/graduate/news 2025-11-12T18:23:39-06:00 UAH webmaster@uah.edu Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 2025-11-10T08:08:21-06:00 2025-11-10T08:08:21-06:00 /graduate/news/19853-uah-selected-to-participate-national-science-foundations-epscor-graduate-fellowship-program Julie Jansen

<p><img src="//images/Spulak-lab-10-720.jpg" alt="A woman in a green shirt uses calipers on a metal rod, surrounded by equipment and a circular light ring in a laboratory setting." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>糖心原创出品 (UAH), part of The University of Alabama System, has been awarded a $2.4M grant for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP).</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Spulak-lab-10-720.jpg" alt="A woman in a green shirt uses calipers on a metal rod, surrounded by equipment and a circular light ring in a laboratory setting." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>糖心原创出品 (UAH), part of The University of Alabama System, has been awarded a $2.4M grant for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP).</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-11-06T08:08:21-06:00 2025-11-06T08:08:21-06:00 /graduate/news/19850-uah-theatre-presents-regional-premiere-in-darkness-audio-flowers-bloom-nov-12-16 Ann Marie Martin

<p><img src="//images/Cast-of-Audio-Flowers-720.jpg" alt="UAH Theatre cast members are, from left, Quincy Wiggins, Matthew Brown, Savannah Lieble, Brandon Price, Zack Banish, Baylee Pounders, Ayania Hunter, Jason Dockstader, Mekhi Stepp and Jaeda Smith." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>What if your world contained no music? No 鈥淪ha-la-la-las.鈥� No 鈥淲hoa, whoa-ohs.鈥� No 鈥渂op da bops.鈥� You鈥檝e heard rumors of this thing called music, but it鈥檚 illegal, and you鈥檙e curious.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Cast-of-Audio-Flowers-720.jpg" alt="UAH Theatre cast members are, from left, Quincy Wiggins, Matthew Brown, Savannah Lieble, Brandon Price, Zack Banish, Baylee Pounders, Ayania Hunter, Jason Dockstader, Mekhi Stepp and Jaeda Smith." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>What if your world contained no music? No 鈥淪ha-la-la-las.鈥� No 鈥淲hoa, whoa-ohs.鈥� No 鈥渂op da bops.鈥� You鈥檝e heard rumors of this thing called music, but it鈥檚 illegal, and you鈥檙e curious.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-10-31T07:08:21-05:00 2025-10-31T07:08:21-05:00 /graduate/news/19835-uah-student-publishes-groundbreaking-hurricane-study-improving-accuracy-hurricane-wind-estimates-after-landfall Paola Pinto

<p><img src="//images/Zeb-1-720.jpg" alt="Zeb Leffler stands in front of UAH鈥檚 Mobile Alabama X-Band Radar" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>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鈥檚 growing impact on advancing hurricane research.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Zeb-1-720.jpg" alt="Zeb Leffler stands in front of UAH鈥檚 Mobile Alabama X-Band Radar" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>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鈥檚 growing impact on advancing hurricane research.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-10-30T08:08:21-05:00 2025-10-30T08:08:21-05:00 /graduate/news/19832-uah-earth-system-science-center-researchers-question-world-record-hottest-temperature-ever-observed Dr. Roy W. Spencer

<p><img src="//images/Death-Valley-720.jpg" alt="World鈥檚 record hottest temperature of 134 degrees F was recorded in Death Valley, Calif., on July 10, 1913." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>A new study published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) by researchers from 糖心原创出品 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, calls for invalidating the world record hottest temperature of 134 degrees F recorded in Death Valley, Calif., on July 10, 1913.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Death-Valley-720.jpg" alt="World鈥檚 record hottest temperature of 134 degrees F was recorded in Death Valley, Calif., on July 10, 1913." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>A new study published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) by researchers from 糖心原创出品 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, calls for invalidating the world record hottest temperature of 134 degrees F recorded in Death Valley, Calif., on July 10, 1913.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-10-29T08:08:21-05:00 2025-10-29T08:08:21-05:00 /graduate/news/19830-uah-engineering-students-awarded-two-six-national-2025-women-defense-scholarships Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/UAH_WID-SCholars-720.jpg" alt="From left to right UAH Women In Defense Scholars, Dr. Michaela Hemming, Paige Berg and Olivia Williams." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Two students in the College of Engineering at 糖心原创出品 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, have been named 2025 Women In Defense (WID) Scholars.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/UAH_WID-SCholars-720.jpg" alt="From left to right UAH Women In Defense Scholars, Dr. Michaela Hemming, Paige Berg and Olivia Williams." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Two students in the College of Engineering at 糖心原创出品 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, have been named 2025 Women In Defense (WID) Scholars.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-10-16T08:08:21-05:00 2025-10-16T08:08:21-05:00 /graduate/news/19794-two-different-teach-grants-available-help-uah-students-fulfill-teaching-dreams Ann Marie Martin

