WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- George Washington University issued the following news: The Alabama Supreme Court ruled last week that frozen embryos are children. This decision not only immediately impacts the Mobile fertility clinic, allowing two wrongful death suits to proceed; but, also those seeking in vitro fertilization and reproductive treatments. If you would like more context on the matter, please consider Sonia Suter, The Henry St. George Tucker III Dean's Research Professor of Law; The Kaha  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Following the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling last Friday that frozen embryos are children, Northwestern Medicine infertility experts are available to discuss what this could mean for the future of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in Alabama and nationally. "Equating a fertilized egg in a lab with a child born at full term or a fetus gestating in a womb is nonsensical, dangerous and carries gra  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Feb. 22 -- Samford University issued the following news release: Students from Samford University Cumberland School of Law competed in the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy regional competition in Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb. 14-18. Two teams from Cumberland School of Law won all three of their preliminary oral arguments and third-year student Chotsani Holifield was the third best advocate in the competition. Two Cumberland School of Law teams joined teams fr  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Feb. 22 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Ann Marie Martin The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) awarded Bachelor of Science degrees to the first graduates from two new degree programs in 2023: engineering technology in the College of Science and child, family and community development in the College of Education. UAH is a part of The University of Alabama System. Seven students received their degrees in engineering technology after comple  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Feb. 22 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Ann Marie Martin A small drone lands in the center of a square defined by four orange cones. Its blades stop spinning. Medical personnel approach and carefully remove the small box attached to its underside. They take the contents to a scene of controlled chaos where nurses are evaluating patients to determine the severity of their injuries. That drone could have been transporting life-saving medication or  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: Dr. Phillip Ligrani, Eminent Scholar in Propulsion at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has won the 2024 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Henry R. Worthington Medal for developing innovative micro, millimeter and macro-scale pumping devices. Ligrani's innovations are beneficial to a variety of applications, such as transporting biological samples without significant alterati  more