Spectators in the V.I.P. stands at Cape Canaveral view the Apollo 11 launch on July 16, 1969. Screen Capture from Film of Apollo 11 launch. LBJ, Spiro Agnew, Johnny Carson, Hugh O'Brian, Barry Goldwater, Lady Bird Johnson, Hermann Oberth…,” part of the Apollo 11 Launch Film collection at the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives

UAH expands its involvement in JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services as a charter participant

Jan 15, 2026

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will join the JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services as a Tier 3 charter program participant, expanding its partnership with JSTOR and helping shape the future of responsible, scalable digital collections s...

Unveiling a new historical marker to identify the original site of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) are UAH President Dr. Charles Karr, left, and UAH supporter Barbara Wadsworth, who donated the marker.

UAH celebrates origins with new historical marker at Campus No. 805, site of first classes in 1950

Jan 14, 2026

Dreamers looking to the stars fueled the beginnings of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) more than 75 years ago. A new historical marker at Campus No. 805, site of the first classes on Jan. 6, 1950, commemorates the original 137 student...

Dr. Emil Jovanov, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, with UAH President Charles L. Karr

UAH ECE researcher Dr. Emil Jovanov chosen a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Jan 13, 2026

Dr. Emil Jovanov, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the highest pro...

From left, Dr. Karen Frith, dean of the College of Nursing at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH); award recipient Dr. Helen Lien, senior development officer for the College of Nursing, and Mallie Hale, UAH vice president for university advancement.

UAH Senior Development Officer Dr. Helen Lien receives 2025 Lamplighter Award from Alabama League for Nursing

Dec 23, 2025

Dr. Helen Lien appreciates the vital work of the dedicated professionals in the College of Nursing at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), and the feeling is mutual. ...

From left: Dr. Daniel K. Wims, President of AAMU, and Dr. Charles Karr, President of UAH. Back row, from left: Dr. Zhengtao Deng, Dean, College of Engineering, Technology and Physical Sciences at AAMU; Mr. John Kuenzli, IBM Army Client Account Lead – Redstone; Mr. James Lackey, COO, Davidson Technologies; and Dr. Rainer Steinwandt, Dean, College of Science at UAH

UAH to launch Southeastern Quantum Collaborative

Dec 19, 2025

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) announced today the formation of the Southeastern Quantum Collaborative (SQC), a new regional initiative that will accelerate the advancement and application of quantum information science and technolog...

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UAH CCRE announces applications are open for cybersecurity scholarships starting Fall 2026 semester

Dec 19, 2025

The Center for Cybersecurity Research and Education (CCRE) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has announced the availability of cybersecurity scholarships through the CyberCorps: Scholarshi...

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UAH receives grant from Warhol, Frankenthaler Foundations to support 2026 Contemporary Art Fellow program

Dec 18, 2025

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Department of Art, Art History, and Design has received a grant of $10,000 from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation. ...

Dr. Shankar Mahalingam, Dean of the UAH College of Engineering and Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

After 15 years of transformative leadership, Dr. Shankar Mahalingam, dean of the UAH College of Engineering, is set to retire

Dec 18, 2025

Following 15 years of distinguished service as dean of the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), Dr. Shankar Mahalingam is retiring, concluding a tenure marked by significant growth, innovation and national impact...

The four winners in The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition are, left to right, Vignesh Vasudevan Geetha, first place; Derek Koehl, second place; Boshra Rezvanian, third place, and Eirian Waldron, People’s Choice.

Vignesh Geetha’s ‘What’s in the Smoke?’ wins UAH’s 2025 Three Minute Thesis competition

Dec 17, 2025

Vignesh Vasudevan Geetha’s explanation of “What’s in the Smoke?” took the top prize in the 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition presented by The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Graduate School on Oct. 23. UAH is a part of Th...

X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) studies the hot, energetic universe by capturing X-rays to reveal details about galaxy clusters, black holes, supernova remnants and the formation of cosmic structures

UAH researchers lead study suggesting dark matter can be detected in unidentified X-ray emission lines in spectra of galaxy clusters

Dec 16, 2025

Scientists search for “decaying” dark matter (DDM) because it offers unique signatures like specific X-ray or gamma-ray lines or neutrino signals not seen in normal matter, potentially revealing dark matter's particle nature, mass and interacti...