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Alabama Supercomputer Authority Visits Library

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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ASA Speaks on Internet Access

Several officials gathered Wednesday at the Athens-Limestone County Public Library to greet members of the Alabama Supercomputer Authority.

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Free Internet A Good Thing

Alex City Outlook provides their perspective on the impact of free Internet services provided by Alabama Supercomputer Authority.

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Officials and community members meet on Thursday, August 27, 2020, at Horseshoe Bend Regional Library to announce free internet service provided by Alabama Supercomputer Authority.

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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.

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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.
 

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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.

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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.