A team of engineering students from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) earned first place overall in the NASA 2026 Student Launch Initiative (NSLI), following a nine-month engineering competition that concluded with a final launch event. NASA announced the awards on June 3. UAH earned first place overall and received a $5,000 prize. Vanderbilt […]
Dr. Eric Smith has been named dean of the Honors College at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), effective May 11, 2026. Smith is a full professor in the Department of English at UAH, a part of The University of Alabama System. A graduate of a small North Alabama high school, Smith said his […]
Amanda Hooten is the Founder and CEO of Blaze Solutions, a Huntsville-based leadership and government services firm supporting defense, technology, and professional services organizations. With more than 15 years of experience leading complex defense programs and scaling high-growth organizations, she previously served as Chief Strategy Officer at Invariant Corporation and held senior leadership roles at […]
The founder of the University of Georgia’s College of Engineering has been named president of the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Dr. Donald Leo, who served as the first permanent dean of UGA’s engineering school, will be the 11th president of UAH. His appointment was announced Wednesday during a special called meeting of the University […]
Fathia Hardy, PMP, is a workforce development professional with over a decade of experience in leadership training, instructional design, program development, and project management. A certified Project Management Professional (PMP)®, she serves as a Specialist, Instructional Designer with Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM), where she designs and delivers training that strengthens leadership capability, communication, and organizational […]
Whitney Swinney is a homegrown leader with 15 years of experience shaping the Southeast’s telecommunications landscape. As the Inventory Acquisition Market Lead for GFiber, she spearheads network expansion and complex negotiations for multi-family and mixed-use developments across the Huntsville and Nashville metros. A former UAH softball player, Whitney’s deep community roots are reflected in her […]
New research from The University of Alabama in Huntsville challenges a long-held business assumption that bundling services into solution packages strengthens relationships between manufacturers and their customers. In a study published in Production and Operations Management, UAH Associate Professor of Marketing Dr. Yongchuan (Kevin) Bao and Assistant Professor of Management Science Dr. Yi Tan, along […]
When Leah Johnson earns her Ph.D. in chemistry from UAH on May 4, she will be the first graduate of the university’s doctoral program, launched in fall 2023. UAH will honor Johnson and approximately 1,145 other spring 2026 graduates during two commencement ceremonies at the Von Braun Center Propst Arena. Johnson was pursuing her master’s […]
In a crowded digital marketplace where brands compete for attention across social media, search engines and streaming platforms, one marketing approach may appear counterintuitive: telling some consumers, “This isn’t for you.” Known as “dissuasive framing,” the strategy is central to research led by Dr. Karen Anne Wallach, a professor in UAH’s College of Business. Her […]
GeneCapture, Inc., is cutting the time to diagnose an infection from several days to a few hours. This week, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology associate company demonstrated its breakthrough diagnostic technology to local clinicians and physicians. Their portable, lab-free platform enables identification of the correct antibiotic treatment in near real-time. While traditional hospital diagnostics can […]
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