Russ Nelson

5 days ago | 256today.com | Russ Nelson |Bud McLaughlin

HUNTSVILLE – A new research study from the University of Alabama in Huntsville addresses thequestion, “how much have urban areas warmed from the Urban Heat Island effect?”UAH Earth System Science Center Research Scientist Dr. Roy Spencer and UAH Earth System Science Center Director and Alabama State Climatologist Dr. John R. Christy have spent several years developing a novel method that quantifies, for the first time,average UHI warming effects related to population density.

1 week ago | 256today.com | Russ Nelson |Bud McLaughlin

HUNTSVILLE – To demonstrate the collaborative skills necessary to tackle the practical challenges of living in space, students at the University of Alabama in Huntsville are taking a multidisciplinary course recently showcased by an event called “Astronaut Breakfast Day.”The activity was hosted by the College of Nursing at UAH, where participants met to sample genuine astronaut fare.

2 weeks ago | 256today.com | Russ Nelson |Bud McLaughlin

HUNTSVILLE – It’s often said that one of the hardest things to accomplish in team competitions is a “three-peat” – winning three championships in a row. After placing first in 2023 and 2024 in NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge, the University of Alabama in Huntsville was set to do just that this year, before a catastrophic mechanical setback on the first day of the two-day competition ended the dream of a third consecutive victory.

2 weeks ago | 256today.com | Russ Nelson |Bud McLaughlin

HUNTSVILLE – Dr. Donna Guerra, a clinical associate professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, has been selected president of the Alabama League of Nursing. The College of Nursing faculty member has been a member of the ALN for 10 years and was nominated as president-elect in 2023 before being chosen president. The ALN’s mission is to support the development and improvement of Alabama nursing services or nursing education. “I believe in the ALN.

3 weeks ago | scitechdaily.com | Russ Nelson

A new cosmological model proposes that the universe grows not from a single Big Bang, but from multiple, rapid bursts of energy called temporal singularities. These unseen events may explain galaxy formation and cosmic acceleration—without relying on dark matter or dark energy.