Feature Stories /newsroom/feature-stories Tue, 17 Jun 2025 04:27:24 -0500 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management en-gb webmaster@uah.edu (UAH) Maury Regional Medical Center commits $145K to UAH College of Nursing to name training lab /newsroom/feature-stories/19532-maury-regional-medical-center-commits-145k-uah-college-of-nursing-to-name-training-lab /newsroom/feature-stories/19532-maury-regional-medical-center-commits-145k-uah-college-of-nursing-to-name-training-lab Maury Regional Medical Center has committed $145,000 to the College of Nursing at app to name the Basic to Advanced Lab in the Simulation and Learning Innovation Center. Celebrating the new partnership on April 18, 2025, are, from left, Colby Nance, SLIC specialist; Dr. Azita Amiri, CON professor and associate dean for research; Tiffany Crews, director of nursing professional development, Maury Regional; Dr. Charles Karr, UAH president; Jeff Pierce, director, human resources, Maury Regional; Dr. Karen Frith, dean, CON; Dr. David Puleo, UAH provost; Jenny Robertson, human resources lead business partner, nursing, Maury Regional; Dr. Yeow Chye Ng, CON professor and interim associate dean of graduate programs; Dr. Helen Lien, app senior development officer, CON, and Mary Deason, SLIC manager.

Nurses really matter at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee, and the College of Nursing at app (UAH).

]]> Feature Fri, 13 Jun 2025 09:08:21 -0500 UAH researcher unveils new map of Milky Way galaxy in atomic hydrogen, revealing its clumped “flocculent” nature for first time /newsroom/feature-stories/19524-uah-researcher-unveils-new-map-of-milky-way-galaxy-in-atomic-hydrogen-revealing-its-clumped-flocculent-nature-for-first-time /newsroom/feature-stories/19524-uah-researcher-unveils-new-map-of-milky-way-galaxy-in-atomic-hydrogen-revealing-its-clumped-flocculent-nature-for-first-time Cepheid variables

Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti, the Pei-Ling Chan Endowed Chair at app (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has co-authored a paper that uses young stars to develop a more accurate map of the outer gas disk of the Milky Way galaxy.

]]> Feature Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:08:21 -0500 UAH expands psychiatric mental health education for nurses seeking to become nurse practitioners or add a certification /newsroom/feature-stories/19521-uah-expands-psychiatric-mental-health-education-for-nurses-seeking-to-become-nurse-practitioners-or-add-a-certification /newsroom/feature-stories/19521-uah-expands-psychiatric-mental-health-education-for-nurses-seeking-to-become-nurse-practitioners-or-add-a-certification UAH College of Nursing held their fall White Coat ceremony in Chan Auditorium on Friday.

app (UAH) College of Nursing recently announced the addition of a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) concentration in the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree and PMHNP post-master’s certificate offering. UAH is a member of The University of Alabama System.

]]> Feature Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:08:21 -0500 UAH researcher offers novel model to better understand the nature of hurricane landfalls, enhancing predictions and public safety /newsroom/feature-stories/19518-uah-researcher-offers-novel-model-to-better-understand-the-nature-of-hurricane-landfalls-enhancing-predictions-and-public-safety /newsroom/feature-stories/19518-uah-researcher-offers-novel-model-to-better-understand-the-nature-of-hurricane-landfalls-enhancing-predictions-and-public-safety Viewed from the International Space Station, Hurricane Isabel made landfall on Sept. 18, 2003, in eastern North Carolina, near Drum Inlet, along the Outer Banks. The storm was a Category 2 hurricane at the time of landfall.

Dr. Xiaomin Chen, a researcher at app, has published a paper in Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), that offers a new model capable of resolving turbulence and eddies within hurricanes as they transition from water to land.

]]> Feature Mon, 09 Jun 2025 08:08:21 -0500 Alabama Space Grant Consortium names scholarship, fellowship winners for 2025-2026 /newsroom/feature-stories/19513-alabama-space-grant-consortium-names-scholarship-fellowship-winners-for-2025-2026 /newsroom/feature-stories/19513-alabama-space-grant-consortium-names-scholarship-fellowship-winners-for-2025-2026 ASGC logo

The Alabama Space Grant Consortium (ASGC) has announced the recipients of its 2025-26 scholarships and fellowships. ASGC is located on the campus of app (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System.

