UAH student teams soar to top international finishes in 2026 CanSat Competition

UAH student teams soar to top international finishes in 2026 CanSat Competition

Jul 09, 2026

Future engineers from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, earned two top-four finishes and placed all three UAH teams among the world's best at the 2026 Annual CanSat Competition. ...

Parker Solar Probe carries FIELDS instrument suite measuring electric fields, magnetic fields, plasma waves and radio emissions in the solar corona and solar wind.

UAH researcher finds cosmic dust could play key role in cracking long-standing mystery of solar corona heating, opening new field in heliophysics

Jul 01, 2026

A new study led by a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville suggests that tiny charged dust grains near the Sun may significantly influence how energy moves through the solar corona, the outer atmosphere of the Sun. ...

The Martian Year 34 global dust storm, a planet-encircling event that occurred on Mars in 2018

UAH researcher finds martian dust storms may generate atmospheric electrical conditions that could impact Mars missions

Jun 30, 2026

A new study by a doctoral researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, suggests global dust storms on Mars may organize the Martian atmosphere into regions favorable for electrical activit...

Dr. Anuradha Subramanian, professor of chemical and materials engineering.

UAH researchers discover ultrasound-based approach that may help reduce harmful inflammation and support joint healing

Jun 18, 2026

With an aging population experiencing joint pain and inflammation at an all-time high, researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have published new findings that suggest continuous low-intensity ultrasound may help shift the body...

Mosquito larvae in a storm puddle.

UAH researchers develop antiviral candidate for deadly mosquito-borne brain infections

Jun 16, 2026

Can newly identified antiviral compounds help stop some of the most dangerous mosquito-borne viruses that attack the brain? A research team led by scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville. ...

Dr. Ramón Cerro, professor emeritus, UAH Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering.

UAH Professor Emeritus Ramón Cerro inducted into Latin American Academy of Science

Jun 12, 2026

The University of Alabama in Huntsville, a part of The University of Alabama System, is celebrating a major international honor awarded to Professor Emeritus Ramón Cerro who has been inducted into the Latin American Academy of Science (ACAL ...

Charger Rocket Works achieved top honors among 22 university teams from across the country that advanced to Flight Week

UAH wins first place overall at NASA 2026 Student Launch Initiative

Jun 08, 2026

A team of engineering students from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, captured the overall championship at the NASA 2026 Student Launch Initiative (NSLI) after a nine-month engineering challe...

Students from Konyang University in South Korea proudly show off certificates from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) during the closing event of their two-week academic and cultural exchange in the spring 2026 semester. Seated in front of the students, from left to right, are Dr. Daekoo Kim, director of the Konyang Headquarters for Medical and Health Support; Dr. Jon Hakkila, associate provost for international services and academic integrity and dean of the Graduate School at UAH; Professor Seokhwan Bae, general director of the Global University Initiatives at Konyang University, and Dr. David Puleo, UAH provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.

UAH offers educational insights, cultural exchange to visiting Konyang University students

Jun 05, 2026

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) displayed a wide array of academic programs and area tourist attractions to a group of students and professors from South Korea’s Konyang University during the spring 2026 semester. ...

Dr. Dale Thomas, deputy director of the UAH Propulsion Research Center, holding a model of the nuclear engine and power rod that may be used for future space exploration power plants

UAH, NASA partnership pushes nuclear thermal propulsion toward making deep space exploration a reality

Jun 01, 2026

For decades, the challenge of deep space exploration has been less about where we want to go, and more about how long it takes to get there and the physical toll it will exact on the explorers themselves. ...

UAH graduate receiving diploma from The University of Alabama in Huntsville during commencement ceremonies on May 4, 2026

UAH announces 2,055 students who excelled to make Dean’s, President’s lists in spring 2026

May 28, 2026

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) honors the outstanding work of 2,055 students during the spring 2026 semester with the announcement of the Dean’s and President’s lists. ...