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State Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Tuesday April 23, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Maryville Guardsman Heading to National Best Warrior Competition
GREENVILLE, Kentucky, April 23 -- The Tennessee Military Department issued the following news release: A Maryville native and Soldier with the Tennessee National Guard, Spc. Noah Green, has been named Region III's Best Warrior following a competition held from April 14-19, in Kentucky. Green competed against nine other Guardsmen, representing the best from Region III's states and territories. These Soldiers represented Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Car  more

MDC North Campus Student Selected for Prestigious NASA Internship
MIAMI, Florida, April 23 -- Miami Dade College issued the following news release: Nicolas Gonzalez, a first-year student and member of the AI & Robotics Club at Miami Dade College (MDC) North Campus, has been selected for a coveted internship at the prestigious NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The internship spans nine weeks, starting on May 27, providing Gonzalez with an immersive and hands-on learning experience within the heart of NASA's operations. Mentored by Prof  more

TU Students Edge Out Other HBCUs for Top Spot in Business Competition
TUSKEGEE, Alabama, April 23 -- The Tuskegee University issued the following news: Tuskegee University students grabbed first place during the National HBCU/MI Entrepreneurship and Innovation Business Plan Competition held in Atlanta last weekend. The students edged out 22 other HBCUs in developing written business plans that were presented to professionals and entrepreneurs in a "Shark Tank" protocol. The team presented an innovative project of a digital comic book software program to promote   more

Tuskegee Wins $60,000 Home Depot Retool Your School Grant
TUSKEGEE, Alabama, April 23 -- The Tuskegee University issued the following news: Tuskegee University has won a $60,000.00 campus improvement grant in the 2024 Home Depot Retool Your School contest. With this latest win, Tuskegee University also received what is called the Record Smasher Award, having the most wins. The university has won twelve grants totaling $440,000.00 over the past fifteen years to improve student life on campus. Kym Holland, Coordinator of Alumni Affairs, stated, "Receiv  more

UAH Astrophysics Research Advances Understanding of How the Light of Gamma-Ray Bursts is Produced
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, April 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Russell Nelson Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are intense bursts of gamma radiation, typically generating more energy in a few seconds than the Sun will produce over its ten-billion-year lifetime. These transient phenomena present one of the most challenging puzzles in astrophysics, dating back to their accidental discovery in 1967 by a nuclear surveillance satellite. Dr. Jon Hakkila, a researcher from T  more