Wernher von Braun pauses in front of the Saturn V

UAH to host 50th anniversary lunar landing events: Fireworks show will highlight week’s activities

Jul 01, 2019

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will host a variety of events and activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 landing on the moon. UAH has played a key role in America’s space program since Marshall Space ...

UAH alumna Samantha Smith says Liberal Arts degree prepares graduates to be creative problem solvers

UAH alumna Samantha Smith says Liberal Arts degree prepares graduates to be creative problem solvers

Jun 21, 2019

As a girl, Samantha Smith (’16 BA, Theatre) "pushed" to be in the center frame when a camera was filming. "I was constantly ‘performing,’ as a child. If I had cousins visiting, I created and organized a show to perform for the family. Through...

Group image of VIjay Patel, Krista Staley, David Staley, Matanlie Trent, and David Kingsbury at the 2018 Alumni Association Annual.

UAH Alumni Association leaders build on mission and purpose

Jun 19, 2019

Directors of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Alumni Association, a non-profit corporation, recently voted to dissolve its 501(c)3 status while remaining a university-affiliated organization closely associated with the Office of Alumni...

Tyrosinemia Society launches to advocate for patients, educate caregivers, and support researchers

Tyrosinemia Society launches to advocate for patients, educate caregivers, and support researchers

Jun 11, 2019

A new non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for patients with tyrosinemia and related disorders has been launched under the leadership of Dr. Elizabeth Barnby, a clinical associate professor in the College of Nursing at UAH and a UAH alum...

A trip to Capitol Hill gives public affairs graduate real-world political advocacy experience

A trip to Capitol Hill gives public affairs graduate real-world political advocacy experience

Jun 04, 2019

Given her professional aspirations to become a policy maker, it seems all but inevitable that Erin Wright will one day end up in Washington, D.C. So she was thrilled to be invited on a trip to the nation’s capital last month to attend Advocacy Da...

UAH CPS graduate Natalie Campbell realizes her college dream 20 years later

UAH CPS graduate Natalie Campbell realizes her college dream 20 years later

May 02, 2019

The legal field always intrigued Natalie Campbell. In spite of that, nearly 20 years ago she began her collegiate journey majoring in agriculture, hoping to learn new horticulture techniques to use at a sixth-generation nursery (plants and trees) b...

UAH graduate student Elizabeth Parameswaran’s career plans change after volunteering with Special Olympics

UAH graduate student Elizabeth Parameswaran’s career plans change after volunteering with Special Olympics

May 02, 2019

An "exceptional experience" as a Special Olympics volunteer altered the course of Elizabeth Parameswaran’s life and cemented a career working with special needs children. ...

UAH COB graduate Alejandro “Alex” Campos says hard work, networking keys to success

UAH COB graduate Alejandro “Alex” Campos says hard work, networking keys to success

Apr 23, 2019

Alejandro "Alex" Campos became interested in how the stock market worked while a senior in high school. It was also the year the stock market crashed —2008. "A career in finance interested me the most but I realized there would be barriers to ent...

UAH College of Nursing DNP graduate Ayana Red focuses research on geriatric patients’ oral healthcare

UAH College of Nursing DNP graduate Ayana Red focuses research on geriatric patients’ oral healthcare

Apr 23, 2019

"So little time and so much to do," are lyrics penned by famed jazz musician Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, but it has become the silent mantra of nurses everywhere — especially geriatric nurses who give dedicated specialized care for an aging popula...

UAH alumna Jennifer Kelly chronicles the life of Sir Barton, first Triple Crown winner in a new book

UAH alumna Jennifer Kelly chronicles the life of Sir Barton, first Triple Crown winner in a new book

Apr 16, 2019

Jennifer S. Kelly (’02, MA, English) joined her childhood love of writing stories and the sport of horse racing to pen the book Sir Barton and the Making of the First Triple Crown Winner. ...