Southern Research’s Prosperity Fund is assisting an Alabama startup that sees one of nature’s great recyclers — the black soldier fly – as an instrument to convert chicken poop into […]
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Prosperity Fund works to launch angel investor network for coal counties
The co-founder of Southern Research’s Prosperity Fund said the program to spark job creation and stimulate entrepreneurial activity in Alabama’s coal country is preparing to launch an important new initiative […]
Southern Research evaluates innovative NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE technologies
For more than a year, a Southern Research team has gotten a first-hand look at more than 20 technologies that aim to turn carbon dioxide emissions into valuable products as part […]
Alabama students explore science at STEM Spring Break Camp
Forget the beach or the mountains. One of the coolest places to be this Spring Break is the lab at Southern Research. About 80 Central Alabama students are expected to […]
Southern Research Advisory Board Adds New Members
The Southern Research Advisory Board added three new members – Alexia Borden, Deon Gordon, and Elizabeth Scribner, Ph.D. – at its 1st Quarter meeting on February 23. “This is an […]
Expanded ‘real-world STEM’ program targets student excitement
Southern Research’s expanded STEM education efforts are making a difference in classrooms across Alabama, and even more students are in line to benefit from the program in the coming weeks […]