ...

The College of Nursing at the University of South Alabama has been awarded a $2.6 million federal grant to create a Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Program. The program will be supported through an interdisciplinary effort that includes USA Health Family Medicine and Franklin Primary Health Center.

Nurse Practitioner Residency Debuts
August 22, 2019

The College of Nursing's $2.6 million grant is designed to address a shortage of primary care physicians in underserved communities. ...

Move-in Day at South kicks off “Week of Welcome…and Beyond,” two weeks of special events such as First Night, Convocation, Get on Board Day and the Block Party that highlight South’s campus community.

Home Is Where the Jags Are
August 17, 2019

Students get help with the heavy lifting and settle into campus housing during Move-In Day. Two weeks of activities are planned. ...

Jasmein Davis works in the old federal building in downtown Mobile, where she is an accountant for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District.

#MyFirstJob: Jasmein Davis
August 13, 2019

She loves words, but Jasmein Davis chose numbers in pursuing accounting. It's paying off at the Army Corps of Engineers. ...

Creative solutions to the wastewater problems plaguing some rural Alabama counties could include onsite wetlands. University of South Alabama professor Dr. Kevin White and graduate student Brandon Maliniemi have set up an experimental wetland in a Shelby Hall lab to assess the possibility.

A Guide to a Fix After the Flush
August 13, 2019

An engineering professor and his graduate student are helping rural communities find solutions to widespread sewage leaks. ...

Dr. Alex Beebe, an associate professor in the department of earth sciences, said an adult requires a minimum of about three liters of water each day to survive. The average U.S. citizen uses more than 200 liters every day.

Unusable, Inaccessible and Increasingly Scarce
August 7, 2019

A fourth of the world's population is under extremely high water stress. USA hydrologist Alex Beebe lists six reasons to conserve. ...

Hong Nguyen majored in finance and accounting to earn her degree in business administration at USA Mitchell College of Business. She completed three internships while at South, one at Austal USA where she now works.

#MyFirstJob: Hong Nguyen
August 6, 2019

With three internships and a degree in business administration, Hong Nguyen brings her skills to shipbuilder Austal USA. ...

Tyler Sturdivant, alumnus and instructor in the College of Nursing, is giving back by helping to improve health care for patients. He helped start a color-coded wristband initiative at USA Health University Hospital.

Nursing Instructor's Wristband Research Recognized
July 31, 2019

Tyler Sturdivant's research is recognized by the Nephrology Nursing Journal. ...

Two internships, college courses and involvement in USA’s Society of Women Engineers chapter all helped prepare Kelly Welsh for her job as an engineer for Georgia-Pacific.

#MyFirstJob: Georgia-Pacific's Kelly Welsh
July 29, 2019

As a reliability engineer for Georgia-Pacific, Kelly Welsh minimizes production loss by keeping the machines humming along. ...

Kelsey Gross, University of South Alabama speech-language pathology graduate student, assists traumatic brain injury camp participant Larry Malone Jr., center, while music therapist Fred Ra leads Malone and other camp participants in creating a song using words suggested by the group.

Surviving Traumatic Brain Injury
July 25, 2019

Allied health and nursing students help survivors in the recovery process at the Bright Ideas Traumatic Brain Injury camp. ...

Participants in a summer forum, financed by a $293,914 National Science Foundation REU grant, study pieces of a skull loaned to Dr. Lesley Gregoricak, associate professor of anthropology at South, and Dr. Jamie Ullinger, associate professor of anthropology at Quinnipac University, by the government of the Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah in the UAE. The students collaborate with an interdisciplinary group of dynamic scientists while conducting original research over an eight-week period.

How Did People Live 4,500 Years Ago?
July 23, 2019

College students from around the country hone their research skills studying ancient bones during a summer program at South. ...

Thomas “Reid” Nelson credits South’s Ph.D. program in marine sciences with having the resources and range of expertise in faculty to support his research interests and education. He works in a National Marine Fisheries Service lab with other scientists from UC Santa Cruz.

#MyFirstJob: Thomas 'Reid' Nelson
July 22, 2019

In a lab along the California coast, Reid Nelson researches ways to improve survival rates of juvenile salmon migrating to sea. ...

Dr. T. Grant Glover, seated, demonstrates an early-stage prototype of the next-generation carbon dioxide scrubber being developed for the International Space State. Colleagues Dr. Matthew Reichert, from left, standing; Dr. James Davis and Dr. Kevin West are colleagues on the research project, which is financed by a $1.1 million grant from NASA.

South Awarded $3.8 Million for Ionic Liquids
July 18, 2019

USA researchers are leading the way in developing liquid salt as an environmentally friendly solvent, on Earth and in outer space. ...

