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Newswise: UAH researches whether future rural healthcare can be delivered by drones
Released: 22-Feb-2022 10:35 AM EST
UAH researches whether future rural healthcare can be delivered by drones
University of Alabama Huntsville

Collaborators at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) collaborators recently tested drone delivery technologies and approaches for nursing education on campus, with an eye to refining the system for use in the rural United States.

Newswise: UAH looks beyond the sky again with central space science role in two NASA missions
11-Feb-2022 11:05 AM EST
UAH looks beyond the sky again with central space science role in two NASA missions
University of Alabama Huntsville

The University of Alabama in Huntsville is gearing up for a major computational analytics role when NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) launches, and the university received some good news on Feb. 10, when NASA approved HelioSwarm, a mission that will position a constellation of spacecraft.

Newswise: Greenhouse gases have had no significant impact on Alabama’s weather, UAH scientist’s report says
Released: 11-Feb-2022 10:35 AM EST
Greenhouse gases have had no significant impact on Alabama’s weather, UAH scientist’s report says
University of Alabama Huntsville

A new report by Alabama State Climatologist and University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) professor Dr. John Christy says that increasing greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere have had no significant impact on the State of Alabama.

Newswise: UAH physicist will study super-hot solar processes with $616,000 NSF CAREER grant
Released: 9-Feb-2022 9:35 AM EST
UAH physicist will study super-hot solar processes with $616,000 NSF CAREER grant
University of Alabama Huntsville

A solar physicist at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has been awarded a five-year, $616,000 National Science Foundation CAREER award to study how solar flares explosively release magnetic energy and create energetic particles.

Newswise: UAH achieves top level R1 rank in 
Carnegie research classifications
Released: 7-Feb-2022 9:40 AM EST
UAH achieves top level R1 rank in Carnegie research classifications
University of Alabama Huntsville

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has achieved the highest research activity rating in the current, 2021 update of the Carnegie Classification of Institutes of Higher Education.

Released: 31-Jan-2022 9:55 AM EST
Functionally graded material resistant to blasts and fire in buildings, UAH research says
University of Alabama Huntsville

When a bomb goes off or fire breaks out, a building constructed or retrofitted with an engineered composite currently confined to special applications could buy the surviving occupants extra time to get out, according to new research at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).

Newswise: Research to improve solid state drives earns UAH’s 
Dr. Ray a $650,000 NSF CAREER award
Released: 24-Jan-2022 9:30 AM EST
Research to improve solid state drives earns UAH’s Dr. Ray a $650,000 NSF CAREER award
University of Alabama Huntsville

New research to make future computer solid state drives (SSDs) more resilient has attracted a five-year, $650,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award for Dr. Biswajit Ray of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), as well as the interest of two manufacturers.

Newswise: Grant helps UAH's Baudry Lab research protein’s interactions in so-called orphan diseases
Released: 18-Jan-2022 9:55 AM EST
Grant helps UAH's Baudry Lab research protein’s interactions in so-called orphan diseases
University of Alabama Huntsville

Research at the Baudry Lab at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to model how the SETBP1 protein interacts with other DNA to regulate a cell has attracted one of 40 global $46,000 seed grants from the Million-Dollar Bike Ride program at the University of Pennsylvania Health System.

Newswise: UAH-led research uncovers key system in
E. coli that could lead to new antibiotics
7-Jan-2022 9:40 AM EST
UAH-led research uncovers key system in E. coli that could lead to new antibiotics
University of Alabama Huntsville

Research led by the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has for the first time identified the precise genetic operational structure of a key system in Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria, opening the door to possible new antibiotics to treat the infections it causes.

Newswise: UAH involved in Parker Solar Probe breakthrough in effort to a solve solar puzzle
Released: 14-Dec-2021 2:20 PM EST
UAH involved in Parker Solar Probe breakthrough in effort to a solve solar puzzle
University of Alabama Huntsville

Scientists are closer to solving a solar heating puzzle using direct data now that NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (PSP), on which The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) teamed to develop an instrument suite to directly measure particles from the solar wind, has for the first time entered a region never before explored.

Newswise: Pioneering UAH astrophysics research quantifies galactic gas tail mixing processes
Released: 13-Dec-2021 12:55 PM EST
Pioneering UAH astrophysics research quantifies galactic gas tail mixing processes
University of Alabama Huntsville

In work that is promising for future galactic modeling, an astrophysics team led by Dr. Ming Sun at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has quantified processes involved in gas mixing in the tails of galaxies being stripped of their gas envelopes.

20-Oct-2021 10:20 AM EDT
Alabama student satellite group shifts gears to ABEX mission to keep up with NASA
University of Alabama Huntsville

The Alabama Space Grant Consortium’s statewide, university student-built cube satellite project is shifting gears to ABEX, the Alabama Burst Energetics eXplorer, after its drive to be the first student-built Cubesat to leave low Earth orbit (LEO) was derailed when NASA dropped secondary payloads from the Artemis II flight.

