Called a “one-stop shop” for research and testing by Maj. Gen. Jason Cothern of the Huntsville-based Missile Defense Agency, the new Auburn University Applied Research Laboratory features the nation’s first university-led space electronics testing facility. Cothern made his remarks during Tuesday’s ribbon-cutting of the 50,000 square-foot facility in Huntsville’s Cummings Research Park. He was joined […]
Yorktown Systems Group’s $51.5 million contract award leads this week’s list of Huntsville defense contract announcements. The local company’s $51,565,132 firm-fixed-price five-year contract provides warfighter training support services for the Air Force Academy. The work will be performed at the academy and is expected to be complete by Aug. 2, 2031. Other Huntsville contract announcements: […]
Just a month on the job, the new dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Alabama in Huntsville is excited about the future. And he’s not willing to let the highly successful nursing program rest on its past laurels. “I’m extremely proud of our faculty and staff,” Dr. Hyochol Brian Ahn said. […]
A donation from a Huntsville aerospace and defense company to the University of Alabama in Huntsville is expected to pay off for students and the city, UAH officials said. Astrion recently awarded $75,000 to UAH’s College of Science to support the school’s anechoic chamber initiative, a facility where students will test antennas, sensors and radio […]
Huntsville is called a “smart city” and that isn’t an overstatement. The Rocket City is one of the nation’s most highly educated cities. Nearly 47.2% of adults age 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Its three four-year universities – Alabama A&M, University of Alabama in Huntsville, […]
Drake State Community & Technical College, in partnership with Trenholm State Community College and Lawson State Community College, has been awarded a $500,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for a project named the Semiconductor Exposure, Exploration, and Development (SEED): Collaborative to Broaden Participation in STEM Education. The grant award period runs from October 1, 2026, […]
Eight years after Huntsville bet that live music could become an economic development tool, a new report says the gamble is paying off. According to the 2026 Huntsville Music Audit, unveiled Tuesday at Mars Music Hall, the city’s music economy generated an estimated $278.2 million in economic output last year, supported 3,047 jobs, and contributed […]
The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology annually hosts its Memory & Mobility Update, an educational event designed to keep the public informed (free of charge) about its latest advances in neurodegenerative disease research. HudsonAlpha Director of Communications Sarah Sharman moderated this year’s program held on June 23 at the Jackson Center. The event featured presentations from […]
Lockheed Martin received a contract valued at more than $35 billion to produce THAAD missiles, the Department of Defense announced. “This award reflects our shared vision with the Department of War to strengthen America’s Arsenal of Freedom through a transformational shift to multiyear procurement,” said Tim Cahill, president, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. “This […]
The “snap, crackle, pop” that some of us wake up to in the morning – no, not the cereal – may be a thing of the past. According to a study by University of Alabama in Huntsville researchers, ultrasound therapy may help accelerate tissue repair for joint injuries and some cases of osteoarthritis. Their findings […]
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