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Released: 15-Jan-2020 11:45 AM EST
IEEE selects UAH's Jovanov as Fellow for wearable health monitoring contributions
University of Alabama Huntsville

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has selected Dr. Emil Jovanov, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), as a Fellow for his contributions to the field of wearable health monitoring.

Released: 9-Jan-2020 3:05 PM EST
CPU2AL Accepting Plasma Physics Internship Applications
University of Alabama Huntsville

Applications for internship programs are now being accepted by the National Science Foundation funded EPSCoR Project Connecting the Plasma Universe to Plasma Technology in Alabama (CPU2AL), which is headquartered at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).

Released: 13-Dec-2019 9:45 AM EST
Wetlands, crops can mitigate storm damageto coastal cities, study led by UAH finds
University of Alabama Huntsville

Coastal cities can be spared some wind destruction from intensifying hurricanes or tropical storm systems if they have functional wetland ecosystems and agricultural croplands in the area, according to new computer modeling.

3-Dec-2019 4:00 PM EST
First Parker Solar Probe scientificpapers publish in Nature
University of Alabama Huntsville

The first published science from the Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons (SWEAP) instruments aboard NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (PSP) poses a major challenge to our understanding of the dynamics of the near-sun solar wind.

Released: 19-Nov-2019 11:30 AM EST
UAH will be first Alabama universityto offer H4D cybersecurity course
University of Alabama Huntsville

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will be the first in the state to offer the Hacking for Defense (H4D) cybersecurity class beginning in spring semester 2020.

Released: 13-Nov-2019 11:20 AM EST
UAH modeling the spacecraft forNASA’s nuclear thermal propulsion idea
University of Alabama Huntsville

NASA has a research grant with The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to model how a spacecraft might be engineered to work with nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP), en route to an eventual test flight.

Released: 12-Nov-2019 10:05 AM EST
CPU2AL consortium internship connectstop students with Alabama industry
University of Alabama Huntsville

A Low Temperature Plasma (LTP) internship program that connects students in STEM fields from nine Alabama partner universities with Alabama-based industries is preparing for its third round of internships in January.

   
Released: 11-Nov-2019 5:05 PM EST
UAH part of Parker Solar Probe teamreceiving NASA Silver Achievement Medal
University of Alabama Huntsville

The Parker Solar Probe (PSP) Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons (SWEAP) team at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is part of the entire PSP team that will receive the NASA Silver Achievement Medal on Nov. 12.

Released: 30-Oct-2019 1:10 PM EDT
UAH psychology researchers probe how juries evaluate informant testimony
University of Alabama Huntsville

Why does psychological research show a jury bias toward believing snitches? A UAH trio's insights have proven valuable to defense attorneys, and they've written a chapter in a new book on the subject.

Released: 23-Oct-2019 8:05 AM EDT
AI system being developed under $1.9 million grant to help parolees integrate into society
University of Alabama Huntsville

Custom-tailored help will be available to prison parolees reintegrating into society once an artificial intelligence (AI) system being developed by The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) and two partner universities is complete.

Released: 9-Oct-2019 10:40 AM EDT
App to Improve Lives of Older Adults Is Set for First Major User Tests
University of Alabama Huntsville

Developed at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) through a collaboration that began in 2015, the app is called mPACT, for mobile Physical Activity Training.

Released: 4-Oct-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Global Temperature Report: September 2019
University of Alabama Huntsville

Global climate trend since Dec. 1 1978: +0.13 C per decade

Released: 19-Sep-2019 5:05 PM EDT
Discovery of an Endangered Species in a Well-Known Cave Raises Questions
University of Alabama Huntsville

How did the Alabama cave shrimp get into two distinct cave systems that don't share a watershed?

12-Sep-2019 12:05 PM EDT
Standing room only AIAA crowd engages in UAH student’s warp drive theory speech
University of Alabama Huntsville

A standing room only crowd at the AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum in Indianapolis, Ind. heard an overview of the state of the art of warp drive theory and the feasibility of a future working system. Engage.

