U.S. Space & Rocket Center debuts weather exhibit

Huntsville continues to reveal its diversity beyond renown as the Rocket City, though space does play a role in an exhibit unveiled Monday at the most visited tourist attraction in the state. A ribbon-cutting was held for the Baron Critical Weather Institute’s “How We Know The Weather’’ exhibit inside the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. […]

Kalm Therapeutics receives grant to advance steroid alternative research

Kalm Therapeutics’ effort to find an alternative to steroids used to combat conditions such as eczema and psoriasis received a boost in the form of what the company termed a “significant’’ grant. The grant was awarded by Southern Research’s Therapeutics Development Fund (TDF) and could hasten Kalm Therapeutics’ research. “The awarded grant will enable Kalm […]

Moon Tree’s historic journey ends at Monte Sano State Park

From the Marshall Space Flight Center to beyond the Moon, and finally to its final destination at Monte Sano State Park, the most traveled tree seed in history is home. On a cloudy, windy and cold first day of spring, a dedication was held Thursday to celebrate the planting of the “Moon Tree,’’ a pine […]

Innovation Power Hour brings tech, AI, and entrepreneurship to local college

The second HBCU Innovation Power Hour’s spring tour arrived at Drake State Community and Technical College, bringing with it a chance for students to gain hands-on experience and face time with industry leaders and entrepreneurs. The Innovative Power Hour, which was held at Drake State on Monday, is an initiative of The Alabama Collective. Innovate […]

SymbyAI secures new round of funding

SymbyAI, the cutting-edge AI company revolutionizing research and development, has hit a major milestone. The company, founded by Ashia Livaudais, recently secured a $2.1 million seed round at a $15 million valuation. With this funding, SymbyAI is accelerating its growth, expanding its team, and focusing on deploying its AI-powered platform to enterprise clients. Raising early-stage […]

The Right Stuff: Local defense company celebrates success

The Right Stuff is a book from 1979 that was later made into a blockbuster 1983 movie of the same name. Nearly a half-century later, Radiance Technologies CEO William C. Bailey Jr. turned the phrase again during a ribbon-cutting ceremony that drew luminaries from near and far Monday at the engineering contractor’s campus in Cummings […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]