Boeing Reaffirms Commitment to HBCUs with $8 Million Investment Through Thurgood Marshall College Fund

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Today, Boeing (NYSE: BA) and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) announced a new $8 million, multi-year partnership to support the development of future technical talent. The Boeing l TMCF partnership renewal will support campus recruitment initiatives, career immersion activities, TMCF Leadership Institute programming and student scholarships at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through 2026. “Our company’s […]

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Vector Community Scholars Fund Awards $80,000 to Local Students

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Huntsville, AL – Eight local high school seniors were each awarded a $10,000 scholarship during the annual Vector Wealth Strategies (VWS) Community Scholars Fund Scholarship Banquet Tuesday, May 10 at The Ledges in Huntsville. This year’s scholarship recipients are Aparna Bhooshanan, Emma Colavita, Anna Grider, Noah Gurley, Lauren Hoffarth, Javon Jennings, Jeremiah McDow and Trinity […]

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Huntsville Population Boom Poses Challenges and Opportunities for Schools

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It’s no secret that Huntsville, and Madison County as a whole, is the hottest scene in Alabama right now. The 2020 Census revealed that the county’s population had grown to 215,006, up from 180,105 just ten years prior.  The city of Madison increased its population by more than 25% in that same time period, and […]

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HATCH 2022: HudsonAlpha’s 5th Annual Tech Challenge

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Solving biotechnology’s stickiest issues continues to be an ongoing challenge for the scientific community.  For local high school students, college students, and some of the area’s professionals that recently participated in HudsonAlpha’s 5th Annual Tech Challenge (HATCH 2022), not only was there the possibility in gaining satisfaction in finding solutions, but there was also the […]

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Open House Alert: HudsonAlpha Showcases its BioSkills Program

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School’s out for the summer in just a matter of days, and for those with a strong interest in STEM, HudsonAlpha will be hosting an open house on Thursday, May 26th. This event will present to high school students and their parents an overview of the BioSkills program.  This event promises to provide participants with […]

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Drake State, WGU Enter Partnership to Facilitate Continuing Education

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Huntsville-based Drake State and Community Technical College has formally entered into a partnership with online, non-profit institution Western Governors University, to provide Drake State alumni and employees with affordable plans for four-year and graduate degree programs.  Dr. Kimberly Estep, WGU’s Southeast Regional Vice President, represented the online institution at a signing event held at Drake […]

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Drake State, NASA Partner to Train Huntsville Teachers

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Drake State Community and Technical College will be selecting 25 teachers from Madison County middle schools and high schools to participate in a training program to educate students about NASA and STEM opportunities.  “It’s a collaboration between NASA, Drake State, and local schools,” Drake State Student Success Specialist Tiffany Green told the Huntsville Business Journal.  […]

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Recharge: Online Mental Health Resource for Educators

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It’s no secret that the past two years have been a one-two logistical and psychological punch for those in the field of education. Whether it be in-class, remote, hybrid, masked or no masks, every day presented new challenges for educators. The ‘New Normal’ has been anything but. Normally accustomed to working under pressure, teachers have […]

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UAH’s Office of Technology Commercialization Connects Innovators With Investors

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Huntsville is known for the advanced technology of its defense sector, with firms developing bleeding edge advancements in fields as varied as computer engineering, hypersonic ballistics, and material science.  Since the advent of the Space Age, Huntsville has invested a great deal of resources into developing the intellectual infrastructure that has made this concentration of […]

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Drake State CSI Program Partners Students with Industry

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As the demand for skilled technicians continues to grow, Drake State and local industry partners are teaming up for a win-win-win proposition. The Drake State CSI (Connecting Students with Industry) Advanced Industrial Maintenance (AIM) Program will match five companies with the right students as they pursue a two-year technical associate degree.  The CSI program combines […]

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