UAH students give back to community through volunteer event

Mar 21, 2016

Since 2010, the Student Government Association (SGA) at UAH has hosted the Big Event, a campuswide volunteer effort that lends a hand to non-profit businesses in the Huntsville area. Growing steadily in popularity over the years, it has attracted …


UAH, Huntsville Hospital celebrate 31 years of Let's Pretend Hospital

Mar 16, 2016

In the last three years nearly 8,000 area first graders have been "admitted" to Let's Pretend Hospital. The simulated hospital has been a joint venture between UAH College of Nursing and Huntsville Hospital for 31 years. Let's Pretend Hospital …


UAH to host career fair for individuals with disabilities

Mar 11, 2016

On Wednesday, April 20, UAH and Leadership Huntsville will host "The Ability Career Fair: Connecting Employers and Individuals with Disabilities." The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Exhibit Hall of UAH's Conference Training …


UAH Propulsion Research Center Student Association connects researchers with their community

Mar 04, 2016

The Propulsion Research Center (PRC) at UAH is known for its cutting-edge research on fusion propulsion and students who do hands-on research. But for the center's members, the people conducting that research are just as crucial to its …


UAH business students put skills to work for disadvantaged business enterprises

Mar 02, 2016

Just six months ago, Tien Pham couldn't have told you what riprap was. Today, however, the business graduate student at UAH is proud to say she has a pretty good handle on construction terminology. "Now when I see road work, I have a whole …


Outreach program introduces students to engineering – and UAH

Feb 26, 2016

As a high school student, Max Beasley knew where he was going to go to college - and it wasn't The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). That is, until Drs. P.J. Benfield and Matt Turner, principal research engineers at UAH's Systems …


Local middle schoolers speak to ISS astronaut with help from UAH’s Space Hardware Club

Feb 24, 2016

On Friday, Feb. 19, at 11:17 a.m., a handful of lucky middle school students were able to speak directly with American astronaut Tim Kopra via amateur radio as the International Space Station (ISS) passed over Huntsville, Ala. Among the 18 …


Global Game Jam comes to UAH Jan. 29-31

Jan 27, 2016

Global Game Jam®, the world's largest game creation event, is coming to The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), and local game developers of all interest levels and backgrounds are invited to take part. The event will start at 4:30 p.m …


Holocaust workshop hosted by UAH draws teachers from across Northern Alabama

Jan 21, 2016

Last week, The Department of History and the College of Professional Studies at UAH hosted a professional development workshop entitled "Teaching the Complexities of the Holocaust" for 75 middle and high school teachers from across northern …


UAH engineering students bring heart to project on brain

Jan 19, 2016

After watching her brother struggle with dyslexia throughout his academic career, Kacey Tyra knows the challenges faced by those who are affected by a learning disability. So when the senior mechanical engineering major was asked to select a …