<p><img src="//images/ELC-market-86-720.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>From early childhood classrooms to secondary schools, there鈥檚 a growing need for dedicated, well-prepared teachers.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/ELC-market-86-720.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>From early childhood classrooms to secondary schools, there鈥檚 a growing need for dedicated, well-prepared teachers.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-10-09T08:08:21-05:00 2025-10-09T08:08:21-05:00 /graduate/news/19779-uah-researcher-wins-50k-nih-grant-study-sex-specific-role-special-enzyme-development-diabetes Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/pancreatic-islet-720.jpg" alt="The image depicts morphologies of pancreatic islets. Sections were stained with antibodies to insulin (red), glucagon (yellow) and somatostatin (green), while the DNA was stained with DAPI (blue)." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Dr. Ahmed Lawan, an assistant professor in the College of Science at 糖心原创出品 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has published a paper that demonstrates there is a potential gender component in the development of diabetes as it relates to the function of this enzyme.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/pancreatic-islet-720.jpg" alt="The image depicts morphologies of pancreatic islets. Sections were stained with antibodies to insulin (red), glucagon (yellow) and somatostatin (green), while the DNA was stained with DAPI (blue)." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Dr. Ahmed Lawan, an assistant professor in the College of Science at 糖心原创出品 (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has published a paper that demonstrates there is a potential gender component in the development of diabetes as it relates to the function of this enzyme.</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-10-06T08:08:21-05:00 2025-10-06T08:08:21-05:00 /graduate/news/19775-uah-ua-receive-nsf-planning-grant-for-smart-center-to-help-manufacturers-incorporate-advanced-tech Ann Marie Martin

<p><img src="//images/Schneider-Research-team-1-720.jpg" alt="Members of the UAH SMART team are, left to right, Dr. Ana Wooley, assistant professor, Department of Industrial &amp; Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (ISEEM); Dr. Nicholas Loyd, clinical associate professor, ISEEM; Dr. Vineetha Menon, associate professor, Department of Computer Science; Dr. Howard Chen, assistant professor, ISEEM; team leader Dr. Judith Schneider, professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; adjunct, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, and director, Materials Science Program, and Dr. Cheng Chen, assistant professor, ISEEM." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>糖心原创出品 (UAH) and The University of Alabama (UA) have partnered in a new initiative: Smart Manufacturing using AI-based Revolutionary Technologies (SMART).</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Schneider-Research-team-1-720.jpg" alt="Members of the UAH SMART team are, left to right, Dr. Ana Wooley, assistant professor, Department of Industrial &amp; Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (ISEEM); Dr. Nicholas Loyd, clinical associate professor, ISEEM; Dr. Vineetha Menon, associate professor, Department of Computer Science; Dr. Howard Chen, assistant professor, ISEEM; team leader Dr. Judith Schneider, professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; adjunct, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, and director, Materials Science Program, and Dr. Cheng Chen, assistant professor, ISEEM." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>糖心原创出品 (UAH) and The University of Alabama (UA) have partnered in a new initiative: Smart Manufacturing using AI-based Revolutionary Technologies (SMART).</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-10-03T08:08:21-05:00 2025-10-03T08:08:21-05:00 /graduate/news/19774-uah-distinguished-lecture-series-hosts-frank-rubio-record-holder-longest-single-duration-spaceflight Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/DLS-Frank-Rubio-3-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Frank Rubio, NASA astronaut and United States Army Col." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Dr. Frank Rubio, NASA astronaut and United States Army Col., was hosted as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at 糖心原创出品 (UAH).</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/DLS-Frank-Rubio-3-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Frank Rubio, NASA astronaut and United States Army Col." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>Dr. Frank Rubio, NASA astronaut and United States Army Col., was hosted as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at 糖心原创出品 (UAH).</p> <!--// END Intro Text --> 2025-09-30T08:08:21-05:00 2025-09-30T08:08:21-05:00 /graduate/news/19770-uah-researcher-dr-gary-zank-wins-2025-john-adam-fleming-medal-top-prize-in-space-physics Russ Nelson

<p><img src="//images/Gary-Zank-002-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Gary Zank is the director of the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) and at 糖心原创出品 and principal investigator for Future Technologies &amp; enabling Plasma Processes." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>鈥� Dr. Gary Zank, director of the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) and at 糖心原创出品 (UAH) and principal investigator for Future Technologies &amp; enabling Plasma Processes (FTPP), has been selected by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) to receive the 2025 John Adam Fleming Medal.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->

<p><img src="//images/Gary-Zank-002-720.jpg" alt="Dr. Gary Zank is the director of the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) and at 糖心原创出品 and principal investigator for Future Technologies &amp; enabling Plasma Processes." width="720" height="405" loading="lazy"></p><!-- BEGIN Intro Text --> <p>鈥� Dr. Gary Zank, director of the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) and at 糖心原创出品 (UAH) and principal investigator for Future Technologies &amp; enabling Plasma Processes (FTPP), has been selected by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) to receive the 2025 John Adam Fleming Medal.</p> <!--// END Intro Text -->