$10 million gift will grow UAB’s criminal justice, entrepreneurship programs
A $10 million gift from J. Frank Barefield Jr. will fund the naming of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Criminal Justice as well as the university’s entrepreneurship program
Auburn to create coastal research station at Orange Beach
Engineering center will study effects of natural and man-made disasters and more.
Faulkner University unveils Regitar USA esports arena
Faulkner University has unveiled the Regitar USA High Res Arena for esports, which contains areas for training, official matches and a spectator theater.
Northeast Alabama Community College plans to add softball
Northeast Alabama Community College has submitted plans to establish a softball team and build a softball stadium on campus.
Grant establishes UAH as high-performance computing hub
A two-year grant of nearly $1 million will establish the University of Alabama in Huntsville as the hub for a statewide high-performance computing group.
UAH receives $1 million to establish chair in College of Engineering
The Ashok K. Singhal Endowed Chair in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is the first endowed chair in the college of engineering at UAH.
Spotlight on Chilton County: Higher Education
The Chilton-Clanton campus of Jefferson State Community College offers several courses, labs and specialty programs like the heavy equipment operator.
Smith donates engineering scholarship to UAH
Huntsville entrepreneur Jan Smith has presented $210,000 to the University of Alabama in Huntsville to establish the Janice Hays Smith Scholarship in Electrical Engineering
Jack to retire as UAB Business dean
Eric Jack, who has been dean of the Collat School of Business at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for 10 years, is retiring as dean.
Advanced manufacturing is focus of new Northeast Alabama Workforce Center
Northeast Alabama Community College’s new $25 million workforce development center will focus on advanced manufacturing programs.