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News Tipoffs - Alabama Editors Newsletter for Sunday April 26, 2026 ( 5 items )  

AI Showcased Across Disciplines at 5th Annual Student Research Colloquia
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 24 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * AI Showcased Across Disciplines at 5th Annual Student Research Colloquia * The 5th annual Samford University Student Research Colloquia saw over 170 undergraduate and graduate students gather in Davis Library to present scholarship ranging from the effects of listening to true crime podcasts to evaluations of the athleticism of single-sport and multi-sport youth athletes. The event has doubled in s  more

College of Education Announces 2026 Celebrating Excellence Award Recipients
POCATELLO, Idaho, April 25 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * College of Education Announces 2026 Celebrating Excellence Award Recipients * Each year, the College of Education hosts an annual Celebrating Excellence event to honor deserving faculty, staff, alumni and partners of the College for their significant accomplishments and commitment to excellence in education. We are pleased to announce this year's Celebrating Excellence Award winners. Mahlet Asfaw, College  more

Competitive FLEP Program Leads Army Soldier to Cumberland School of Law
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 24 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Competitive FLEP Program Leads Army Soldier to Cumberland School of Law * The following are opinions of those of Arielle Foster, not the United States Army. Staff Sergeant Arielle Foster enlisted in the United States Army in 2018 as a paralegal specialist, beginning her military legal career. Her journey has taken her from Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorag  more

Levi Bailey Receives Student Preaching Award: 'Embodies the Message of the Gospel'
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 24 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Levi Bailey Receives Student Preaching Award: 'Embodies the Message of the Gospel' * When Douglas Sweeney, dean of Samford University's Beeson Divinity School, called him one day during the spring semester, Levi Bailey was making bulletins for the school's weekly chapel service. Sweeney told him the faculty had picked a recipient for the James Earl Massey Student Preaching award, given each semeste  more

Student Government Renews Tradition by Dedicating Time Capsule for Students in 2050
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 24 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Student Government Renews Tradition by Dedicating Time Capsule for Students in 2050 * Samford University celebrated a tradition dating back half a century, rededicating the university's time capsule for future generations of students to open in 2050. The tradition began in 1976 to celebrate America's bicentennial, when then-president Leslie S. Wright and the student government association decided t  more