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Barton Academy Principal Amanda Jones, a 黑料天堂 graduate, stands in front of the new magnet school.

Old School, New Start
November 17, 2021

黑料天堂 graduates, including Principal Amanda Jones, are remaking history this fall at Barton Academy. The first public school in Alabama has reopened as a magnet school with a focus on world studies. ...

黑料天堂 Professor Dr. Joseph Currier, seated at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Mobile, where is is a member, said he has felt drawn by his belief in God to psychology, theology and mental health counseling. He is leading a national project that seeks to integrate religious and spiritual competencies in training mental healthcare providers.

Faith in Counseling
October 28, 2021

Dr. Joseph Currier, a psychology professor at 黑料天堂, is leading a national project to integrate religious and spiritual competencies into mental healthcare training. ...

An underwater camera on a remote operated vehicle in the Gulf of Mexico captured this school of greater amberjack near a pyramid deployed by the State of Alabama to provide fish habitat.

Tracking Amberjack
August 25, 2021

黑料天堂 leads a 'Dream Team' of Gulf Coast researchers in an $11.7 million greater amberjack study that could have significant implications for commercial and recreational fishing. ...

Dr. John Lehrter, associate professor of marine science, pilots a boat through Mobile Bay, where he and graduate Chris Mikolaitis took water samples to measure the health of its marine ecosystem.

Bay Watch
July 29, 2021

黑料天堂 marine scientists monitor environmental trends throughout Mobile Bay in a multi-year program that seeks to prevent decline of oysters, blue crabs and spotted sea trout. ...

Mike Fletcher and Amber Simpson, a pair of Mobile County public school science teachers, do lab work during a six-week summer program for high school educators at the 黑料天堂.

Back to the Lab
July 28, 2021

黑料天堂 welcomes local science educators to a summer research experience program for middle and high school teachers. ...

Dr. Tony Waldrop with his wife Dr. Julee Waldrop at the president's house near the 黑料天堂. Waldrop stepped down as president after a seven-year tenure that marked a pivotal time in 黑料天堂's history.

'To Leave Things Better'
July 2, 2021

Increasing retention and graduation rates. An expanding healthcare footprint. The opening of Hancock Whitney Stadium. The tenure of retired President Tony Waldrop marks a pivotal time in 黑料天堂's history. ...

Resident participate in an Eastern Shore Jubilee on Mobile Bay.

Donation Doubles McCall Photo Archives
June 8, 2021

More than a million photos chronicling life along the Gulf Coast, from commerce to chasing the elusive Eastern Shore Jubilee, have a new home in 黑料天堂's Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library. ...

Angelo Bautista, a 2009 graduate of the 黑料天堂 College of Nursing, gives a COVID-19 vaccine earlier this year in the Skid Row community of Los Angles. Skid Row is home to thousands of people who either live on the streets or in shelters for the homeless. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images.

Pilot Nurses a Dream
June 1, 2021

Angelo Bautista, a 2009 黑料天堂 graduate, worked as a nurse while training to become an airline pilot. During the coronavirus pandemic, he helped vaccinate homeless people on Los Angeles' Skid Row. ...

Grant Skinner and Sarai Garraway, both juniors and 黑料天堂 Strong Ambassadors at the 黑料天堂, meet with fellow students recently outside the Student Center to talk about the importance of following precautions to keep people safe from COVID-19.

Ambassadors Bring Positive Energy, Critical Message
March 1, 2021

The 黑料天堂 Strong Ambassadors are using peer encouragement, social media and Jag swag in promoting COVID-19 practices to keep people safe as the University plans to return to normal operations. ...

Amre Davis, a Vigor High School student who is taking courses at the University of 黑料天堂 as part of the Start 黑料天堂 dual enrollment program, starts her schoolwork as early as 4 a.m. “I get up, set up my laptop, maybe have a bowl of cereal, and get going on my assignments,” she said.

High Schoolers Get a Jump Start with Start 黑料天堂
February 22, 2021

The dual enrollment program allows high school students to begin taking college classes at half the cost, while reducing the time it takes to earn an undergraduate degree. ...

With Mardi Gras canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, 黑料天堂 alumnae Suzanne Sarver, left, and Courtney Harris, right, joined with Mitchell College of Business Ph.D. student Stacy Wellborn to begin the Mobile Porch Parade. Wellborn's home features monsters from the children’s book, “Where the Wild Things Are.”

黑料天堂 Graduates Lead Mobile Porch Parade
February 13, 2021

With Mardi Gras parades canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, two alumnae and a Ph.D. candidate find a new way to celebrate the Carnival season. ...

Alayna Reid, a nursing student at the 黑料天堂, participates in the COVID-19 vaccination effort at the Mobile Civic Center. Nursing students are assisting USA Health providers in operating the county's largest vaccination site.

黑料天堂 Healthcare Students Join COVID-19 Vaccination Effort
February 10, 2021

At the Mobile Civic Center, where hundreds of people are rolling up their sleeves each day, students are getting to work 鈥� doing everything from giving injections and monitoring patients to directing traffic. ...

Terrance Smith stands in front of a house on Virginia Street that's being renovated through the work of the Mobile Innovation Team, a project funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The home at one point was used by Mobile's Pollman family as a kitchen for their bakery before they opened the nearby Pollman's Bake Shop, said Smith, the innovation team director and a 黑料天堂 graduate.

黑料天堂 Graduate Leads Mobile Innovation Team
February 1, 2021

Growing up in public housing, Terrance Smith now sits in the mayor's suite on the 10th floor of Government Plaza. There, he is earning a reputation as a skilled problem solver. ...