TEST.FIX.SAVE a LIFE in ALABAMA CAMPAIGN-To protect the lives of all Americans, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated January 2012 as National Radon Action Month. Exposure to radon gas causes more than 20,000 deaths annually and is the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. Patricia W. Smith, Alabama State Radon Coordinator says that the Madison County communities have been determined to have high levels of radon. In order to reduce the health risks for your family, the Surgeon General and EPA recommends that every home be tested for radon radon. Testing is easy and you can pick up your test kit at the Madison Extension Office located on 819 Cook Street, Huntsville, Alabama for only $5.00. For more information about radon visit our web site: www.aces.edu/radon  or contact the Alabama State Radon Coordinator, Patricia Smith at smithp7@aubun.edu  or 1 (855)257-2366.

Nancy Washington Vaughn, Esq. is pleased to announce the opening of a new law firm, Legal Advantage Human Resources Solutions, LLC, in Madison, Alabama. As President of Legal Advantage Human Resources, LLC, Nancy Vaughn concentrates on providing employment law and human resources law representation and advice to businesses and individuals in Alabama and Tennessee. To obtain additional information about the firm’s practice areas, employee training workshops and other services, please contact Nancy Vaughn at (256) 289-9782 or nvaughn@legaladvantagehrsolutions.com  or visit www.legaladvantagehrsolutions.com

Teams from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and Alabama A&M University will join teams from middle schools, high schools and colleges from 29 states in the 2011-12 NASA Student Launch Projects flight challenge. The teams will design, build and test large-scale rockets in April. "Just as NASA partners with innovative companies such as ATK to pursue the nation's space exploration mission, these young rocketeers pool their talent and ingenuity to solve complex engineering problems and fly sophisticated machines," said Tammy Rowan, manager of Marshall Space Flight Center's Academic Affairs Office .A record 57 teams of engineering, math and science students will take part in the annual challenge in Huntsville, organized by Marshall. Fifteen middle and high school teams will tackle the non-competitive Student Launch Initiative, while 42 college and university teams will compete in the University Student Launch Initiative. The latter features a $5,000 first-place award provided by ATK Aerospace Systems of Salt Lake City, Utah. Each team will build a rocket, complete with a working science or engineering payload, which the team must design, install and activate during the rocket launch. The flight goal is to come as close as possible to an altitude of 1 mile, requiring a precise balance of aerodynamics, mass and propulsive power, NASA said.

The Society for Technical Communication (STC) Huntsville, Alabama Chapter executive meeting will be held on February 1, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. at The Scene Lounge (Monaco Theater). Visit the web site for more information: http://stc-na.org/

The Society for Technical Communication (STC) Huntsville, Alabama Chapter general membership meeting will be held on February 21, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. at The Scene Lounge (Monaco Theater). STC is an individual membership organization dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of technical communication. Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month and all members and visitors are encouraged to attend. Visit the web site for more information: http://stc-na.org/