A study by two prominent climate researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville calls for invalidating the world record hottest temperature of 134 degrees F recorded in Death Valley, Calif., on July 10, 1913. In the study published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, UAH Earth System Science Center scientist Dr. Roy Spencer and […]

Dr. Donna Guerra, a clinical associate professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, has been selected president of the Alabama League of Nursing. Guerra has been a member of the ALN for 10 years and was nominated as president-elect in 2023 before being chosen president. The ALN’s mission is to support the development and […]

Researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville have designed a wearable biosensor that offers a new way to measure human muscle activation to potentially prevent injuries and enhance athletic performance. The design is built around a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), a device that converts mechanical or thermal energy into electricity for wearable electronics, that will […]

Researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville have supported a ground-breaking measurement that is helping solve a 60-year-old cosmic mystery. The  question is why is the sun’s corona, the outermost part of the sun’s atmosphere, is so much hotter than the surface of the sun itself. Dr. Gary Zank, director of UAH’s Center for […]

A study from the University of Alabama in Huntsville addresses a central question of climate change research: how much warming can be expected from adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere through fossil fuel burning and other activities as standards of living increase around the world? UAH Earth System Science Center Research Scientist Dr. Roy Spencer […]

A researcher at the University of Alabama in Huntsville has been awarded a $179,000 subcontract to explore community-based strategies for reducing high-burden chronic disease like obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer as part of an overall award totaling $4.2 million. The funding is being provided by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). […]

Real-time data from soil moisture sensors built at the University of Alabama in Huntsville Earth System Science Center, a part of the University of Alabama System, played a key role in the Alabama Forestry Commission’s decision to call off last month’s prescribed burn at Gulf State Park. “This is the first time our team has […]

Electrical engineering senior design students at the University of Alabama in Huntsville recently designed an automated chlorine dispenser to upgrade the water supply for a village in Sabana Larga, Nicaragua. The project was performed in conjunction with the UAH chapter of Engineers Without Borders. EWB USA is a non-governmental organization which works on engineering-oriented international […]

Dr. Azita Amiri, an associate professor with the College of Nursing at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, a part of the University of Alabama System, has been awarded a $25,000 Network of Practice Grant by the Bloomberg American Health Initiatives, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, to examine life expectancy inequities in Alabama. The […]

Honoring Sen. Richard Shelby as a “staunch advocate for research and education,” the University of Alabama in Huntsville, along with Huntsville and North Alabama community and business leaders, announced the establishment of the Sen. Richard Shelby Endowed Chair in Engineering in the UAH College of Engineering. “Throughout his decades-long tenure in Congress, Senator Shelby has […]

Neil Laya, a University of Alabama in Huntsville aerospace engineering graduate student, has been awarded an Alabama Space Grant Consortium Fellowship. Laya also was recently recognized for receiving honorable mention by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. “I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity,” Laya said. “The financial support, as well as all […]

HUNTSVILLE — The University of Alabama in Huntsville College of Nursing has been selected by the National League of Nursing as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education. UAH joins 15 other nursing education programs, including teaching hospitals and clinical sites, in being honored by the organization. “The faculty are committed to teaching excellence, and this award demonstrates our sustained […]

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, announced that the UAH College of Business (COB) has received a $30,000 gift to fund a new Financial Wellness Program. This support will enable the COB to fully implement a Financial Wellness Program that will provide students the opportunity to […]

When Taylor Reed saw a need in his community, he stepped up to the plate to address it, helping to bring hope and renewed dignity to others through the launch of ShowerUp Huntsville, a 501(c)3 non-profit that provides mobile showers, personal care and hygiene supplies to the homeless. An alumnus of The University of Alabama in […]

Johnny Heflin, a graduate of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) a part of The University of Alabama System, is playing a key role in NASA’s Artemis program that over the coming decade will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon. Nearly 50 years have passed since astronauts last […]

As witnessed by recent ransomware cyber attacks in the national news, cybersecurity has rapidly become essential in order to protect businesses and government organizations, while working to ensure the industry keeps pace with the dizzying rate of technological change to keep data flowing and secure. To help meet these challenges, The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), […]

Nursing faculty and staff members at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, are giving back to both their community and the world by supporting the Tyrosinemia Society and its new partnership with an organization called PatientsLikeMe. The Tyrosinemia Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping […]

For NASA inventor Jonathan Lee, an alumnus of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), part of The University of Alabama System, the global pandemic could not be more personal: it took away his father last year, spurring Lee to join the battle against the virus himself. Lee earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in […]

Dr. Kimberly Robinson, an alumna of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), part of The University of Alabama System, has been named Executive Director and CEO of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC). The hiring was announced by the Alabama Space Science Exhibition Commission, which oversees the operation of the center. Dr. Robinson […]

Bryant Bank’s Excellence in Nursing Scholarships helped pave the way for December 2020 Nursing graduates to develop the skills necessary to take up roles in the emergency room and trauma ICU, reports The University of Alabama in Huntsville College of Nursing (UAH CON), a part of The University of Alabama System. The Bryant Bank Excellence […]

Nursing faculty and their students from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, have joined the front lines in the fight against the global pandemic by working to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to recipients in six north Alabama counties. “The UAH College of Nursing (CoN) has always been […]

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, announced that deciBel Research has pledged $90,000 to name room ENG 264 in the Engineering Building. This space will be called the “deciBel Research Communications and Signal Processing Laboratory.” The announcement was made in conjunction with a room-naming plaque presentation […]

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, announced that the UAH College of Business Master’s Program in Information Systems has been ranked number 26 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The ranking appears under the classification “Best Online Master’s in Information Technology Programs” and […]

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, announced that Stanley E. Prevost presented the UAH Honors College with a $100,000 gift to fund the UAH Prevost Scholars Program. Prevost is a co-founder of Phase IV Systems Inc., in Huntsville where he also served as Vice President until […]