13-Oct-2021 12:15 PM EDT
Newly funded NSF project will move UAH mobile atmospheric instruments to the forefront
University of Alabama Huntsville

A plan by three Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science faculty to offer University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) atmospheric measuring instruments and equipment to other atmospheric researchers has already proven to be exceptionally popular.

Released: 13-Oct-2021 11:35 AM EDT
UAH, Spelman College join in research to improve air quality monitoring
University of Alabama Huntsville

Improved air quality monitoring is the goal of a research collaboration to develop a machine learning model that involves The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, and Spelman College in Atlanta.

Released: 12-Oct-2021 10:45 AM EDT
New UAH concept for rotating detonation ramjet engine gets hypersonics funding
University of Alabama Huntsville

Development of a new concept for a solid-fueled ramjet using a rotating detonation engine (RDE) for hypersonic air-breathing propulsion at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, has attracted a three-year, $1.5 million grant.

Released: 9-Sep-2021 12:10 PM EDT
$600,000 grant funds new UAH study probing influence of trees’ organic compounds on rain
University of Alabama Huntsville

In order for it to get cloudy or rain, first moisture has to condense around particulate matter in the air called aerosols, and volatile organic compounds made by trees can be precursors to the kinds of tiny particles that eventually make clouds and rain.

Released: 18-Aug-2021 11:15 AM EDT
Small satellites have role assessing atmospheric particulates, UAH research shows
University of Alabama Huntsville

Small commercial satellites have a role in atmospheric particulates investigations, according to recently published thesis research by a research associate with the Earth System Science Center at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System.

Released: 16-Aug-2021 11:20 AM EDT
3 Million Asthmatics and Over Half of U.S. Affected by Wildfire Smoke, Says UAH Research
University of Alabama Huntsville

An estimated 3 million asthmatics and over half of the states in the United States are being affected by particulates that are blowing over them from fires in Canada and the western U.S., according to new research at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).

   
Released: 11-Aug-2021 10:25 AM EDT
UAH Second University in Southeast to Have Specialized Atmospheric Spectrometer
University of Alabama Huntsville

In the spring, the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science will become the home base for a new instrument designed to help scientists study aerosols in the atmosphere.

Released: 29-Jul-2021 10:00 AM EDT
UAH’s Baudry Lab Part of Half-Million-Dollar Efforts to Target COVID with Drug Therapies
University of Alabama Huntsville

Two different strategies to discover and perfect pharmaceuticals active against the COVID-19 virus have attracted a half million dollars in research funding to support five institutions, including the Baudry Lab at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).

Released: 26-Jul-2021 12:30 PM EDT
Paper on Climate Model’s Warming Bias Co-Authored by UAH’s Dr. Christy Is Top Download
University of Alabama Huntsville

A research paper that found a significant warming bias globally in the newest climate models has been cited by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) as among the top 10% most downloaded in 2020 from its journal Earth and Space Science.

Released: 14-Jul-2021 12:30 PM EDT
Global climate trend since Dec. 1 1978: +0.14 C per decade
University of Alabama Huntsville

Global Temperature Report: June 2021 (New Reference Base, 1991-2020)

Released: 7-Jul-2021 12:55 PM EDT
When the James Webb Telescope Launches, 25 Years of UAH R&D Involvement Will Soar
University of Alabama Huntsville

After a scheduled November launch, when NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) achieves orbit and unfurls the 18 gold-coated beryllium segments of its 6.5-meter primary mirror, over two decades of crucial UAH partnership in the project will also blossom.

Released: 30-Jun-2021 10:25 AM EDT
‘Lonely cloud’ bigger than Milky Way found in a galaxy ‘no-man’s land’ by UAH physics team
University of Alabama Huntsville

A scientifically mysterious, isolated cloud bigger than the Milky Way has been found by a research team at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) in a “no-man’s land” for galaxies.

Released: 25-Jun-2021 9:30 AM EDT
UAH-led space weather prediction research could be critical to Space Force Command
University of Alabama Huntsville

Research to improve space weather predictions by Dr. Nikolai Pogorelov at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, will boost abilities crucial to the success of the defense mission of the Space Force Command that’s set to be located in Huntsville, Ala.

Released: 3-Jun-2021 12:10 PM EDT
UAH doctoral student to study possible early biological hazardous chemical warning in France
University of Alabama Huntsville

A University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) doctoral student in biotechnology will travel to France under a Chateaubriand Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Biology-Health to help research a possible biological early warning system for hazardous chemicals.

Released: 3-Jun-2021 11:40 AM EDT
Global climate trend since Dec. 1 1978: +0.14 C per decade
University of Alabama Huntsville

Global Temperature Report: May 2021 (New Reference Base, 1991-2020)

Released: 26-May-2021 12:05 PM EDT
Online product recommendation improvement earns UAH doctoral student best paper
University of Alabama Huntsville

A doctoral student’s research at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to improve the application of artificial intelligence to better understand online user product preferences won the best research paper award at the recent virtual Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Southeast Conference.