]]> Feature Mon, 02 Jun 2025 08:08:21 -0500 UAH HERC team hosts Dominican Republic team, bonding through outreach, friendship in NASA rover competition /newsroom/feature-stories/19510-uah-herc-team-hosts-dominican-republic-team-bonding-outreach-friendship-nasa-rover-competition /newsroom/feature-stories/19510-uah-herc-team-hosts-dominican-republic-team-bonding-outreach-friendship-nasa-rover-competition NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC) student teams from app (UAH) and the Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) from the Dominican Republic pose together

The Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC) team at app (UAH) recently hosted the Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) from the Dominican Republic (DR) during NASA’s 2025 Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC).

]]> Feature Wed, 28 May 2025 07:08:21 -0500 UAH researchers support launch of GEM-B2 experiment aimed at addressing microbial gene exchange in the International Space Station /newsroom/feature-stories/19505-uah-researchers-support-launch-of-gem-b2-experiment-aimed-at-addressing-microbial-gene-exchange-in-the-international-space-station /newsroom/feature-stories/19505-uah-researchers-support-launch-of-gem-b2-experiment-aimed-at-addressing-microbial-gene-exchange-in-the-international-space-station

On April 21, at 4:15 A.M. EDT, samples from the UAH Biology Sysoeva Lab were launched into orbit as part of NASA’s SpaceX CRS-32 resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

]]> Feature Fri, 23 May 2025 08:08:21 -0500 UAH SMAP MEDNET program shows teachers how to make nursing training tools at less cost /newsroom/feature-stories/19498-uah-smap-mednet-program-shows-teachers-how-to-make-nursing-training-tools-at-less-cost /newsroom/feature-stories/19498-uah-smap-mednet-program-shows-teachers-how-to-make-nursing-training-tools-at-less-cost Four teachers from the Albertville City School System learn about the wide range of medical training devices produced by the Model Exchange and Development of Nursing and Engineering Technologies Center from Dr. Bernard Schroer, far right, professor emeritus, College of Engineering,The Albertville teachers are, left to right, Matthew Jackson, Katie Baugh, Anna Frasier and Corbin Holland.

When whipping up a batch of realistic fake flesh, follow the recipe exactly. Swap steps in mixing the chemicals, and your human imitation looks more like alien goo.

]]> Feature Tue, 20 May 2025 08:08:21 -0500 UAH researcher wins $299K EPSCoR fellowship to advance composite materials for breakthrough ground, air, space applications /newsroom/feature-stories/19489-uah-researcher-wins-299k-epscor-fellowship-advance-composite-materials-for-air-space-applications /newsroom/feature-stories/19489-uah-researcher-wins-299k-epscor-fellowship-advance-composite-materials-for-air-space-applications Dr. Nathan Spulak (R), assistant professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, works with app summer research junior Tyler Robertson (L).

Dr. Nathan Spulak, an assistant professor at app (UAH), has been awarded a $299,000 National Science Foundation EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement fellowship to enhance safety for earth.

]]> Feature Mon, 19 May 2025 13:08:21 -0500 UAH researchers use adhesive tape to generate electricity for low-cost, self-powered wearable biosensors and energy harvesting /newsroom/feature-stories/19475-uah-researchers-use-adhesive-tape-generate-electricity-low-cost-self-powered-wearable-biosensors-and-energy-harvesting /newsroom/feature-stories/19475-uah-researchers-use-adhesive-tape-generate-electricity-low-cost-self-powered-wearable-biosensors-and-energy-harvesting A circuit board displays UAH using colorful beads, with wires connected to a nearby component on a dark surface

A research team at app (UAH) has published a new paper in American Chemical Society Omega that demonstrates inexpensive store-bought tape can be used to craft a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) capable of harvesting electrical energy from various sources.

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