REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: * * * Accelerating the Edge: Army Contracting Command's Transformative Year of Lethality and Innovation By Maj. Thomas B. Groom The Army Contracting Command marked 2025 by achieving record-setting contract volumes and pursuing digital transformation. ACC proved its essential role as the Army's main buying agent, supporting modernization and readiness at the speed of war. The command executed i more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Dec. 17 -- Auburn University issued the following news: * * * Faculty merge psychology, engineering expertise to address mysteries of the brain By Amy Weaver, Office of Communications and Marketing When Jennifer Robinson and Meredith Reid first crossed paths at Auburn University, few could have predicted the impact their partnership would have. On paper, their backgrounds are worlds apart: Robinson is a psychology professor in the College of Liberal Arts, immersed in the my more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Dec. 17 -- Auburn University issued the following news: * * * How one new Auburn graduate plans to revolutionize child mental health system By Amy Weaver, Office of Communications and Marketing After decades of building a career, raising a family and running a nonprofit, Sheila Sjolseth found herself at a crossroads. Five years ago, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas native packed up her husband and two young boys and moved to Alabama to pursue a doctorate at Auburn Univ more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Dec. 17 -- Auburn University issued the following news: * * * Portable pavilion showcases Alabama resources for construction materials By Kelley Young, Office of Communications and Marketing When the three little pigs built houses of straw, sticks and brick, only the brick house stood up to the Big Bad Wolf. But did that classic fable get it wrong? One group of Auburn University researchers thinks so, and now, they're showing how nature -- in the way of Alabama's grassland more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Dec. 17 -- Auburn University issued the following news: * * * Research team focusing on 'play' collaborates with Huntsvillle children's museum By Kelley Young, Office of Communications and Marketing With the help of their students, three Auburn faculty members are putting their heads together to generate ideas for new exhibits at EarlyWorks Children's Museum in Huntsville, Alabama. While the outcome of their collaboration is detailed and comprehensive, their focus is on a si more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Dec. 17 -- Auburn University issued the following news: * * * Scholarship honors the life of late Auburn engineer By Chris Anthony, Philanthropy Communications In many ways, the through line to Herbert and Nancy Payne's love story is Auburn University. It's where the Anniston natives spent their college years in the early 1960s -- with Herb studying industrial engineering and Nancy pursuing a degree in education. It's where the newlyweds made their first home after marryin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Shomari C. Figures, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Figures Leads House Democratic Transportation, Infrastructure Committee Floor Debate * WASHINGTON - Congressman Shomari Figures (AL-02) Democratic member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee led floor debate on three bipartisan suspension bills aimed at protecting coastal communities and strengthening maritime infrastructure. At the center of the discussion was Congressman  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Shomari C. Figures, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Figures' Bipartisan ESTUARIES Act to Protect America's Coastal Ecosystems * WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02)'s bipartisan Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of America's Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems Act (ESTUARIES Act) (link is external), legislation to reauthorize the Environmental Protection Agency's  more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 17 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release: * * * Lockheed Martin's Pre-Apprenticeship Program Earns Statewide Recognition COURTLAND, Ala., DEC. 16, 2025 - Lockheed Martin's (NYSE:LMT) Manufacturing Basic Skills (MBS) pre-apprenticeship program was recently named a Regional Work-Based Learning Best Practice by the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship, recognizing its success in connecting students with high-tech careers in aerospace m more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation posted the following news release: * * * NFWF Announces More Than $13 Million in New Awards for Restoration Projects in Alabama * WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 16, 2025) The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced the award of more than $13 million in obligations from its Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund (GEBF) for one new project and one amendment for projects in the state of Alabama. Developed in consultation more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation posted the following news release: * * * NFWF Announces More Than $57 Million in New Awards for Restoration Projects in the Gulf * WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 16, 2025) The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced the award of more than $57 million in obligations from its Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund (GEBF) for five new projects and three amendments in the states of Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. This more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued subsequent renewed facility operating licenses to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for the continued operation of Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN), Athens, Alabama. The licenses, numbered DPR-33, DPR-52, and DPR-68, were issued on December 11, 2025, following a comprehensive review process. The commission also prepared a record of decision that supports the move to permit BFN's subsequent operation. The plant is a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Palmer Votes in Favor of Power Plant Reliability Act, Speaks on House Floor * Media Contact: Hope Dawson (link sends email) (202) 225-4921 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06) voted in favor of H.R. 3632, the Power Plant Reliability Act. This bill passed by a vote of 222 - 202. Prior to voting for the Power Plant Reliability Act, Rep. Palmer made the following remarks in f more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Sewell and Figures Call On The University of Alabama to Restore Student Publications * Tuscaloosa, AL Today, U.S. Reps. Terri A. Sewell (AL-07) and Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) sent a letter to University of Alabama President Dr. Peter Mohler calling on the University to restore two student-run publications that were recently suspended ostensibly for state and federal compliance. Sewell and Figu more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 16 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Researchers Show Visual Training Dramatically Improves Cognitive Function After Concussion * "Beyond the cognitive improvements, we're seeing preliminary evidence that PATH training enhances emotional functioning and reduces post-concussive symptoms, meaningfully improving patients' quality of life," added John Shelley-Tremblay, Ph.D., co-author and director of the Experimental Eve more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTO RELEASE: Tuberville Joins Secretary Hegseth for Unveiling of the Sign at the New Headquarters of U.S. Space Command at Redstone Arsenal * HUNTSVILLE - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and members of the Alabama delegation for the unveiling of the sign at the new headquarters of U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama more PR

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news on Dec. 15, 2025: * * * 904th Contracting Battalion strengthens local business ties at Fort Stewart By Tish Williamson Mission and Installation Contracting Command Public Affairs The 904th Contracting Battalion hosted a community outreach event Dec. 9 at Fort Stewart, connecting with local business leaders to expand contracting opportunities in partnership with the Liberty County Chamber of Comm more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Brian Schatz, Colleagues Press AI Companies to Improve Transparency, Commit to Timely Consistent Safety Disclosures * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) called on leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies to improve transparency around the capabilities of their models and the risks they pose to users. In letters to OpenAI, more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Dec. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH researchers lead study suggesting dark matter can be detected in unidentified X-ray emission lines in spectra of galaxy clusters By Russ Nelson Scientists search for "decaying" dark matter (DDM) because it offers unique signatures like specific X-ray or gamma-ray lines or neutrino signals not seen in normal matter, potentially revealing dark matter's particle nature, mass and interactions, more PR