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Education

Alabama State receives Carnegie community engagement classification

The prestigious honor placed ASU among only 277 institutions nationwide recognized for exceptional commitment to service and social impact.

January 13, 2026

Opinion

New blood tests that detect cancer at early stages could save countless lives

We know early detection means everything. A multi-cancer early detection test would be a game-changer.

Keshonda Nobles

August 26, 2025

Troy University designated a Carnegie Research University

TROY is among 218 institutions to receive the designation.

April 7, 2025

Alabama organizations scramble after attempted pause on federal grants

Many legal experts say the pause is an illegal impoundment and compromises Congress’s constitutional “power of the purse.”

Chance Phillips

January 29, 2025

Gov. Ivey awards $1.6 million to support research, innovation projects

The University of Alabama received two grants totaling nearly $600,000 to address coal ash disposal in the state.

October 16, 2024

Southern Research opens new Station 41 biotech incubator for startups

The incubator provides wet lab space and office space, shared lab equipment and services to support biotech startup growth.

January 24, 2024

Troy University researcher successfully reduces prostate cancer protein

Jones aims to identify ways researchers can understand the molecular cues that help drive cancer.

July 27, 2023

Governor announces $67 million in GoMESA-funded projects

These projects focus on sewer infrastructure, water quality and recreational access improvements.

July 17, 2023

Opinion

Coming soon to a doctor’s office near you: Cutting-edge research and care

This kind of precision medicine is already happening today, but too few Alabamians are enjoying the benefits.

Josh Carpenter

March 16, 2023

Study: Nearly 2 in 3 Americans believe abortion should be legal

In Alabama, 55 percent of people surveyed supported abortion being legal in most or all cases, while only 12 percent support abortion being illegal in all cases.

Jacob Holmes

March 1, 2023