▁U . S . ▁Space ▁& ▁Ro cket ▁Center , ▁NASA ' s ▁Marshall ▁Space ▁Fl ight ▁Center ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁key ▁government , ▁military , ▁and ▁a eros pace ▁ag encies . ▁Tul lahoma , ▁T N ▁contains ▁Arnold ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base . ▁The ▁base ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Arnold ▁Engineering ▁Development ▁Complex ▁( A ED C ), ▁the ▁most ▁advanced ▁and ▁largest ▁complex ▁of ▁flight ▁simulation ▁test ▁facilities ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁National ▁High ▁Mag net ic ▁Field ▁Labor atory ▁in ▁T alla has see , ▁Florida , ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁labor atory ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁magnet ism . ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina ▁is ▁currently ▁construct ing ▁a ▁research ▁campus ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Columbia , ▁and ▁the ▁university ▁is ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁only ▁National ▁Science ▁Foundation - fund ed ▁Indust ry / Univers ity ▁Cooper ative ▁Research ▁Center ▁for ▁F uel ▁C ells . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁High er ▁education ▁ ▁The ▁region ▁includes ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁notable ▁univers ities , ▁public ▁and ▁private , ▁whose ▁research ▁ex ert ▁influence ▁glob ally . ▁Chief ▁among ▁these ▁are : ▁▁ ▁Alabama ▁State ▁University ▁ ▁App al ach ian ▁State ▁University ▁ ▁A ub urn ▁University ▁ ▁C lem son ▁University ▁ ▁Florida ▁A & M ▁University ▁ ▁Florida ▁State ▁University ▁▁ ▁Georgia ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁ ▁Georgia ▁State ▁University ▁ ▁Jackson ▁State ▁University ▁▁ ▁Mississippi ▁State ▁University ▁ ▁North ▁Carolina ▁A & T ▁State ▁University ▁ ▁North ▁Carolina ▁State ▁University ▁ ▁Rad