MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 19 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education (ADECE) today announced that Alabama's First Class Pre-K program is once again recognized for the highest quality in today's release of the national report, The 2023 State of Preschool. Alabama is one of only five states in the country to meet 10 of 10 research-based quality standard benchmarks for 2023 and is t more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 19 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Governor Kay Ivey, Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon and the Baldwin County Bridge Company on Thursday announced the signing of an agreement for the state to purchase the Foley Beach Express Bridge in Orange Beach. Thanks to Governor Ivey's leadership, the bridge will become toll free immediately upon ownership change, benefiting Alabamians and visitors alike. "Alabama's Gulf Coast cont more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, April 19 -- Auburn University issued the following news: By Taylor Bright Auburn University's McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security was awarded a $10 million Department of Energy grant in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to create a pilot regional cybersecurity research and operations center to protect the electric power grid against cyber attacks. The total value of the project is $12.5 million, with the additional $2.5 million more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, April 19 (TNSres) -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: Longtime Auburn University Professor Beth Guertal has joined the ranks of Thomas Edison, W.E.B. Dubois and Margaret Mead with her election as a fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Guertal is one of 502 scientists, engineers and innovators from academic institutions, laboratories and observatories, hospitals and medical research centers, museums, corporations, nonpro more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 19 (TNSres) -- Bradley, a law firm, issued the following news release: Bradley is pleased to announce that Christopher A. Bowles, a partner in the firm's Nashville office, has been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL). Founded in 1978, ACREL is a national association of preeminent commercial real estate lawyers focused on service to clients, colleagues, and the profession. Admission is by invitation only after a rigorous screenin more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 19 -- Samford University issued the following news release: Dale Wilger, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Samford University's Howard College of Arts and Sciences, has mentored students through his research projects since 2015. In that time, students and Wilger developed an organic reaction that synthesizes a molecule known as an indenone. "Many different research groups have developed indenone syntheses in the past because these molecules are of more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 19 -- Samford University issued the following news release: On Friday, April 12, Samford University's Brock School of Business announced its faculty award recipients during its 60th annual Scholarship and Awards Ceremony. Each year, the school recognizes faculty members for excellence in the areas of teaching, research and scholarship, and service to the school. The awardees are selected by their faculty colleagues. "The best measure of a great business school is the more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 19 -- Samford University issued the following news release: In April, Samford University Brock School of Business hosted several awards ceremonies recognizing the hard work of its students. During the 60th annual Scholarships and Awards Ceremony held on Friday, April 12, more than $230,000 in scholarships were awarded to deserving business students to apply to tuition for the 2024-25 academic year. Four faculty members were also recognized for excellence in teaching, more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, April 19 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that its series "Love & Marriage: Huntsville" is set to return for an all-new season beginning Saturday, May 4 at 8/7c. The series follows the lives of a group of longtime friends and frenemies with strong personalities and strong opinions who live in Huntsville, Alabama: Melody Rodgers, her ex-husband Martell Holt,  more PR