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State Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Friday October 13, 2023 ( 13 items )  

Ala. Commerce Secretary Canfield Heads Alabama Team in Tokyo for SEUS-Japan 45 Summit
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 13 -- Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield issued the following news on Oct. 12, 2023: Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield is leading an Alabama delegation at an international conference in Tokyo this week that seeks to enhance the robust economic and cultural ties between seven Southeastern states and Japan. The 45th annual joint meeting of the Southeast U.S.-Japan and the Japan-Southeast associations, known as SEUS Japan, officially begins today and features a full  more

Auburn College of Engineering: Deputy Director for Research at McCrary Institute Accepts Joint Appointment From Idaho National Laboratory
AUBURN, Alabama, Oct. 13 (TNSres) -- Auburn University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Sydney Watson Marcus Sachs, deputy director for research at Auburn University's McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, recently accepted an incoming joint appointment from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) that will enable Auburn and INL to partake in specific government-funded research proposals that require laboratory and university agreements. "INL is at th  more

Auburn University Receives $18.4 Million Federal Grant for Innovative GEAR UP Achieve Initiative
AUBURN, Alabama, Oct. 13 -- Auburn University issued the following news: By Neal Reid Led by efforts from the College of Education and University Outreach, Auburn University has received an $18.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education to provide greater access and opportunities to more than 6,500 Alabama middle school students. The seven-year grant was awarded to Auburn's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR U  more

Auburn: CADC Faculty Members Named Winners of AIA Chicago's Design Excellence Award
AUBURN, Alabama, Oct. 13 -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: AIA Chicago has announced Xavier Vendrell and Mary English as award winners in the XS (extra small) category of AIA Chicago's Design Excellence Awards. Vendrell and English are both faculty members in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture as well as practicing architects in Chicago. Their entry, "Susan's House," was designed for a client in the historic neighborhood of Lavaca in San Anto  more

Donors Raise Over $414K in Annual Troy Giving Day
TROY, Alabama, Oct. 13 -- Troy University issued the following news: The Troy University family banded together on Tuesday, helping again to surpass the goal set for the University's sixth annual TROY Giving Day. Under the theme "One. Day. One Purpose. One Troy.," the University raised $414,206 from 508 donors from 30 states--and France and Germany--in the 24-hour period, exceeding the $275,000 goal. "The TROY nation always answers our call for support, and we are grateful for all who stepped  more

Fla. A.G. Moody and Coalition of 26 Attorneys General Condemn Hamas Terrorist Attacks on Israel
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 13 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following joint statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * Attorney General Ashley Moody and the attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming released the following joint statement in respo  more

Ga. A.G. Carr, 25 State Attorneys General Release Statement Condemning the Hamas Terrorist Attacks on Israel
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 13 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following joint statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * Attorney General Chris Carr, along with the attorneys general of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming, today released the following joint statement in   more

Iowa A.G. Bird Leads Coalition of State Attorneys General in Statement Condemning the Hamas Terrorist Attacks on Israel
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 13 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following joint statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * Today, Iowa led a coalition of Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming in a joint statement following the terrorist att  more

Kan. A.G. Kobach: KS Joins Coalition of State Attorney Generals in Condemning Hamas Attacks on Israel
TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 13 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2023: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today joined attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming in releasing the following joint statement in respon  more

N.H. A.G. Formella: Statement Condemning Hamas Terrorist Attacks on Israel
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 13 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following joint statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * Attorney General John M. Formella announces today that he along with his fellow Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyo  more

S.C. A.G. Alan Wilson Part of Coalition of State Attorneys General Condemning the Hamas Terrorist Attacks on Israel
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 13 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming in releasing the following joint statement in response to  more

Tenn. A.G. Skrmetti and a Coalition of State Attorneys General Release Statement Condemning the Hamas Terrorist Attacks on Israel
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 13 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following joint statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming released the following joint statement in response to the terrorist   more

University of Alabama: Fecal Microbe Transplants: B. Vulgatus Genes That Correlate With Early Colonization
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Jeff Hansen Fecal microbe transplants from healthy donors can treat patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infections. However, after tens of thousands transplants, little was known about which donor strains provide long-term engraftment, and which engraft early after the transplant. Most failures of fecal microbe transplantation occur in the first four weeks. Recurrent C. difficile infecti  more