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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...


Om Patel, LoriElle Hutchinson, Andrew Brien, Braeden Hayes

UAH students named Capitol Scholars for 2026

Dec 12, 2025

Four students from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have been selected to travel to Washington, D.C., next summer for the University of Alabama (UA) System’s 2026 Capitol Scholars program. UAH is a part of the UA System. ...


Christopher Watkins is developing a video game while taking advantage of research and opportunities offered through UAH’s Computer Science program.

Blending Code and Creativity: UAH Senior Leads Game Development While Excelling Across Campus

Dec 10, 2025

Christopher Watkins, a senior at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) majoring in computer science, has built an academic path that reflects both a technical drive and artistic curiosity. With double minors in mathematical sciences and video...


Sarah Dalessi, a graduate student in the UAH College of Science, holding a model of NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.

UAH student researcher leads discovery of fastest gamma-ray burst ever recorded

Dec 08, 2025

– Sarah Dalessi, a fifth-year student in the College of Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, is the lead author of a paper on arXiv detailing the discovery of the fastest gamma-ray ...


A group of graduates in blue caps and gowns, with a focus on a cap adorned with a '2025' tassel, celebrating their achievement.

UAH will award an estimated 889 degrees during commencement ceremonies Dec. 15 at VBC

Dec 08, 2025

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will award an estimated 889 degrees during commencement ceremonies on Monday, Dec. 15, at the Von Braun Center (VBC) Propst Arena. UAH is a part of The University of Alabama System. ...


Dr. Bramwell Brizendine with his students, Micah Flack, Bramwell Brizendine, Shiva Shashank Kusuma and Sriabhinay Kusuma.

UAH assistant professor receives $500K DARPA Young Faculty Award to develop system that helps identify and understand malware

Nov 20, 2025

Dr. Bramwell Brizendine, an assistant professor of computer science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, has been selected to receive the Young Faculty Award (YFA), an award of $500,000, from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DA...


UAH moves forward on cybersecurity renovation of Bevill Center, new Track and Field Complex

UAH moves forward on cybersecurity renovation of Bevill Center, new Track and Field Complex

Nov 10, 2025

Two significant construction projects at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) – the renovation of the Bevill Center for the new Center for Cybersecurity Research and the new Track and Field Complex ...


Zeb Leffler stands in front of UAH’s Mobile Alabama X-Band Radar

UAH student publishes groundbreaking hurricane study improving accuracy of hurricane wind estimates after landfall

Oct 31, 2025

A paper authored by University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) graduate student Zeb Leffler has been published in the Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), showcasing the university’s growing impact on ad...


World’s record hottest temperature of 134 degrees F was recorded in Death Valley, Calif., on July 10, 1913.

UAH Earth System Science Center researchers question world record for hottest temperature ever observed

Oct 30, 2025

A new study published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) by researchers from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, calls for invalidating the world record hottest tempe...


Bramwell Brizendine presenting at a past DEF CON 2024 with students.

UAH Assistant Professor Receives DARPA Young Faculty Award

Oct 29, 2025

Dr. Bramwell Brizendine, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, is a recipient of the prestigious Young Faculty Award (YFA) from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the amount of $500,...


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