OAKMAN, Alabama, Nov. 29 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2023: Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday kicked off her broadband tour at Oakman Middle School in Walker County, announcing the statewide progress being made in expanding high-speed internet. "As I've said many times, our mission to give all Alabamians the ability to access high-speed internet is a journey, not a short trip," said Governor Ivey. "I'm proud to say that we're making great progress acros  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Nov. 29 (TNSres) -- Auburn University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Nick Sellers, who served in a variety of leadership positions within the Southern Company umbrella for more than 20 years, has been named chief operating officer (COO) for Auburn University's McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security. In this newly created role, Sellers -- vice president at Alabama Power from 2012-23 -- will oversee day-to-day operations of the inst  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Nov. 29 -- Auburn University issued the following news: By Laura Schmitt Auburn University's Institute for Real Estate Development (IRED), which provides industry practitioners with executive education and serves as a link between the university and all major sectors of the real estate community, has announced its inaugural leadership team. The Institute is a partnership between the College of Architecture, Design and Construction and the Harbert College of Business. John Ben  more

CHICAGO, Texas, Nov. 29 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2023: NewsNation, the fastest-growing network in primetime cable news, today announced that it will present special programming ahead of the fourth Republican Party presidential primary debate on Wednesday, December 6, from 8-10 p.m. ET. NewsNation anchor Elizabeth Vargas will moderate the debate, alongside SiriusXM Radio's Megyn Kelly and The Washington Free Beacon's  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 28 -- The New York University School of Law issued the following news: In November, sixty students from NYU Law and other New York University graduate schools spent two days in Montgomery, Alabama, visiting the offices of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) and several historical sites as part of the course "Narrative Strategies for Racial Justice and Equality," taught by Bryan Stevenson, University Professor and Aronson Family Professor of Criminal Justice. Stevenson founded EJI  more

TROY, Alabama, Nov. 29 -- Troy University issued the following news: For more than 16 years, Troy University's Dr. Halil Akbas worked in law enforcement in his native Turkey. There, he managed national and international projects relating to immigration, human trafficking and border security. After being seriously injured during a terrorist attack in Turkey, he learned first-hand the risks police officers and agents face in the line of duty. With a master's degree in justice administration fr  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Nov. 29 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Ann Marie Martin The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will award an estimated 1,025 degrees during its fall commencement ceremonies on Monday, Dec. 11, at the Von Braun Center. UAH is part of The University of Alabama System. The ceremony for the College of Education, College of Engineering and College of Nursing will begin at 10 a.m. The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; the Colleg  more

FLORENCE, Alabama, Nov. 29 -- The University of North Alabama issued the following news release: Approximately 800 students are set to graduate from the University of North Alabama on Dec. 8-9 during five ceremonies that will take place in Norton Auditorium. Peggy Sellers Benson, Executive Officer of the Alabama Board of Nursing, will provide the address for the Dec. 8 ceremonies, which will include graduate and undergraduate students in the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions   more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Nov. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Russ Nelson Dr. Sean Freeman, a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has been awarded a $366,000 Department of Energy (DOE) grant to examine how atmospheric conditions such as winds, humidity, temperature and aerosols impact the growth of thunderstorms and the severe weather they produce within the Southeast. Dr. Freeman, an assistant professor in the College of Science at U  more

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, Nov. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: Participants from West Alabama have the opportunity to enroll in the largest long-term study of early brain and child development in the United States. Researchers at The University of Alabama are part of a national initiative to gather a large cohort of participating families to better understand how the brain develops. Researchers want to understand the effects of exposure to social factors, substan  more

MOBILE, Alabama, Nov. 29 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: Behavioral health experts on the Gulf Coast will benefit from a federal grant recently awarded to the University of South Alabama's College of Nursing. The grant will help train more nurse practitioners and school counselors to serve youths and young adults. This $1 million, two-year grant will help expand the Gulf Coast Region's Team-Based Trauma-Informed Integrated Behavioral Health Workforce Educa  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Nov. 29 -- Auburn University issued the following news: The United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Hunger Solutions Institute (HSI) in Auburn University's College of Human Sciences a nearly $4 million grant for the 2023 Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives program (HFMI 2023), the second award to HSI since 2022. With this three-year award, HSI will continue leading development and testing methods to increase the purchase and consumption of qual  more