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State Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Wednesday April 17, 2024 ( 10 items )  

Ala. Gov. Ivey & Other Southern Governors Issue Joint Statement in Opposition to United Auto Workers Unionization Campaign
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 17 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following joint statement on April 16, 2024: * * * Governor Kay Ivey, along with the governors of Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, issued the following joint statement: "We the governors of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas are highly concerned about the unionization campaign driven by misinformation and scare tactics that the UAW has brought into our states. As gov  more

Ceremonial Groundbreaking Commemorates Samford Horizons, Historic Samford University Capital Project
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 17 -- Samford University issued the following news release: On Tuesday, April 16, Samford University held a ceremonial groundbreaking to commemorate phase one of Samford Horizons: A Blueprint for Tomorrow, the university's campus master plan. The massive project, the largest in Samford's history, will result in the addition of a new 513-bed residence hall for first-year students, two smaller residence halls totaling 140 beds for upper division students in Greek lette  more

DCCC Statement on Shomari Figures' Victory in Alabama's 2nd Congressional District Primary Election
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following statement: * * * DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement after Shomari Figures won the runoff primary election in Alabama's newly redrawn Second Congressional District. "Tonight, the voters of Alabama's Second Congressional District chose a proven champion in Shomari Figures to usher in a new era of representation from Mobile to Montgomery. This redrawn district delivers fair repres  more

Tenn. Gov. Lee Joins Coalition of Governors in Opposing UAW's Unionization Campaign
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 17 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following joint statement on April 16, 2024: * * * Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee joined five other governors in issuing the following joint statement opposing United Auto Workers (UAW)'s unionization campaign: "We the Governors of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas are highly concerned about the unionization campaign driven by misinformation and scare tactics that the UAW has brought  more

Two AUM Theatre Students Earn Invite to Kennedy Center's National Festival
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 17 -- Auburn University Montgomery campus issued the following news: Two Auburn University at Montgomery communication theatre students have earned invitations to the national Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) in Washington, D.C., April 22-26. While representing AUM at national KCACTF, communication theatre majors Chason Marvin and Tiara Staples will cultivate new skills and collaborate with theatre professionals in their chosen fields. The an  more

UA, Shelton State Create Bridge Program
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, April 17 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news release: The University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College have signed a memorandum of understanding creating the Shelton State Bridge Program for students transitioning from SSCC to the Capstone. The institutions' leaders held a ceremonial signing at Shelton State's Martin Campus on April 15. The Bridge Program creates a pathway to the University for up to 150 Shelton State students who meet the   more

UAH Student Cyber Team Wins VICEROY National Championship
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, April 17 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Russell Nelson A student team from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, has been crowned national champion in the first Virtual Institutes for Cyber and Electromagnetic Spectrum Research and Employ (VICEROY) National Cyber Competition. The VICEROY Institute is a program of the Air Force Research Laboratory managed by the Griffiss Institute to provide su  more

University of South Alabama Earns National Designation for Cybersecurity Research
MOBILE, Alabama, April 17 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: In a major acknowledgement of its cyber research capabilities, the University of South Alabama School of Computing has been awarded a designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Research by the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security. "The designation places the School of Computing in an elite pool of just over 80 institutions across the nation that are CAE-R designated,"   more

University of South Alabama: Case Study - South Seniors Design a Safer Way To Transport Batteries
MOBILE, Alabama, April 17 (TNSres) -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: For an afternoon of testing at a firing range north of Mobile, a group of University of South Alabama seniors brought a truckload of equipment including a thermal camera, a military-grade box, $518 worth of aluminum-carbon honeycomb and a nifty cartridge heater that can quickly ramp up to 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit. But it was a simple loose wire on a $3 battery box that produced the first hi  more

USA Administrator Named as Faculty at National Institute
MOBILE, Alabama, April 17 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: Dr. Mike Wilkinson, assistant vice president in the Division of Student Affairs at the University of South Alabama, has been chosen as a faculty member for 2024 New Professionals Institute. The New Professionals Institute is the preeminent professional development opportunity for new student affairs professionals in the Southeastern United States with fewer than five years of experience. It is an in  more