REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: * * * Army Open Solicitation: Pathway for Innovation By Bridget Lynch, U.S. Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (December 9, 2025) - The U.S. Army is undergoing a significant transformation in its acquisition processes, prioritizing the rapid integration of commercial technology and the delivery of innovative solutions to the force. Central to this ev  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Dec. 10 -- Auburn University issued the following news: * * * Late nursing professor's inspiration lives on in undergraduate researcher By Kelley Young, Office of Communications and Marketing When Madison Beavers signed up for the College of Nursing's animal-assisted therapy course back in 2021, she didn't realize she was about to meet the mentor who would set her career path in motion: Stuart Pope, a beloved nursing faculty member who passed away in 2023. "The day after I   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR, CAIR-Alabama Say Sen. Tuberville's Latest Anti-Muslim Statements, Celebration of Muslim Student's Being Denied Educational Facilities 'Unworthy of His Office' * The Alabama office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AL), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Ala.) latest   more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Dec. 10 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: * * * From UAPB to Alabama: Mari'Neisha Hardrick's Journey of Purpose into Graduate Studies Mari'Neisha Hardrick, a student at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), where she honed her voice, strengthened her purpose, and learned the power of storytelling, is preparing to take the next bold step in her journey. The UAPB Department of Multimedia Communication (DMMC) Fall 2025 graduat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Coast Guard authenticates keel for offshore patrol cutter Pickering * WASHINGTON The Coast Guard authenticated the keel for the future Coast Guard Cutter Pickering during a ceremony Monday in Mobile, Alabama. Keel authentication is a time-honored shipbuilding tradition marking the formal start of a vessel's construction. During the ceremony, the sponsor's initials are ap  more