University leaders will sign a pact on April 20 to form the Mid-South AI Research Consortium, aiming to pool research and boost Memphis' AI capacity.

A suspected Iran‑linked cyberattack plunged Stryker into a global outage on March 11, locking staff out of systems and wiping some devices. Memphis offices are among those connected to the disruption.

Dr. James Dale was awarded Innovator of the Year by UT Research Foundation for his work on a vaccine against Group A streptococcus, which causes rheumatic heart disease. His partnership with Moderna could revolutionize mRNA vaccine development.