MLGW is proposing utility-scale batteries at multiple Shelby County substations to trim peak power costs and help push rate increases past 2030.

Anthropic donated $1 million to CodeCrew to build a larger, AI-focused headquarters at Northside Square with classrooms and an LED‑screen AI lab.

ARPA‑H has awarded St. Jude up to $28.5M to build an in‑vivo gene‑editing platform targeting inherited bone‑marrow failure disorders, with human trials aimed within three years.

St. Jude is recruiting Memphis volunteers for a Phase 3 trial testing a once‑monthly HIV prevention pill; eligibility opens at age 16. The EXPrESSIVE‑11 study compares monthly MK‑8527 with daily PrEP.

Arkansas State will enroll its first DVM class this fall, opening the state's first vet college in Jonesboro and shortening the commute for Memphis‑area students.

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.

A UT Health Science Center article discusses Dr. Liza Makowski's research on the potential cancer risk implications of GLP-1 drugs used for obesity management.

The Germantown Business Summit on AI, with 65 attendees, highlighted leveraging AI for efficiency, featuring keynote speaker Scott Finney who emphasized the necessity of AI integration in business.

The Germantown Business Summit on October 28 will focus on practical AI applications for business, with expert insights, networking opportunities, and a keynote by Scott Finney.

The College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee ranks 12th in NIH research funding, indicating significant research growth and impact in pharmaceutical sciences.

The University of Memphis FedEx Institute held an AI + Cybersecurity Conference, exploring AI's role in cybersecurity and launching a new AI research center.