MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Nov. 17 (TNSres) -- Alabama State University issued the following news: * * * University Undergrad Tammia Jacobs Named Nationwide HBCU Communication Fellow * * * A Mass Communications student at Alabama State University has been named by the National Communication Association (NCA) to be an HBCU Communication Fellow. Tammia Jacobs was selected in a nationwide effort by the NCA to enhance diversity within the communications arena by targeting Black college students from H  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Nov. 17 -- The Alabama Securities Commission issued the following news: The Alabama Securities Commission (ASC) issued a Cease and Desist Order against GS Partners Global (GS Partners), WealthBuilders Worldwide (WealthBuilders), GS Partners Chairman of the Board Josip Heit, and representatives of the companies located in Alabama: Nathaniel Hines, Jr., Jeanette Hines, Del Lewis, and Diana Lewis, to prohibit the companies and individuals from further offers and sales of unreg  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Nov. 17 (TNSres) -- Auburn University's College of Engineering issued the following news: The newly reinforced pipeline between Auburn Engineering's next-generation resources, faculty and students, and Huntsville-based defense agencies is officially on full blast. Partnered with leading Huntsville energy consultants Trideum Corporation, the new Auburn University Applied Research Institute (AUARI) will facilitate a $1.1 million award supporting the U.S. Army Redstone Test Cent  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Nov. 17 -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: Auburn faculty member Verena Paepcke-Hjeltness has been named one of three facilitators for the World Design Organization's (WDO) Youth Designers Circle. Paepcke-Hjeltness is an associate professor of industrial design in Auburn's School of Industrial and Graphic Design (SIGD). As a facilitator, Paepcke-Hjeltness will work with 35 designers from around the world over the next two years to contribute to WDO's miss  more

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, Nov. 17 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce posted the following news on Nov. 16, 2023: Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa plans to invest $280 million to support current and future operations at the Tuscaloosa County rolling mill, the Tuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority announced today. The investment will expand current product lines and add a new product line to Nucor's steel coil and plate offerings in Tuscaloosa County, where it employs over 400 workers. The proje  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Nov. 17 -- Auburn University's College of Engineering issued the following news: William Nist loves a fast-paced environment. This made him a perfect fit for his Co-op with Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) in its manufacturing facility in Valdosta, Georgia. Nist, a senior in chemical engineering, was named the Auburn Engineering 2023 Vandegrift Co-op Student of the Year. Established in honor of the former director of Auburn University's Cooperative Education (Co-op) prog  more

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, Nov. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Bryant Welbourne Dr. Joyce Alexander has been named the next dean of The University of Alabama College of Education and will begin her tenure Jan. 3, 2024. Alexander comes to UA from the American Educational Research Association in Washington, D.C., where she served in a dean-in-residence education research policy fellowship. She previously served as dean of the Texas A&M University College of Ed  more