Huntsville Helps Lead Garden Coalition to Provide Professional Development Program for Alabama STEM Educators

A new professional development opportunity has recently become available for educators across the state who teach STEM as part of their curriculum.  The Huntsville Botanical Garden (HBG), in partnership with Birmingham Botanical Gardens (BBG) and Bellingrath Gardens and Home (BG&H), is set to launch the Cultivate program statewide after a successful pilot in the 2022-2023 […]

American Association of Community Colleges selects Drake State President Dr. Patricia Sims to AACC Board

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) selected Drake State President Dr. Patricia Sims to join its board. The AACC represents more than 1,000 2-year, associate degree-granting institutions and nearly 12 million students. “It’s an honor to be elected to serve on such an impactful organization,” said Dr. Sims. “As the leading […]

U.S. Space & Rocket Center and Boeing Partnership Creates New Hub for Future Astronauts

Last Friday, The U.S. Space & Rocket Center held the ribbon cutting ceremony for its newest state-of-the-art facility, the Space Camp Operations Center. Sponsored by Boeing, the 40,600-square-foot facility will be the main hub of all Space Camp programs while also providing a new home for the U.S. Cyber Camp.  Dr. Kimberly Robinson, chief executive officer and executive […]

Making Huntsville and Alabama into a Southeastern Plasma Powerhouse

The business community can help propel to fruition a statewide endeavor backed by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to make Huntsville the hub of an Alabama plasma physics technology powerhouse that spans the Southeast. The effort is a springboard to propel cutting-edge university plasma physics research and technologies into practical business applications in agriculture, manufacturing, […]

Mill Creek Elementary Greenpower Racing Team Wins National Championship

Mill Creek Elementary School‘s hard work and dedication to Greenpower Racing came to fruition this year as the team emerged as National Champions in the Goblin division. The school, located in Madison City Schools, races three cars and two ended up in the top 10 in the country. One car took the number one spot […]

UAH engineering, nursing graduate programs ranked in U.S. News’ 2023-2024 list of the best

Graduate programs in engineering and nursing at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, were recognized for excellence in U.S. News & World Report’s recent rankings of the 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools. UAH’s College of Engineering is ranked #2 among Best Engineering Schools in the state of […]

SAIC continues long-standing support of UAH College of Business with $100,000 gift

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) continued its support of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) College of Business by presenting a $100,000 gift to UAH officials on March 30. Starting in 2009, SAIC has made this $100,000 gift each year to the College of Business at UAH, a part of The University of Alabama […]

UAH team Charger Rocket Works competes in 2023 NASA Student Launch

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. Supported by the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate and U.S. aerospace industry, the event is a NASA-conducted engineering design challenge that involves […]

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

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 UAH Foundation. The facility, which received initial approval by The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees […]

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

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 one of the most sought-after goals of plasma physics, plasma fusion energy. This project marks the first experimental […]