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News Tipoffs - Alabama Editors Newsletter for Monday February 23, 2026 ( 5 items )  

Cumberland School of Law ADR Team Shines at National Counseling Creators Conference and Negotiation Competition
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Feb. 20 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Cumberland School of Law ADR Team Shines at National Counseling Creators Conference and Negotiation Competition * Students from Samford University's Cumberland School of Law represented the school's Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program with distinction at the 2026 Counseling Creators: Influencers, Artists and Trendsetters Conference and Negotiation Competition, hosted by the University of Miam  more

Samford Social Work Graduate Student Jake Hughes Advances Fieldwork by Securing Grants
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Feb. 20 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford Social Work Graduate Student Jake Hughes Advances Fieldwork by Securing Grants * Jake Hughes, a joint Master of Social Work and Master of Theological Studies student at Samford University, recently completed his first field placement at Fairfield Preparatory High School. While placed there, he served as a mental health coordinator intern and took an uncommon step beyond traditional fieldwork b  more

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approves permit for SSEP pipeline
BOONE, North Carolina, Feb. 20 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approves permit for SSEP pipeline * February 20, 2026 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org Yesterday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit for the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project, an interstate pipeline proposed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC. The Corps' permit, issued   more

UA Breaks Ground for ROTC, Student Veterans Center
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, Feb. 21 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * UA Breaks Ground for ROTC, Student Veterans Center The University of Alabama is continuing its longstanding commitment to provide resources for students training to be part of our nation's armed forces and those who have already served with the construction of a new facility dedicated to the military community. The nearly 20,000 square foot Reserve Officers' Training Corps Fac  more

UA Facility Focused on Water Will Support Research, Economic Development
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, Feb. 21 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * New UA Facility Focused on Water Will Support Research, Economic Development TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The University of Alabama will increase its presence in southeastern Alabama with the UA Wiregrass Hub, a facility supporting research and economic development, student recruitment and community partnerships. The new facility will house the Critical Response and Information Manag  more