Dr. Sarah Koon-Magnin, associate professor of political science and criminal justice, works with volunteers who act as advocates for sexual assault victims. The work is done through Lifelines Counseling Services of Mobile.

Examining the 'Disclosure Experience'
July 18, 2019

The #MeToo movement has brought focus to sexual assault. Dr. Sarah Koon-Magnin works to make talking about it less traumatic. ...

Through undergraduate research, Baraa Mando, a senior in chemical engineering, found an outlet for his love of science, math and computer coding.

Student Spotlight: Baraa Mando
July 17, 2019

From computer games to chemistry, how one South student parlayed his love of programming into serious, scientific research. ...

College of Medicine Part of $50M NIH Grant
July 17, 2019

The USA College of Medicine is one of five academic institutions in the southeast that is part of the Center for Clinical and Translational Science. ...

Summer Undergraduate Fellowships Awarded
July 17, 2019

More than 60 USA undergraduates are working with faculty on summer undergraduate research fellowships. ...

Internal Grants Awarded for Research
July 17, 2019

Previous awardees of internal research grants have gone on to earn nearly $20 million in external funding. ...

Astronaut Edwin "Buzz" E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag. NASA photo.

Fifty Years After 'One Small Step'
July 17, 2019

South's Dr. Carlos Montalvo talks about how we got to the moon five decades ago, and what's next in space exploration. ...

Russell Standridge, a physical therapist in Decatur, Ala., said he gets satisfaction from seeing his patients improve. His clients arrive having faced a variety of medical challenges: from surgeries to athletic injuries to automobile wrecks to neurological disorders.

#MyFirstJob: Russell Standridge
July 15, 2019

With an interest in sports and medicine, Russell Standridge found the 'perfect mix' in a career as a physical therapist. ...

Dr. Devin Stephenson, left, Northwest Florida State College president, and Dr. Tony Waldrop, University of South Alabama president, sign an agreement that adds NWF State College to the list of Gulf Coast institutions that have joined South's Pathway USA program, increasing access to a four-year education for community college students.

NWF State College Joins Pathway USA
July 12, 2019

Northwest Florida State College is the fifth Gulf Coast institution to team up with South to increase access to a four-year degree. ...

Eugenie Sellier, '11, '16, is the director of child nutrition programs for Feeding the Gulf Coast, where she oversees four child hunger relief programs serving more than 20,000 children.

In a Storm's Wake, a Service Focus Emerged
July 10, 2019

Two-time South alumna Eugenie Sellier's career at Feeding the Gulf Coast was inspired in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. ...

#MyFirstJob: Lacey Bolden
July 2, 2019

Lacey Bolden says you never know what will happen in the ER. But with her degree from South, she feels prepared for every patient. ...

South physician assistant graduate students traveled to Peru to help treat patients at risk for cervical cancer. From left are Kaycee Villane of Gulf Breeze, Fla., Cole Stephens of Anniston, Ala., and Tori Moore of Philadelphia.

Meeting Patients Where They Are, in Peru
June 28, 2019

South P.A. students travel to South America to treat patients in a country with one of the highest rates of cervical cancer. ...

2019 News Archive

USA Presents Black Alumni Weekend 2019 August 23, 2019

Medical Students Awarded Scholarships August 23, 2019

Nurse Practitioner Residency Debuts August 22, 2019

Home Is Where the Jags Are August 17, 2019

#MyFirstJob: Jasmein Davis August 13, 2019

A Guide to a Fix After the Flush August 13, 2019

Unusable, Inaccessible and Increasingly Scarce August 7, 2019

#MyFirstJob: Hong Nguyen August 6, 2019

Nursing Instructor's Wristband Research Recognized July 31, 2019

#MyFirstJob: Georgia-Pacific's Kelly Welsh July 29, 2019

Surviving Traumatic Brain Injury July 25, 2019

How Did People Live 4,500 Years Ago? July 23, 2019

#MyFirstJob: Thomas 'Reid' Nelson July 22, 2019

South Awarded $3.8 Million for Ionic Liquids July 18, 2019

Examining the 'Disclosure Experience' July 18, 2019

Student Spotlight: Baraa Mando July 17, 2019

College of Medicine Part of $50M NIH Grant July 17, 2019

Summer Undergraduate Fellowships Awarded July 17, 2019

Internal Grants Awarded for Research July 17, 2019

Fifty Years After 'One Small Step' July 17, 2019

#MyFirstJob: Russell Standridge July 15, 2019

NWF State College Joins Pathway USA July 12, 2019

In a Storm's Wake, a Service Focus Emerged July 10, 2019

#MyFirstJob: Lacey Bolden July 2, 2019

Meeting Patients Where They Are, in Peru June 28, 2019