Tag Archive for: UAH

Planned Gift Helps First Generation Accounting Student Excel in Professional Pursuits

As a senior preparing to graduate in December of 2022 with his bachelor of science in accounting, Mauricio Chacon knows he’s gotten a top-notch education while at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System. The Oneonta, Alabama native says he was drawn to UAH because of its […]

America Makes TRX Comes to Huntsville

On October 18th and 19th, engineering, scientific, and academic professionals from around the nation converged at the UAH campus for America Makes Technical Review and Exchange (TRX), a conference and networking event centered around the future of advanced manufacturing technologies.  This is the first time the event has been held in Huntsville, with the majority […]

Von Braun Symposium and Memorial Dinner to Welcome Aerospace Executives and Leaders

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Leading government officials, industry executives, academia and others from the aerospace community will gather at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, for the 15th annual Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium on Oct. 26-28. This year’s theme is “Space at the Table: Collaboration, Cooperation, and Inclusion.” Organized by […]

Mary Makima Ross’ Love for UAH lives on With $400,000 Gift

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Lester Ross, Sr., Mary Makima Ross’s husband of more than 40 years, says his wife, who died in 2021 at the age of 75, was always giving money to the “places where it would do the most good.” For her, supporting education was paramount, and she made sure to impact students for years […]

UAH Physicist Lead Author of Paper on Discovery of New Monster Black Hole

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The discovery of a so-called monster black hole that has about 12 times the mass of the sun is detailed in a new Astrophysical Journal research submission, the lead author of which is Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti, a physics professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).  “It is closer to the sun […]

UAH Center for Cybersecurity Research and Education Chosen to Receive FBI J. Edgar Hoover Memorial Scholarship

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, announced that the UAH Center for Cybersecurity Research and Education (CCRE) has been chosen to receive the FBI J. Edgar Hoover Memorial Scholarship. The CCRE was selected by the Huntsville Chapter of the Society of Former Special Agents […]

Exciting Activities Announced for Cummings Research Park’s 2022 Family Fun Day

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Cummings Research Park (CRP) is excited to announce a new, one-of-a-kind event happening this weekend in honor of the Park’s 60th Anniversary. And it’s FREE! Family Fun Day, to be held this Saturday, October 22, will be an all-day event split between the Point at Lake 4 in CRP West and the […]

North Alabama Will Walk to Defeat ALS® on Saturday, October 15, 2022

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The ALS Association will hold their annual North Alabama Walk to Defeat ALS® at The University of Alabama in Huntsville on October 15, 2022 starting at 10 a.m. People living with ALS, family members, friends, caregivers, and others impacted by ALS will join the fight to find a cure at the first […]

Judge Ruth Ann Hall selected as 2022 Alumni of Achievement Honoree for College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Ruth Ann Hall (B.A., Criminal Justice, 1986), a Circuit Court Judge for Alabama’s 23rd Judicial Circuit, has been selected as the 2022 Alumni of Achievement award winner for the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (CAHS) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System. Judge […]

Liberal Arts Education at UAH Inspired Alumnus Scott Hightower to Give Back Through Endowed Scholarship and Community Service

HUNTSVILLE, AL – It all began with a summer spent lifting concrete blocks. Scott Hightower (B.A. Political Science and Philosophy ’75) started his college career at another institution as a pre-med major. After ending up on academic probation and spending a summer moving concrete blocks while contemplating his future, however, he transferred to The University of […]