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Collaboration to Improve Lung Cancer Screening for African Americans Led by UAH Nursing Graduate Student

A Huntsville Hospital project to determine and overcome barriers to lung cancer screening participation experienced by African Americans is being led by a University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) graduate student who is pursuing her doctor of nursing practice (DNP) degree at UAH, a part of the University of Alabama System. Originally from St. Louis, […]

UAH establishes Senator Richard Shelby Endowed Chair in Engineering

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, along with Huntsville and North Alabama community and business leaders, announced the establishment of the Senator Richard Shelby Endowed Chair in Engineering in the UAH College of Engineering. “Throughout his decades-long tenure in Congress, Senator Shelby has been a staunch […]

UAH Engineering Programs Receive Highest Accreditation From Engineering Accreditation Commission ABET “Next General Review”

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The College of Engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has been notified that that the seven UAH engineering undergraduate programs under review had received a “Next General Review” from the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). […]

Amanda Wood Selected as 2022 Alumni of Achievement Honoree

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Alumna Amanda Wood (B.S. Education, 2012) has been selected as the 2022 Alumni of Achievement award winner for the College of Education at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System.   This past February, Wood took over the helm of the volleyball program at Hoover High […]

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 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 […]

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 […]