MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 26 (TNSfund) -- Alabama State University issued the following news: The much anticipated return of the beloved Labor Day tradition of "Jazz on the Grass" (JOG) has been funded by a grant of more than $11,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The concert sponsor, Alabama State University's WVAS 90.7 FM, received the grant on May 24. WVAS Station Manager Candy Capel will serve as the project manager of the grant. She explained that the timing of the NEA's f  more

ENTERPRISE, Alabama, May 26 (TNSper) -- Enterprise State Community College issued the following news: Starting Fall 2023, soccer players and enthusiasts will have the opportunity to play the sport at ESCC through the College's Soccer Club, led by part-time coach Cade Stinnett. Stinnett has a long history with the sport, starting at a young age with travel soccer and playing year-round all the way through high school before starting his coaching career. He began coaching as a volunteer assistan  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 26 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce posted the following news: Kronospan, a leading producer of wood panel products, announced plans to invest $350 million to open an Oriented Strand Board (OSB) manufacturing plant on its Alabama production campus as part of an expansion that will create 125 jobs. Once the growth project is completed, Kronospan will employ 600 people at the Oxford site and its total investment in Alabama will exceed $1 billion. "This is not only   more

MOBILE, Alabama, May 27 (TNSawa) -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: In a constantly changing world, University of South Alabama Associate Professor of Spanish Dr. Zoya Khan works diligently to ensure her class discussions, materials, assignments and projects are evolving and engaging to all of her students. Because of her dedication, diligent work and pedagogical strengths, she is the recipient of the 2023 Alabama Educator of Excellence Award for Spanish (Post  more

MOBILE, Alabama, May 26 (TNSacc) -- Spring Hill College issued the following news release: Spring Hill College is pleased to announce the master's degree program in nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), http://www.ccneaccreditation.org. This accreditation allows students enrolled in nursing programs to have a direct path to earning a master's degree. The College currently offers Entry-Level BSN, RN TO BSN, and now MSN. The RN-BSN and MSN programs are on  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, May 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: Female recipients of a left ventricular assist device tend to have worse clinical outcomes compared to their male counterparts, according to a study in Circulation: Heart Failure from researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine. "Patients who develop end-stage heart failure have two advanced heart failure therapies available to them: a heart transplant o  more

ATHENS, Georgia, May 27 (TNSpar) -- The University of Georgia College of Engineering issued the following news release: The University of Georgia College of Engineering will serve as one of eight university partners with nonprofit research institute RTI International to establish a new Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC) to help communities across the Southeast advance environmental justice. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded th  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 20 (TNSper) -- The Alabama Department of Commerce posted the following news: Gary Walton Jr., a community and economic development professional whose experience includes working on strategic innovation initiatives, has joined the Alabama Department of Commerce's business development team as senior project manager. Walton joins Commerce as Alabama's lead economic development agency seeks to build on record levels of inbound investment in 2022 and accelerate the creation  more