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Southern universities teamed in automotive alliance
Associated Press – May 17
In an initiative hitched to auto companies growing fond of the South, seven universities in the region have joined in an automotive research alliance. The seven universities — Tennessee, Auburn, Clemson, Mississippi State, Alabama, Alabama at Birmingham and Kentucky — are all in states with automotive manufacturing plants and suppliers.

State universities join to research automotive industry
Birmingham Business Journal, East Bay Business Times, Mass High Tech – May 16
The University of Alabama, Auburn University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham are partnering with four other Southeastern universities to provide research resources to automotive manufacturers and suppliers.

State colleges may enroll Iraqi natives
The Birmingham News – May 17
…Iraqi embassy in Washington, said he communicated recently about the program with University of Alabama's graduate dean, David Francko.