Honoring Harry and Mabry Miller
Mar 05, 2020
The Millers believed in education and the arts. Long-time supporters of UAH, the Millers left an estate gift that led to the practice room namings. Pictured left...
UAH Psychology grads accepted to doctoral program
Feb 14, 2020
Baylee Jenkins and Alexis Le Grand presenting their graduate research. Photo Credit Alexis Le Grand The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and the Department of Psychology is pleased to announce that Alexis M. Le Grand (‘20 ...
Professors to study whether socioeconomics and environment affect child immunity
Feb 03, 2020
Two professors at UAH have teamed up with a genetic sequencing firm at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology to try to understand whether the socioeconomic status of parents and environmental exposures have an impact on the developing immune ...
Eight new tenure-track faculty receive research awards
Jan 23, 2020
Eight new tenure-track faculty at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have been awarded a total of $79,622 in 2019-20 New Faculty Research (NFR) awards from UAH's Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development (OVPR). ...
UAH professor publishes new book on mixed-race at home and abroad
Nov 21, 2019
Dr. Jennifer Patrice Sims, Assistant Professor of Sociology at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) recently published her second book Photo Credit Michael Mercier Dr. Jennifer Patrice Sims, Assistant Professor of Sociology at The ...
UAH alumna's gap year program becomes dream career
Nov 06, 2019
Raeshaun Jones’ (’18, BA, Psychology) gap year was supposed to be a much-needed break from rigorous academic work. But, after hearing about the unique research opportunities being conducted at UAH Psychology Department, Jones made a spur-of-the...
Psychology researchers probe how juries evaluate jailhouse informant testimony
Oct 30, 2019
Jailhouse informant testimony in a legal trial seems to exist at the intersection of two old TV shows, "Law and Order" and "Let’s Make a Deal." There’s almost always a reward for it, and you’d think that should mitigate against accepting its ...
App to improve lives of older adults is set for first major user tests
Oct 07, 2019
A new app that aims to improve the functional lives of older adults is about to get its first major user tests. ...
Focusing on the intersection of crime, religion, and social inequality
Sep 17, 2019
Dr. Robert Thomson preparing for Intro. to Criminology . Photo Credit Jenny Russell From biographical movies like “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” to television documentary series like “Making of a Serial Killer,” our ob...
The future of robots: A psychological approach to human-automation interaction
Aug 16, 2019
It’s called the uncanny valley. Those who are fans of the HBO show "Westworld" or who have seen the movie "Ex Machina" may already be familiar with the phenomenon. But for those who are not, it’s essentially the idea that humans are comfortable...
