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Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper warns China is “the greatest threat of our lifetime” in UAH Distinguished Lecture Series talk

May 19, 2023

In an evening focused on the dangers of China’s strategic positioning as a global “full-spectrum threat,” Dr. Mark Esper reassured attendees of the first Distinguished Lecture Series event of 2023 at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (U...


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UAH announces faculty promotion and tenure decisions for 2023-2024 academic year

May 05, 2023

The University of Alabama in Huntsville has recognized 25 faculty members for their outstanding performance and overall excellence by awarding them tenure and/or promotion starting with the 2023-2024 academic year. ...


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UAH honors faculty, staff, researchers with 2023 University Awards for Excellence

May 03, 2023

The University of Alabama in Huntsville recognized outstanding achievements of its faculty, staff members and researchers during the annual University Awards for Excellence ceremony held on April 21. ...


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UAH team Charger Rocket Works competes in 2023 NASA Student Launch

Apr 27, 2023

A team consisting of mechanical and aerospace engineering majors at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) competed in the 2023 NASA Student Launch, hosted by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. ...


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UAH research programs achieve record high $169.5M in R&D funding for FY22

Apr 26, 2023

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) notched a record $169.5 million in federal research expenditures for fiscal year (FY) 2022, a 13% increase over FY21. ...


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UAH team takes first in 2023 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge

Apr 25, 2023

A team from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) placed first in the 2023 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC) this year. ...


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UAH breaks ground on new 80,000-square-foot Raymond B. Jones Engineering Building

Apr 14, 2023

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) held a groundbreaking ceremony today for a new 80,000-square-foot engineering facility that will be named in memory of Raymond B. Jones, long-time business and community leader and past chairman of the ...


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UAH researchers win awards totaling $750K to advance steps toward “holy grail” fusion clean energy project

Apr 10, 2023

Mechanical and aerospace engineering faculty at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have won a pair of research awards totaling $750,000 to collaborate with the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) on research to advance knowledge toward...


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Team from UAH Colleges of Science, Engineering take 2nd place in DLA Defense Data Grand Prix (Heat 3)

Mar 21, 2023

A team of students from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Colleges of Science and Engineering recently took second place in Heat 3 of a national Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Defense Data Grand Prix competition put on by the Acquisitio...


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UAH alumnus Michael Wicks inducted into Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame

Mar 10, 2023

Michael Wicks (MSE, Mechanical Engineering, ’94), is one of six honorees inducted in this year’s Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame on Feb. 25 at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa. ...


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