AUBURN, Alabama, July 25 -- Auburn University issued the following news: Written by: Preston Sparks, Office of Communications and Marketing Auburn University recently joined the Small Town and Rural Students College Network (STARS) in support of recruitment efforts in small and rural areas. The network -- first announced a year ago with an initial cohort of 16 universities and now doubling its membership to 32 of the nation's most prominent universities and colleges -- creates new pathways to  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 25 -- Auburn University Montgomery campus issued the following news: Auburn University at Montgomery's College of Business has achieved candidacy status with the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) for accreditation of its Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program. The work and contributions of Dr. Michael McEachern, faculty, and staff in the College of Business helped the MHA program achieve CAHME candidacy. According to CAH  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, July 25 -- Samford University issued the following news release: This summer, several Samford University Brock School of Business students and leaders served at the Daniel Summit in Carlsbad, California. The Daniel Summit is a leadership conference that attracts hundreds of men and women within the sports and entertainment industries who share a common goal of using their platform for God. Samford sports marketing and analytics students played an important role in plannin  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, July 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Paola Pinto Prof. Michael Newchurch, faculty in the Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science and a principal investigator in the Earth System Science Center at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), received the NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal on April 24, 2024. Since joining UAH in 1988 as a researcher, Prof. Newchurch's groundbreaking work on air quality and the chemistry of air   more

FRESNO, California, July 25 (TNSres) -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: Could housing prices affect the outcome of the 2024 presidential election? Property values can influence homeowning voters to switch political parties, according to a research article co-authored by Fresno State Professor Andres Jauregui, director of the Gazarian Real Estate Center at the Craig School of Business. "Housing Performance and the Electorate," co-written by Erin Ci  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, July 25 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Russ Nelson Three Space Hardware Club (SHC) teams from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, have placed first, third and fourth nationally in the 2024 International CanSat competition. UAH student teams Shockwave, Snapdragon and Moonracer placed first, third and fourth nationally, while also notching second, seventh and 10th, respectively, in the final i  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, July 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: A 10-year, $40 million federal investment in plasma science and engineering (PSE) efforts in Alabama managed at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has produced tangible results that are very encouraging, according to Dr. Sandra Richardson, the section head for the Research Capacity and Competitiveness Section in the Office of Integrative Activities at the U.S. National Science Foundation. UA  more

AUBURN, Alabama, July 25 -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: Long-term security of U.S. food and fiber production depends upon healthy soils to produce healthy plants. While scientific understanding of the importance of healthy soils has increased greatly, there remains a knowledge gap when it comes to how the soil microbiome contributes to soil and plant health. Audrey Gamble, associate professor at Auburn University and researcher in the Alabama Agricultural Experiment S  more

MOBILE, Alabama, July 25 (TNSres) -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: Dr. Sytske Kimball, University of South Alabama earth sciences department chair and professor of meteorology, will highlight the USA by the Bay Eastern Shore Speaker Series on Thursday Aug. 8, 2024, from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at the Baldwin County Campus, 111 St. James St. in Fairhope. Kimball teaches dynamic meteorology and meteorological instrumentation at the University. Her research   more