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NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC) student teams from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) and the Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) from the Dominican Republic pose together

UAH HERC team hosts Dominican Republic team, bonding through outreach, friendship in NASA rover competition

May 28, 2025

The Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC) team at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) recently hosted the Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) from the Dominican Republic (DR) during NASA’s 2025 Human Exploration Rover Chal...


12 desk plaques to 11 inventors from two colleges and four departments at UAH in recognition of patents issued in the past year.

UAH recognizes 11 inventors who received 9 patent awards during 2024-2025 year

May 22, 2025

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) honored the significant achievements of 11 inventors from two colleges and four departments who have been awarded patents during the past year. ...


Dr. Nathan Spulak (R), assistant professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, works with UAH summer research junior Tyler Robertson (L).

UAH researcher wins $299K EPSCoR fellowship to advance composite materials for breakthrough ground, air, space applications

May 19, 2025

Dr. Nathan Spulak, an assistant professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has been awarded a $299,000 National Science Foundation EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement fellowship to enhance safety for earth. ...


A circuit board displays UAH using colorful beads, with wires connected to a nearby component on a dark surface

UAH researchers use adhesive tape to generate electricity for low-cost, self-powered wearable biosensors and energy harvesting

May 16, 2025

A research team at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has published a new paper in American Chemical Society Omega that demonstrates inexpensive store-bought tape can be used to craft a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) capable of harve...


Engineering students from The University of Alabama Huntsville suffered a failure of the support system for the left rear wheel during their competition while competing in the NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge

Gritty UAH student team overcomes setbacks to place third in 2025 NASA HERC rover challenge

Apr 23, 2025

It’s often said that one of the hardest things to accomplish in team competitions is a “three-peat” – winning three championships in a row. ...


Dr. Jan Davis, former NASA astronaut and alumna of The University of Alabama in Huntsville, speaks at UAH in 2018

UAH announces new Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Lab

Apr 10, 2025

Dr. and Mrs. Louis B. Weiner have donated $143,814.88 to The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) for a new Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) lab, which will be named in their honor. ...


A graduate student discusses their research at a poster session, featuring various charts and visuals about AI methods.

Student projects highlight research innovation in 2025 Graduate Poster Session

Apr 07, 2025

The Graduate School at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) hosted its annual UAH Graduate Poster Session in the Student Services Building on the UAH campus, a part of the University of Alabama System. ...


Dr. Jan Davis, former NASA astronaut and alumna of The University of Alabama in Huntsville, speaks at UAH in 2018

Astronaut Jan Davis to share ‘Air Born’ stories at OLLI at UAH free public program on April 18

Apr 02, 2025

From B-17 bombing runs over Europe in World War II to scientific discoveries aboard NASA space shuttle missions, former astronaut Dr. Jan Davis chronicles two transformative eras in American aviation history from a personal perspective in her book ...


U.S. Air Force ROTC cadets from The University of Alabama in Huntsville From left, they are Dorian Cole, Jacob Padgett, David Hays, Quan Davis, Gabriel Rice, Madison Bipes and William Harper.

UAH Air Force ROTC program holds enlistment ceremony for its first group of seven cadets

Mar 28, 2025

The Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (AFROTC) program at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) held an enlistment ceremony on March 26 for its first group of seven cadets to have been contracted into the United States Air Force ...


A person holds an open equipment case, displaying various electronic components and wiring, set in a laboratory environment.

UAH celebrates Research Week with 11th Research Horizons Poster Session highlighting undergraduate student innovation

Mar 03, 2025

To celebrate Research Week, Undergraduate Research at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is highlighting the 11th UAH Research Horizons Poster Session, March 4. ...


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