MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Dec. 1 -- Alabama State University issued the following news: The National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture at Alabama State University is proud to announce its upcoming online event, the "Ralph D. Abernathy Civil Rights Lecture Series: The 68th Observance of the Montgomery Bus Boycott." This enlightening and thought-provoking virtual lecture will take place on Monday, December 4, at 6 p.m., streaming live on YouTube (@ASUCenterforCivilRight  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Dec. 1 -- Auburn University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Dustin Duncan Kanak Parmar envisions spacecraft autonomously navigating themselves using artificial intelligence (AI). Parmar, a doctoral student in aerospace engineering in Auburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, shared her vision during a presentation at the American Astronautical Society (AAS) von Braun Space Exploration Symposium in Huntsville on Oct. 27 after receiving the   more

AUBURN, Alabama, Dec. 1 -- Auburn University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Joe Majdalani, the Hugh and Loeda Francis Chair of Excellence in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, recently delivered the 2023 von Karman Lecture in Astronautics, a prestigious lectureship hosted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The plenary is named after Theodore von Karman, a world-renowned authority in aeronautics and astronautics. In 1932, von Karman crea  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- Auburn University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Joe McAdory Symone Alexander wants to translate tiny spider anatomy into biomechanical systems. What are the engineering parameters involved? How much weight can the limbs grip? Could this information be replicated into operational devices that positively impact society and science? As principal investigator of the study, "Ultrafast Gripping and Release Mechanisms in Slingshot Spider L  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Dec. 1 -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: The Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work and the Office of Sustainability recently hosted the annual Social Justice Lecture Series with keynote speaker Catherine Coleman Flowers. With more than 175 guests in attendance, the lecture was Flowers' first in-person lecture at a university in Alabama. Catherine Coleman Flowers is an internationally recognized environmental activist, MacArthur "genius" g  more

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, Dec. 1 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: University of Alabama seniors Anika Cho, of Beaverton, Oregon, and Owen Emerson, of Huntsville, are two of 12 college students from around the nation to receive the U.S.-Ireland Alliance's George J. Mitchell Scholarship. The Mitchell Scholarship, named to honor former U.S. Senator George Mitchell's contribution to the Northern Ireland peace process, is designed to introduce and connect generations of future Am  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Dec. 1 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Ann Marie Martin Kristian Erskine will graduate from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) with a master's degree in public affairs and policy on Dec. 11. Before becoming one of 2023's success stories from the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHS), he faced failure in his first major but found the wisdom and resilience to stage a comeback. Erskine entered UAH, a part of the Universi  more