Tag: technology
Miles College Receives Grant from Alabama Power for Critical Tech needs
miles.edu
Miles College is receiving a grant from Alabama Power and its parent, Southern Company, to support the Miles College Empowerment Center for Digital Excellence in...
IBM Provides Miles College with $2M For Tech Training
The Birmingham Times
Miles College announced today a $2 million collaboration with IBM to help students and faculty develop technology skills. The partnership will help...
Birmingham City Council Approves $1.3M Police Software; But Some Voice Concerns
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Despite concern from citizens about software for the police department that they say could include facial recognition, the Birmingham...
Waymond Jackson Jr. Hired as First CEO of tech-focused Ed Farm
By Michael Tomberlin
Alabama NewsCenter
Ed Farm has hired Waymond Jackson Jr. as its first CEO.
Short for “education farm,” the tech-focused education and workforce development initiative...
Birmingham residents vote overwhelmingly to renew taxes for city schools
Times Staff Report
Birmingham residents on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to renew the ad valorem property tax that supports the Birmingham City Schools (BCS) system.
According to...
Overcoming Challenges and Finding Success in the STEM Field
By Idrissa N. Snider
For The Birmingham Times
One of the more challenging fields for African Americans remain STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) but there are...
DC Blox Birmingham opens flagship data center in Titusville
By Michael Tomberlin
Alabama NewsCenter
DC Blox has opened its flagship hub data center in Birmingham, the first of what could become a $785 million investment...
Birmingham students awarded scholarships to fuel their studies in technical fields
By Keisa Sharpe
Alabama Newscenter
The Birmingham chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) recently awarded five students scholarships to further their studies.
The mission of...
Diversity in tech: Lots of attention, little progress
By Barbara Ortutay
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The tech industry brought us self-driving cars, artificial intelligence and 3-D printers. But when it comes to...
Shirley Hicks: Focusing on the ‘cool job’ of technology exploration
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Shirley Hicks believes Birmingham can become a leader in technology, but it may take some time.
Originally from Toronto, Canada, Hicks...