Dr. Lee Ellenburg in his office at the UAH Earth System Science Center.

Alabama Governor appoints Dr. Lee Ellenburg to succeed Dr. John Christy as State Climatologist

Jan 29, 2026

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has appointed Dr. Lee Ellenburg as the state’s new State Climatologist. ...

A group of individuals at computers in a dimly lit room, engaging with colorful video game screens, wearing casual attire

UAH opens signup for Charger Innovation Challenge: Serious Games Edition, Spring 2026, to design impactful games for prizes, publishing opportunities

Jan 28, 2026

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, is accepting student applications for the Charger Innovation Challenge (CIC): Serious Games Edition, a semester-long ‘hackathon’ launching in Spring 2026...

UAH ESV student competition team member Alex MacGregor in the UAH Traffic Lab.

UAH transportation engineering team advances to regional finals of international NHTSA Enhanced Safety of Vehicles student competition

Jan 27, 2026

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, is gaining national attention for its growing leadership in transportation safety and engineering innovation, as a team of UAH students has been selected a f...

Graduates in blue caps and gowns stand in line at a ceremony, celebrating the Dean's and President's List for Summer/Fall 2025.

UAH announces outstanding students who made Dean’s, President’s lists in summer, fall 2025 semesters

Jan 22, 2026

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) honors the outstanding work of its students during the summer and fall 2025 semesters with the announcement of the Dean’s and President’s lists. ...

Pasture in Jackson County, Alabama, documented during field visit.

UAH researchers support Southeast flash drought assessment to improve future drought preparedness

Jan 21, 2026

The Earth System Science Center (ESSC) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, played a key role in supporting a newly published regional drought assessment that details important lessons learne...

Pollutants are formed from both natural and human (anthropogenic) sources.

UAH researcher identifies breakthrough pathway for air pollution particle formation

Jan 20, 2026

An atmospheric scientist at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has helped uncover a previously unknown chemical pathway that plays a major role in the formation of air pollution particles in e...

Catherine Coleman Flowers speaking at podium.

UAH’s second annual MLK Leadership Breakfast focuses on ways to improve health care for all

Jan 16, 2026

Before NASA ever establishes a colony on the moon, they’ll need an effective, reliable way to handle sanitation. Rural Lowndes County, one of Alabama’s poorest areas, needs a good sewage solution now. ...

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...