The 512-qubit D-Wave Two quantum computer located in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing facility at NASA’s Ames Research Center.

UAH to host SQC colloquium uniting academia, industry and government to advance quantum technologies

Jul 16, 2026

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, will host the inaugural Southeastern Quantum Collaborative (SQC) Colloquium on Wednesday, August 10 in Charger Theatre on the UAH Campus. ...

From left: Dr. Takeshi Yamaguchi, Professor Tohoku University, Japan; Co-Chair, Slips, Trips, Falls Technical Committee, IEA and Dr. Sara Harper, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at UAH, providing conference opening remarks.

UAH brings worldwide leaders in safety research to Huntsville

Jul 15, 2026

From research laboratories to workplaces and everyday environments, preventing slips, trips and falls requires collaboration across disciplines. ...

UAH student teams soar to top international finishes in 2026 CanSat Competition

UAH student teams soar to top international finishes in 2026 CanSat Competition

Jul 09, 2026

Future engineers from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, earned two top-four finishes and placed all three UAH teams among the world's best at the 2026 Annual CanSat Competition. ...

Dr. Karen Frith reflects on her long career as a nurse and nurse educator in her office at the College of Nursing at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) on June 5, 2026. Now retired as dean of the college

Dr. Karen Frith, retired UAH College of Nursing dean, leaves legacy of excellence, innovation, growth

Jul 09, 2026

Dr. Karen Frith smiles often as she talks about the students mentored, the programs begun and the advancements made during her 19 years in the College of Nursing at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama ...

Parker Solar Probe carries FIELDS instrument suite measuring electric fields, magnetic fields, plasma waves and radio emissions in the solar corona and solar wind.

UAH researcher finds cosmic dust could play key role in cracking long-standing mystery of solar corona heating, opening new field in heliophysics

Jul 01, 2026

A new study led by a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville suggests that tiny charged dust grains near the Sun may significantly influence how energy moves through the solar corona, the outer atmosphere of the Sun. ...

The Martian Year 34 global dust storm, a planet-encircling event that occurred on Mars in 2018

UAH researcher finds Martian dust storms may generate atmospheric electrical conditions that could impact Mars missions

Jun 30, 2026

A new study by a doctoral researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, suggests global dust storms on Mars may organize the Martian atmosphere into regions favorable for electrical activit...

Delaney Enlow, left, a research engineer with the Model Exchange and Development of Nursing and Engineering Technologies (MEDNET) in the Systems Management and Production (SMAP) Center at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) shows a variety of anatomically correct infant head models to Megan Murphy Wolf, chief operating officer of the Zabara Foundation, during a center tour on April 15, 2026

Zabara Foundation’s $50K grant to UAH SMAP Center boosts College of Nursing baby simulators

Jun 29, 2026

A long-running collaboration between engineers and nurses at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is expanding into state-of-the-art infant training simulators with the support of a $50,000 grant from the Zabara Foundation. ...

SPoRT-LIS soil moisture percentile map from April 14, 2026, with hatched areas showing where Soil Moisture Volatility Index flash drought criteria were met across the Southeastern United States.

NASA awards $849K to UAH-led project to improve flash drought early warning across Southeast

Jun 29, 2026

Flash droughts can develop in a matter of weeks, often before traditional drought indicators fully capture the growing risk. ...

Lili Wilken, a basketball player in black uniform prepares to shoot free throw while referee and opposing team watch during game.

Donor Support Empowers UAH Basketball Star Lili Wilken

Jun 25, 2026

The player who achieved more fame and spent more time in a glaring spotlight than any other in UAH women’s basketball history was able to do so because of the generosity of an anonymous donor. ...

Dr. Anuradha Subramanian, professor of chemical and materials engineering.

UAH researchers discover ultrasound-based approach that may help reduce harmful inflammation and support joint healing

Jun 18, 2026

With an aging population experiencing joint pain and inflammation at an all-time high, researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have published new findings that suggest continuous low-intensity ultrasound may help shift the body...