12-Sep-2019 12:00 PM EDT
Conference offers sneak peek at futureTEMPO, MAIA satellite health research data
University of Alabama Huntsville

Researchers who study the effects of atmospheric gases and particulate matter on public health will be preparing to get some new eyes in the sky on Oct. 10 at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).

Released: 10-Sep-2019 8:05 AM EDT
UAH hyperspectral drone flights test new tool for UGA marsh grass researchers
University of Alabama Huntsville

Working with UGA, a UAH team is helping determine whether a hyperspectral imaging camera mounted to a drone can provide UGA scientists with a more detailed look at marsh grasses and their recovery.

Released: 26-Aug-2019 2:05 PM EDT
UAH Center for Cybersecurity and Education developing high school curriculum for students who are deaf
University of Alabama Huntsville

A nationwide, high school level cybersecurity curriculum for students who are deaf is being developed by the Center for Cybersecurity Research and Education (CCRE) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).

Released: 16-Aug-2019 12:05 PM EDT
The future of robots: A psychological approach to human-automation interaction
University of Alabama Huntsville

Assistant professor of psychology Dr. Nathan Tenhundfeld recently established the Advanced Teaming, Technology, Automation, and Computing Lab at UAH to study human-machine teaming.

Released: 14-Aug-2019 4:40 PM EDT
ASSURE Announces Results of UAH-Led Drone Ground Collision Study
University of Alabama Huntsville

The ASSURE research team released the findings of its 18-month air to ground collision study of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) at a press conference on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at UAH.

Released: 6-Aug-2019 4:05 PM EDT
UAH and the Université d’Évry-Val-d’Essonne Sign Memorandum of Understanding
University of Alabama Huntsville

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) and the Université d’Évry-Val-d’Essonne (UEVE), a member institution of the Université Paris-Saclay, signed a Memorandum of Understanding earlier this summer to codify their commitment to developing mutually beneficial academic programs for both institutions.

Released: 30-Jul-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Co-location of UAH's Department of Kinesiology and the university's ice hockey team facilitates sports science research
University of Alabama Huntsville

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is home to the only Division I NCAA ice hockey team in the Southeast, but its presence in the Tennessee Valley is more than just a source of pride for the campus community; it’s also a boon for faculty members in the Department of Kinesiology in UAH's College of Education, who don’t have to travel far to find willing subjects for their research into maximizing player performance both on and off the ice.

Released: 23-Jul-2019 4:45 PM EDT
UAH Professor Part of San Antonio Zoo’s Successful Effort to Breed Enigmatic Salamander
University of Alabama Huntsville

The imperiled Georgia blind salamander (Eurycea wallacei) was successfully bred for the first time in the labs of the Center for Conservation & Research at San Antonio Zoo.

Released: 9-Jul-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Hospital-Hosted Simulated Surgery Offers UAH Nursing Students Interprofessional Education Experience
University of Alabama Huntsville

Students in UAH's College of Nursing’s perioperative elective assisted Dr. Kenneth Chandler with an open appendectomy on a SynDaver surgical model at the Decatur Morgan Hospital in Decatur, Ala.

Released: 8-Jul-2019 8:05 AM EDT
UAH Space Hardware Club on the Hunt for Terrestrial Gamma Rays in Thunderstorms
University of Alabama Huntsville

Student members of the Space Hardware Club at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) are preparing to launch weather balloons into thunderstorms to try to directly observe the terrestrial gamma ray flashes (TGFs) storms generate.

Released: 27-Jun-2019 3:05 PM EDT
UAH, Wichita State enter aerospace project agreement
University of Alabama Huntsville

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on aerospace projects with Wichita State University (WSU).

Released: 18-Jun-2019 11:05 AM EDT
UAH center part of effort to evaluate technologies for first responders
University of Alabama Huntsville

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is the only academic institution selected to be a contractor in a DHS experiment designed to improve first responder communications and on-site information during a major disaster.

Released: 17-Jun-2019 2:05 PM EDT
Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis now offered by UAH’s College of Education
University of Alabama Huntsville

The Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is pleased to announce its newest graduate degree program, the Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis.

