News across Jefferson County
Alabama school ranks in Niche’s top 25 public schools in the country
🏫 TOP SCHOOLS IN ALABAMA: Niche's annual rankings are out and one Alabama public high school sits among the best in the country.
4 Alabama HBCUs receive $1M gift from Dimon Foundation
📚 ALABAMA HBCU FUNDING: Four Alabama schools have received $1 million each from the James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation.
Auburn receives $579K in federal funding for forest products innovation project
🔋 AUBURN FORESTRY PROJECT: The university has received federal funding for a project aimed at improving energy use for the forest products industry.
2 Alabama schools among best value colleges in the country
🎓 BEST VALUE COLLEGES: Two in-state universities are among the best value schools in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report.
STEM learning: Why it’s important + how students can access it in all 67 AL counties
🔬 STEM IN AL'S 67 COUNTIES: See how Alabama students are getting hands-on with STEM in + out of the classroom, from robotics + animal encounters to field trips and more. BuzzPartner
Auburn named top college in the state, Tuskegee among nation’s best HBCUs
🎓 BEST COLLEGES IN ALABAMA: See where your school sits in the annual rankings from US News & World Report.
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published August 25PRESS ROOM: UAB and Children’s of Alabama Celebrate Five-Year Anniversary of NICU Bookworms
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Children’s of Alabama recently celebrated the five-year anniversary of the NICU Bookworms program. Launched in 2021, the initiative aims to mitigate neurodevelopmental delays in premature and sick newborns by…