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American Astronautical Society awards the Eugene E. Emme Award to Dr. Stephen Waring

American Astronautical Society awards the Eugene E. Emme Award to Dr. Stephen Waring

Oct 30, 2020

Dr. Stephen Waring, Professor Department of History. Photo Credit Jenny Clifton American Astronautical Society (AAS) has awarded its Eugene E. Emme Award for Astronautical Literature to Dr. Stephen Waring, Professor of the UAH History Depar...


Sociology’s newest class is ripped from the headlines and uncovers white collar crime

Sociology’s newest class is ripped from the headlines and uncovers white collar crime

Oct 28, 2020

Dr. Robert Thomson Sociology Course White Collar Crimes Photo Credit UAH/Michael Mercier The Department of Sociology opens their special topics course White Collar Crime in the Spring of 2021. The course is led by Dr. Robert Thomson, Assist...


Dr. Jennifer Sims wins 2020 Mid-South Sociological Association Book Award

Dr. Jennifer Sims wins 2020 Mid-South Sociological Association Book Award

Oct 19, 2020

Pictured Dr. Chinelo L. Njaka and Dr. Jennifer Sims with Bookcover  Photo Credit Paul Wright UAH Assistant Professor Dr. Jennifer Patrice Sims has won the 2020 Stanford M.  Lyman Distinguished Book Award for her co-authored b...


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Toyin Ojih Odutola wins 2020 Alumni of Achievement award for Outstanding Young Alumni

Dec 03, 2020

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, announced that Toyin Ojih Odutola has won the 2020 Alumni of Achievement Award for Outstanding Young Alumni. The selection was made by the Board of Directors...


Gerry Schaffer

Gerry Schaffer wins 2020 Alumni of Achievement award for CAHS

Oct 06, 2020

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, announced that Gerry Schaffer has won the 2020 Alumni of Achievement Award for the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. ...


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UAH English Alumna Alina Mitchell publishes debut book about the first black model of Vogue Modeling School

Sep 17, 2020

Alina Mitchell (‘09 Master of Arts in Secondary Education and English) Photo Credit Alina Mitchell The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) alumna, Alina Mitchell published her first book earlier this year that explores the life of O...


View of Morton Hall Renovations & new extension from across the quad.

Morton Hall reopens with 21st century panache, versatility

Sep 17, 2020

It’s a fact of life: change is inevitable. And Morton Hall has witnessed its fair share over the past six decades. The historic structure houses the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHS) at the University of Alabama in Huntsville...


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UAH sets sixth consecutive enrollment record

Sep 15, 2020

Today The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, announced record enrollment for fall 2020 of 10,000 students. This marks the sixth straight year of successive growth for the campus. Since 2014, UAH e...


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UAH Arts Coordinator Ron Guthrie lifts pandemic spirits with neighborhood recitals

Aug 05, 2020

Navigating challenging times can leave some feeling helpless, even temporarily hopeless, when weathering difficult situations beyond their control, such as the current pandemic. ...


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Message from UAH leadership regarding recent events

Jun 03, 2020

The tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless other African Americans and people of color speak to the institutionalized racism that plagues our country. Those horrific incidents continuously define the everyday re...


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