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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for 2025-12-13 ( 11 items )  
AI for Good: Auburn Faculty Changing Conversations About Humanity, Technology Within Community (10)
AUBURN, Alabama, Dec. 12 -- Auburn University issued the following news: * * * AI for good: Auburn faculty changing conversations about humanity, technology within community By Charlotte Tuggle, clanews@auburn.edu Faculty from the Auburn University College of Liberal Arts (CLA) and Samuel Ginn College of Engineering want to change the way we talk about artificial intelligence (AI) by drawing on their expertise in the arts, humanities and sciences. People once believed that the invention of  more PR

Auburn Outreach Program Transforms Students, Parents, Mentors (10)
AUBURN, Alabama, Dec. 12 -- Auburn University issued the following news: * * * More than college prep Auburn Outreach program transforms students, parents, mentors Amy Weaver, Office of Communications and Marketing, aew0025@auburn.edu Auburn University Outreach's Young Professionals in Training (YPIT) program is more than a pipeline to college; it's a catalyst for transformation. For five years, it has shaped the futures of middle and high school students across East Alabama, while profoun more PR

Auburn Pharmacy Research Could Transform Care for Veterans, Dementia Patients (10)
AUBURN, Alabama, Dec. 12 -- Auburn University issued the following news: * * * Auburn Pharmacy research could transform care for veterans, dementia patients By Amy Weaver, Office of Communications and Marketing, aew0025@auburn.edu When Sampada Tamhankar arrived at Auburn University to pursue her passion for neuroscience, she never imagined her work would hold promise for thousands of military veterans or even connect to Hollywood star Bruce Willis. A doctoral student in the Harrison College more PR

NRC Renews Browns Ferry Operating License (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: * * * NRC Renews Browns Ferry Operating License The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has renewed for a second time the operating licenses of Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Units 1, 2 and 3 for an additional 20 years, bringing to 10 the number of reactor licenses renewed this year. Browns Ferry's three boiling-water reactors are located in Athens, Alabama. Their renewed facility operating licenses will expir more PR

SMDC Lead Civilian Speaks at Redstone Update (10)
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Dec. 12 -- The Army Space and Missile Defense Command issued the following news: * * * SMDC lead civilian speaks at Redstone Update By Jacob Wologo HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command's senior civilian updated the local community, stating the command will seize opportunities provided by recent transformations in both the Department of War and SMDC to enhance its warfighting capabilities. Richard De Fatta, deputy to the SMDC commandin more PR

SMDC Technical Center Seeks Submissions for Research (10)
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Dec. 13 -- The Army Space and Missile Defense Command issued the following news: * * * SMDC Technical Center Seeks Submissions for Research By Jacob Wologo The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center is seeking white paper submissions covering areas listed in its recently published topics of interest. Institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments and large and small businesses are invited to participate. more PR

Tuberville Calls for Mass Deportation of Radical Islamists (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Calls for Mass Deportation of Radical Islamists * WASHINGTON - Following the shooting of two national guardsmen in D.C. by an Islamic terrorist, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) took to the Senate floor to warn of the growing threat of Radical Islam. Senator Tuberville called on the Trump administration to take immediate action to deport all Islamic terrorists. Read Senator Tube more PR

U.S. Senator Katie Britt Celebrates Trump Administration Decision to Relocate Fannie Mae Offices to Alabama (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Celebrates Trump Administration Decision to Relocate Fannie Mae Offices to Alabama * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee Housing, Transportation, and Community Development Subcommittee, today celebrated the Trump Administration's decision to move several offices from San Francisco, California, to Birmingham, Alabama.  more PR

UAH Researcher Wins $1.2M NSF Grant to Address the Environmental Challenge of 'Forever Chemicals' (10)
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Dec. 13 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH researcher wins $1.2M NSF grant to address the environmental challenge of "forever chemicals" By Russ Nelson Dr. Yu Lei, a professor in the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, a part of The University of Alabama System, has won a $1.2 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study ways to remove and convert per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS ar more PR

UAH Students Named Capitol Scholars for 2026 (10)
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Dec. 13 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH students named Capitol Scholars for 2026 Four students from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have been selected to travel to Washington, D.C., next summer for the University of Alabama (UA) System's 2026 Capitol Scholars program. UAH is a part of the UA System. The program provides exceptional UA System students pursuing government-related careers with immersive summer internships and  more PR

USA Foundation Continues to Support Whiddon College of Medicine Building Construction (10)
MOBILE, Alabama, Dec. 13 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: * * * USA Foundation Continues to Support Whiddon College of Medicine Building Construction Building on its longstanding support of the University of South Alabama, the USA Foundation is providing an additional $9.33 million for construction of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine building, scheduled to open in January 2027. The Foundation's Board of Directors approved the gift -- consisting more PR