MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 27 -- Auburn University Montgomery campus issued the following news: Auburn University at Montgomery's College of Nursing and Health Sciences has launched a new apprenticeship program in collaboration with Baptist Health and Jackson Hospital to help address the growing demand for nursing professionals in Alabama. AUM's Student Nurse Apprenticeship Program is administered through partnerships with the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship and Alabama Board of Nursing. The p  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 27 -- Community Newspaper Holdings issued the following company news: By Jim Zachary Big changes are coming to the Tribune-Star. Max Jones, editor of the newspaper for the past 24 years, is retiring effective July 15. Alicia Morgan, longtime news/digital editor, and editor of Terre Haute Living magazine has been appointed to succeed Jones as editor. Publisher Beverly Joyce made the official announcement of Jones' retirement and Morgan's promotion to the newspaper's  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 27 -- The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs issued the following news release: Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a grant of slightly more than $680,000 to replace the town of Cottonwood's fire station, which was destroyed by a tornado in January. Leaders of the Houston County town applied for the Community Development Block Grant after a powerful and deadly EF-2 tornado destroyed several homes, businesses and government buildings in the downtown area. The   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 27 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Study: Intake of Snacks and Sweets in a National Study of Built and Social Environments: The REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke Study People living in lower-income neighborhoods and in areas without local food stores eat more snacks and sweets than those in higher-income areas and in neighborhoods with many food stores, a new study shows. Researchers at the University of Michigan and Uni  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, June 28 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will host the HEL Optics Metrology Workshop to improve metrology processes and technologies in high-energy laser (HEL) weapon systems. Registration is now open. The workshop will connect stakeholders from across the region on September 11-12 on the campus of UAH, a part of the University of Alabama System. Registration will close on September 4. The cost is $170. F  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, June 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: Andrew Couch, an alumnus of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has been chosen as a recipient of the 2024 Knight-Hennessy Scholars (KHS) fellowship award at Stanford University, where he is pursuing a Ph.D. in management science and engineering with a focus on decision and risk analysis. Couch earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 2022 and a Master of Science in 2023, both in industrial a  more