MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed a proclamation to set special election dates for Alabama House District 27. This seat was previously held by Wes Kitchens, who won the Alabama Senate District 9 seat on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Governor Ivey set the special primary election for Tuesday, April 2, 2024; the special primary runoff, if necessary, for Tuesday, April 30, 2024; and the s  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Jan. 24 -- Alabama Senate Republicans issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2024: * * * The Alabama Senate Republican Caucus welcomes Wes Kitchens as the newly elected state senator for Senate District 9 after the special Republican primary election earlier this month. Kitchens took the oath of office at the Marshall County Courthouse today, Jan. 23, and will assume his position in the Senate immediately. "I am incredibly excited to welcome Wes Kitchens to the Al  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 25 -- Ameriprise Financial, a provider of investment advice, asset management and insurance capabilities, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) announced today that financial advisor Roberto Vargas has moved his practice from J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. where he managed over $100 million in client assets. Vargas chose to join Centennial Financial Services, a financial advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Ser  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Jan. 25 -- Auburn University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Jeremy Henderson A successful Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) proposal funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) will soon significantly boost researchers at Auburn University's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) in model-assisted qualification for additive manufacturing (AM) by establishing microstructure-property relationships in AM metallic materials. T  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Jan. 26 -- Auburn University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Auburn University is home to the No. 1 online computer science bachelor's degree program in the country. Best Colleges, an online organization which annually recognizes national institutions, listed Auburn above all others when its 2024 rankings were released on January 23. Through student-driven surveys taken in 2023, Best Colleges ranked respective programs based on a formula measuring affordab  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- Auburn University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Dustin Duncan The breadth and depth of Auburn University's Transportation Research Institute (AUTRI) faculty, staff and students were on display at the 103rd annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) conference held Jan. 7-11 in Washington, D.C. The TRB conference is the largest transportation conference in the United States, with more than 12,000 attendees, and draws in top industr  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Jan. 24 -- Alabama State University issued the following news: The Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) Summit is a landmark, first-ever series of events being held in Montgomery on January 25 - 26. Many of the inaugural events will be held on the campus of Alabama State University and will center on the issues of digital equity and broadband connectivity, student workforce opportunities, minority and women-owned business growth, research development grants, and rural-urb  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Jan. 25 -- Samford University issued the following news release: Bruce Nichols, who served as the director of the Executive Education program in Samford University's Brock School of Business for more than 15 years, retired in December 2023. Since 2008, Nichols' leadership of the program increased exposure for Samford University and Brock School of Business, through which the program benefited dozens of organizations and business faculty members. Under his direction, the   more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Jan. 25 -- Samford University issued the following news release: Samford University's Office of the Provost Distinguished Lecture series returns on Thursday, March 14, in partnership with Howard College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biblical and Religious Studies. Nijay K. Gupta, PhD, a professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary, will be the guest speaker. He will give two lectures, one in Reid Chapel and later in Brock Forum, on his upcoming book, Strange Religio  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Jan. 25 -- Samford University issued the following news release: The provost's office will be sponsoring a Faith and Learning lecture series Feb. 8 -9. Todd C. Ream, PhD will be our guest speaker. Ream serves at Indiana Wesleyan University as professor of humanities, executive director of faculty research and scholarship, and as senior fellow for programming for the Lumen Research Institute. He also serves as the senior fellow for public engagement for the Council for Chris  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: Currently used Food and Drug Administration-approved transplant drugs -- with the addition of an also already FDA-approved complement inhibitor -- are the optimal immunosuppression regimen for pig-to-human kidney transplants, according to a landmark discovery by University of Alabama at Birmingham investigators. The peer-reviewed research is published today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. "T  more

TUSKEGEE, Alabama, Jan. 25 -- The Tuskegee University issued the following news: It is with deep sorrow that Tuskegee University announces the passing of Dr. Cesar Fermin, a distinguished former member of our academic community. Dr. Fermin, who served as the Associate Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, and Provost, passed away in his home country, the Dominican Republic, on Monday, January 22, 2024. "Dr. Cesar Fermin was a beacon of knowledge and  more

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: The University of Alabama is one of 18 institutions across the nation chosen for the first-ever investment to accelerate the translation of academic research into solutions with societal and economic impact that grow the nation's economy. The United States National Science Foundation selected UA for a four-year, $6 million cooperative agreement through the new Accelerating Research Translation, or ART  more

FLORENCE, Alabama, Jan. 25 -- The University of North Alabama issued the following news release: Through the North Alabama Public Service Training Center (NAPSTC), the University of North Alabama is helping to provide critical de-escalation training for local and regional law enforcement and other first responders, helping them make a difference in their communities while promoting research collaboration and best practices. The training is the result of a two-year Department of Justice - Offic  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: In a collaborative effort led by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine, researchers examining how the evaluation of cholesterol levels, awareness of high cholesterol levels, and lipid-lowering therapy varied between 2011 and 2020 among individuals with severe dyslipidemia found that only one in three individuals with severe dyslipidemia took statins, in a recent   more

MOBILE, Alabama, Jan. 25 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: The University of South Alabama College of Nursing and USA Health will work together to address child abuse and sexual assault through a $497,158 federal grant to establish the South Kids Intervention and Prevention Services (SKIPS) program. It will be a comprehensive center for pediatric and adolescent forensic examination services. According to a recent community health needs assessment, residents  more

MOBILE, Alabama, Jan. 25 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: The University of South Alabama has announced the inaugural class of 10 LevelUP Fellows, representing eight different academic disciplines and two student support areas. South Alabama's LevelUP Quality Enhancement Plan, a campuswide initiative, prepares students for careers or further studies. The fellows are faculty and staff members who help students develop the skills that employers value most.   more