Released: 14-Jun-2019 10:05 AM EDT
UAH chemistry professor tapped to support NSF programs for prestigious one-year assignment
University of Alabama Huntsville

Dr. Emanuel Waddell, an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and the associate dean of the College of Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has been selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to serve as director of the Centers for Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate program (HBCU-UP).

Released: 3-Jun-2019 10:10 AM EDT
UAH joins New Mexico State University in unmanned aircraft systems research
University of Alabama Huntsville

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) and New Mexico State University (NMSU) are collaborating in drone research.

Released: 9-May-2019 10:05 AM EDT
VORTEX-SE delivers tornado formation research
University of Alabama Huntsville

Scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) are publishing research about tornado formation resulting from the multiyear Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment Southeast (VORTEX-SE) program.

Released: 2-May-2019 11:05 AM EDT
Earth system scientists produce online forest remote sensing handbook
University of Alabama Huntsville

Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have produced a new volume entitled “Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Handbook: Comprehensive Methodologies for Forest Monitoring and Biomass Estimation.”

4-Apr-2019 3:00 PM EDT
Projection system to study insect vision could lead to new navigational aids
University of Alabama Huntsville

Development of a virtual reality-like projection system to study insect vision could eventually provide the U.S. Air Force with a new type of navigation system.

Released: 7-Mar-2019 1:05 PM EST
UAH scientists getting first look at trove of data from Parker Solar Probe
University of Alabama Huntsville

The Parker Solar Probe (PSP) is streaming data from the Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons (SWEAP) instrument suite to NASA and then to The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), where the SWEAP team is analyzing it.

Released: 4-Mar-2019 1:05 PM EST
Environmental justice begins with awareness, advocacy
University of Alabama Huntsville

Dr. Azita Amiri, an assistant professor in UAH’s College of Nursing, and Dr. Shuang Zhao, an assistant professor in both the Department of Political Science and the Department of Atmospheric Science, have been working to bring attention to the plight of residents in Uniontown, Ala., an environmental justice community located in the state’s Black Belt.

   
Released: 26-Feb-2019 12:05 PM EST
University-hosted sites carry out statewide initiative to elevate K-12 STEM instruction
University of Alabama Huntsville

UAH is the original host university of the Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI), a statewide initiative to improve math and science teaching in Alabama by providing participating schools with professional development, equipment and materials, and onsite support from content specialists.

Released: 25-Feb-2019 2:05 PM EST
Outreach effort introduces North Alabama high school students to thinking entrepreneurially
University of Alabama Huntsville

UAH’s College of Business is an early and ongoing supporter of the Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities (CEO) program, an initiative that seeks to bring entrepreneurial education to school districts in Decatur and throughout Morgan County.

Released: 21-Feb-2019 4:05 PM EST
Mock hospital allows UAH's nursing students to practice rescuing “patients” under pressure
University of Alabama Huntsville

The Leadership and Management in Nursing course, offered by UAH’s College of Nursing, includes a "mock hospital" experience that allows faculty members to assess the students’ clinical skills and critical thinking abilities prior to launching them into their preceptorship.

Released: 31-Jan-2019 11:05 AM EST
Novel else-tree classifier seeks to minimize misclassification in biological research studies
University of Alabama Huntsville

UAH computer science Ph.D. candidate Truong Xuan Tran and his advisor, UAH associate professor Dr. Ramazan Aygun, have developed an else-tree classifier with the potential to generate zero percent error without overfitting by separating hard-to-classify data as undecided.

Released: 30-Jan-2019 4:05 PM EST
UAH's Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity to Help Address Predicted Global Shortfall of Cybersecurity Professionals
University of Alabama Huntsville

UAH now offers a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity in addition to its Master of Science in Cybersecurity. Both programs are intended to help address the growing global demand for cybersecurity experts.

Released: 30-Jan-2019 10:05 AM EST
UAH professor says multigenerational teams could be an asset to companies
University of Alabama Huntsville

Dr. Pavica Sheldon, professor and chair of the Department of Communication Arts at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), offers insight into the four generations that comprise today's workforce.



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