Shooting stars: CUSA program champions Huntsville’s career options

A launch occurred at the Conference USA Basketball Championships last week, but it wasn’t a jump shot at the Von Braun Center. Instead, CUSA started its “Stars of Tomorrow‘’ program, an initiative the league devised to combine sports and career development to offer top students from member institutions an opportunity to engage with industry professionals […]

Students, professionals explore genomes at HudsonAlpha Tech Challenge

It was the language of life sciences and cybersecurity: honeypots, hackathon, DNA and the like that are part of the lingo in the world of biology, anatomy, astrobiology and biotechnology. More directly, it was the tongue of genomics — a broader study compared to its cousin genetics — when high school and college students joined […]

City Parks and Rec to host first Teen Career Summit

Huntsville Parks & Recreation is launching a new career path program for area youth. The initiative—the Teen Career Summit 2025—is free for ages 14-18 and takes place on Thursday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Dr. Richard Showers Sr. Recreation Center. The program is designed to give teens the tools they need to plan for […]

Dread Pirate Robotics seek trek from Rocket City to Space City

Taking on the role of underdog but carrying a nickname that sounds more like a group of menacing Caribbean Sea marauders, a group of nine middle and high school students found treasure in their first year as a robotics team. Dread Pirate Robotics has a 19-1 record and capped their first season with a victory […]

HudsonAlpha U night shines light on the latest genomics and biotech discoveries

The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology recently held its first public education event of the year, HudsonAlpha U Night, at The Jackson Center.  At the event, Kelly East, HudsonAlpha’s Vice President for Educational Outreach, shared six stories of recent genomics and biotech discoveries. The stories were selected from several scientific breakthroughs and applications listed in this […]

The Business of Space Conference at UAH: Exploring the evolving role of media in new space economy

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) recently hosted the Business of Space conference, an event dedicated to exploring the intersection of space commerce, media, and economic development. Among the distinguished speakers was Dr. David Livingston, host of The Space Show and executive director of the One Club Week Foundation. Livingston’s presentation delved into the […]

UAH faculty secure $1.35 million Army grant to advance human-AI integration

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Analysis Center has awarded a $1.35 million grant to a team of UAH faculty members to further research in human-systems integration analysis and artificial intelligence (AI). The departments of psychology, computer science, and industrial and systems engineering will each be represented on the interdisciplinary team. “This team has […]

Building the future: Huntsville’s 2025 State of the Schools highlights workforce readiness, teacher support, and student success

Last week, the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce and The Schools Foundation (TSF) hosted their State of Schools breakfast at the Von Braun Center. Huntsville/Madison County Chamber’s 2025 Board Chair Jeff Samz opened the event, introduced notable attendees, and updated attendees on the chamber’s efforts in supporting all three school systems.  “In the Chamber’s 2025 […]

Planting joy: Local small business Botanica offers more than houseplants, gives customers community

Huntsville’s Botanica is a special gem for indoor plant collectors. The shop, located off of Governor’s Drive close to the heart of Huntsville, specializes not only in offering quality plants to customers, but also thorough education on how to take care of the potted flora.  Kitt Campbell, a longtime employee of the store, took over […]

Huntsville’s biotech industry pioneers PTSD identification and treatment

The city of Huntsville experienced a tragedy on February 12th, 2010, when a biology professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville shot six of her colleagues, killing three of them, during a department meeting.  This shooting’s impact reached far beyond Huntsville’s city limits, making national news and leaving millions in disbelief of the cruel […]