AUBURN, Alabama, Jan. 9 -- Auburn University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Dustin Duncan Walking to school, work, or the grocery store is a daily routine for some Alabama residents. However, in Alabama's Black Belt and other rural counties, high pedestrian crash rates and outdated pedestrian infrastructure have made these critical daily walking trips more dangerous than they should be. Rod Turochy, associate director for Outreach for the Auburn University Transportati  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Jan. 9 -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: The Office of Inclusion and Diversity (OID) encourages faculty, staff and departments to create new opportunities to explore, advance and understand topics that connect to the educational benefits of diversity and inclusive excellence. The Inclusive Excellence Programming Grant is specifically designed to provide support for new, innovative and impactful approaches that advance diversity, equity, inclusion and rel  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Jan. 9 -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: The 2024-25 Undergraduate Research Fellowship application submission period is open now until Feb 15. Students can select from year-long, two-semester, one-semester and summer fellowships, with fellowships starting summer 2024, fall 2024 or spring 2025. The fellowship award period can last until May 2025. More information, how to apply and the submission portal can be found on the Office of Undergraduate Researc  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, Jan. 9 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: The University of West Florida and Coastal Alabama Community College celebrated the launch of a new agreement that facilitates a seamless transition from associate's degree programs at Coastal Alabama Community College to bachelor's degree programs in healthcare at UWF at a signing ceremony on Jan. 8 at Coastal Alabama Community College's Bay  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 9 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Jan. 8, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief, led by the States of Indiana and Alabama, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Roe v. Critchfield. The case involves a challenge to Idaho's S.B. 1100, which augmented privacy and safety standards in public schools. Earlier this year, the Idaho State Legislature passed S.B. 1100. The law requires public schools to   more