The Chilton/Clanton Public Library celebrated its partnership with the Alabama Supercomputer Authority with a recent visit from their staff, state elected officials and community leaders.
In the News 10/26/2020 - Alabama Supercomputer Authority Visits Library
In the News 10/21/2020 - APL Hosts ASA Legislator Meet Greet Monday
The Alabama Supercomputer Authority (ASA) held a legislator meet and greet at the public libraries in Atmore and Brewton on Oct. 19, 2020.
In the News 10/06/2020 - Eclectic Library Now Equipped with Better Internet Service
The Eclectic Public Library is among several public libraries in Elmore County and throughout the state that recently received faster and expanded internet services thanks to the Alabama Supercomputer Authority.
In the News 09/30/2020 - State Officials Aim to Offer Free WIFI to Rural Libraries
Representatives with the Alabama Supercomputer Authority, along with Rep. Mike Holmes (R- Wetumpka) and Rep. Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville), Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock, and many others gathered at the Tallassee Community Library on Friday, Sept. 25, to celebrate the library's newly expanded free Wi-Fi access through ASA.
In the News 09/02/2020 - Library Now Equipped with Faster Better Internet Service
Alabama Supercomputer Authority partners with Wetumpka Public Library to offer high-speed internet services that reach beyond the walls of the library.
In the News 08/29/2020 - ASA Speaks on Internet Access
Several officials gathered Wednesday at the Athens-Limestone County Public Library to greet members of the Alabama Supercomputer Authority.
In the News 08/29/2020 - Free Internet A Good Thing
Alex City Outlook provides their perspective on the impact of free Internet services provided by Alabama Supercomputer Authority.
In the News 08/28/2020 - Horseshoe Bend Receives Free Internet Service
Officials and community members meet on Thursday, On Friday, August 27, 2020, at Horseshoe Bend Regional Library to announce free internet service provided by Alabama Supercomputer Authority.
In the News 08/15/2020 - Cullman County Libraries Celebrate Fiber Internet Connections
On Friday, August 15, 2020, state and local leaders met at the Cullman Public Library to celebrate the improved internet access being provided by a statewide network connecting public libraries in all areas of Alabama.
In the News 08/15/2020 - Statewide Network Providing Faster Internet Speeds for Public Libraries
On Friday, August 15, 2020, state and local leaders met at the Cullman Public Library to celebrate the improved internet access being provided by a statewide network connecting public libraries in all areas of Alabama.
In the News 06/09/2020 - ASA Connecting Libraries and Communities in Alabama
Already serving 600 locations and over 550,000 students, the Alabama Supercomputer Authority is utilizing its “Alabama Research and Education Network” (AREN) network to expand its capabilities with a project to connect 144 public libraries across the state of Alabama.
In the News 05/05/2020 - UAH Boosts Search for COVID-19 Drugs Using HPE Cray Sentinel Supercomputer
University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) professor of biological science Dr. Jerome Baudry is collaborating with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to use HPE’s Cray Sentinel supercomputer to search for natural products that are effective against the COVID-19 virus. The UAH and HPE partnership is in addition to the Baudry Lab’s collaboration with a COVID-19 compound search led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee and the lab’s work with the Alabama Supercomputer Center.
In the News 04/26/2020 - Coronavirus Accelerates Alabama’s Access to Telemedicine
In early 2020, Senate Minority Leader, Bobby Singleton (D - Greensboro) reached out to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) and Alabama Supercomputer Authority (ASA) to work together on rural healthcare pilot program to help resolve the issue of underserved populations facing access barriers to healthcare.. A pilot project was planned to access Federal funding through the FCC Rural Health Care Program to help fund internet access to healthcare facilities.
In the News 04/21/2020 - Senators work with Supercomputer Authority to Expand Telehealth Options
The Alabama Supercomputer Authority utilizes the FCC E-rate Program to offer internet services to eligible educational facilities in the State to save them more than $10M each year, ASA looks forward to expanding to healthcare facilities in 2021.
In the News 04/20/2020 - Coronavirus Pushes Telemedicine Efforts, Access in Alabama
The Alabama Supercomputer Authority approached by Sen. Bobby Singleton (R-Greensboro) earlier this year about possible federal money to launch a rural healthcare pilot program at about 15 sites around the state.
In the News 03/23/2020 - Scientists Use Supercomputer to Test Virus Drugs
UAH Baudry Lab scientists who collaborate with the Alabama Supercomputer Center are "working with a team leveraging the power of the world's fastest supercomputer to screen possible treatments for the coronavirus Covid-19".
In the News 03/04/2020 - High speed Internet Available to Arley Library Users
Representative Tim Wadsworth and Librarian Jennifer Stewart, stand beside the new box installed at the back of the Arley Public Library. The fiber optic line which feeds the new high speed internet will come through this box.
In the News 02/13/2020 - Speeding Into the Future
Local and state representatives gathered with Library board members and reps from Alabama Supercomputer Authority at the Luverne Public Library to mark the library’s new high-speed internet capabilities.
In the News 02/11/2020 - Upgrades Will Improve Library Internet
Faster internet speeds are coming to the Chilton/Clanton Public Library through the Alabama Supercomputer Authority.