Released: 25-May-2021 11:05 AM EDT
Urban heat islands affect tree canopy temperatures and health, UAH study says
University of Alabama Huntsville

New research recently published in Scientific Reports on tree canopy temperatures in New York City by a University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) doctoral student offers new insights for urban forestry management.

Released: 4-May-2021 12:15 PM EDT
Global climate trend since Dec. 1 1978: +0.14 C per decade
University of Alabama Huntsville

Global Temperature Report: April 2021 (New Reference Base, 1991-2020)

Released: 3-May-2021 10:40 AM EDT
NSF awards UAH’s Dr. Niemiller $1.029 million for groundwater biodiversity study
University of Alabama Huntsville

A proposal to conduct the first comprehensive assessment of groundwater biodiversity in the central and eastern United States has earned a University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) assistant professor of biological science a five-year, $1.029 million National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award.

Released: 29-Apr-2021 10:45 AM EDT
33 UAH inventors receive award plaques for 21 patents at virtual ceremony
University of Alabama Huntsville

Thirty-three inventors from two colleges, six departments and three research centers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, received award plaques for 21 patents at a virtual ceremony on Friday, April 16.

Released: 28-Apr-2021 10:20 AM EDT
UAH’s Dr. Liu earns NSF award for research to make wireless devices more efficient, secure
University of Alabama Huntsville

Research to harness commonplace errors in wireless devices to make them usable and provide for better security and efficiency has won a University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering a five-year, $500,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award.

Released: 28-Apr-2021 10:10 AM EDT
Older adults use social media to compensate for fewer in-person interactions, UAH study says
University of Alabama Huntsville

A lack of in-person interactions is a primary driver for older people to use social media, according to a first of its kind study of older users by a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System.

Released: 19-Apr-2021 10:45 AM EDT
Global composite temperature -0.01 C (-0.02 °F) below seasonal average
University of Alabama Huntsville

Global Temperature Report: March 2021 (New Reference Base, 1991-2020)

Released: 29-Mar-2021 3:55 PM EDT
Flagging coronavirus misinformation tweets changes user behaviors, UAH research shows
University of Alabama Huntsville

When Twitter flags tweets containing coronavirus misinformation, that really does affect the degree of validity most people ascribe to those messages, says new research based on a novel branching survey by three professors at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System.

Released: 3-Mar-2021 9:45 AM EST
Global climate trend since Dec. 1 1978: +0.14 C per decade
University of Alabama Huntsville

Global Temperature Report: February 2021 (New Reference Base, 1991-2020)

Released: 22-Feb-2021 11:25 AM EST
CEOs should develop an ambivalent mindsetin crises, says UAH professor’s research
University of Alabama Huntsville

When their companies face crises like disruptive changes, the way chief executive officers (CEOs) perceive or interpret the crises matter for their companies’ adaptation to the changes, according to research by a University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) associate professor of marketing.

Released: 8-Feb-2021 11:50 AM EST
UAH solar physicist proposes new mechanismfor how electrons work in solar flares
University of Alabama Huntsville

A new mechanism to explain how electrons work in solar flares has been proposed by a University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) solar physicist using a theoretical model of particle acceleration.

Released: 5-Feb-2021 11:30 AM EST
Global climate trend since Dec. 1 1978: +0.14 C per decade
University of Alabama Huntsville

Global Temperature Report: January 2021 with New Reference Base, 1991-2020

Released: 1-Feb-2021 11:20 AM EST
Ironing out supply chain kinks key to faster COVID vaccine rollout, expert says
University of Alabama Huntsville

Kinks in new production and distribution supply chains are why COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in the United States have been sluggish finding their way into people’s arms, says an expert in logistics and supply chains at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System.

Released: 19-Jan-2021 10:25 AM EST
DoD grant for new equipment boosts UAH’s hypersonics fuel research
University of Alabama Huntsville

Scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, plan to research new fuels for hypersonic vehicles once chromatography/mass spectroscopy equipment arrives later this year at the Propulsion Research Center (PRC).

Released: 13-Jan-2021 12:25 PM EST
UAH scientists are part of first discovery of giant neutron star flare outside Milky Way
University of Alabama Huntsville

The first-time discovery of a giant flare from a neutron star that’s outside Earth’s galactic neighborhood is the subject of a new research paper in the journal Nature that has four co-authors from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System.

Released: 7-Jan-2021 10:05 AM EST
UAH researchers developing glass fiber drinking water monitor with EPA grant
University of Alabama Huntsville

A novel sensor network using glass fibers to safeguard drinking water supplies is being developed under a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant in a cross-campus collaboration at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System.

11-Dec-2020 11:40 AM EST
Are we alone in the universe? UAH’s Dr. Gary Zank doesn’t think so
University of Alabama Huntsville

Are we alone in the universe? Research by Dr. Gary Zank at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, and collaborators from UAH and other institutions has helped to inform the search for planets that could harbor life.



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