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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (DEC. 6, 2024) – Researchers from the Earth System Science Center (ESSC) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have partnered with atmospheric scientists from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) to make groundbreaking discoveries about gamma-ray emissions from thunderstorms. Once considered rare and short-lived, these high-energy bursts are now revealed to be far more dynamic, extensive and frequent than previously thought, particularly in tropical regions, a...
Sameerah Abdullah sends her three school-aged kids to a cyber charter school for some of the same familiar reasons that other families across the nation do, including the flexibility and personalization. For financial literacy class, they go to the bank to open an account. For science class, they head to a museum. On nice days, they try to get out of the city and into the woods. But her motivations are also deeply personal, cultural, and, in some ways, unique to Philadelphia, Chalkbeat reports....
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Oct. 14, 2024) – Coach Lorraine "Les" Stuedeman and her softball teams consistently deliver wins to The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) and thrills to their fans. Since their first season in 1996, they've earned impressive stats: One thousand, two hundred, sixty-eight wins – and no losing seasons. Thirteen Gulf South Conference (GSC) championships. Four NCAA Tournament South Region championships out of 26 tournament appearances, including a record 21 consecutive ber...
Many kids get their first phone as a gift. In fact, according to a 2022 study in JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 59.1% of participants (kids ages 4-18) reported getting their first cellphone simply because they asked for one. During the holiday season, asks for big-ticket items such as cellphones aren't uncommon. From the time kids understand what cellphones are and all their fun uses, they beg for one of their own—but this commitment requires careful consideration by parents before handing o...
They were babies and toddlers when the pandemic hit. At school, some still struggle. One minute, the four-year-old boy was giggling. The school's new behavioral specialist made a game of helping him put on his shoes, playfully sniffing them then scrunching up her face in pretend horror. A minute later, he was inconsolable, an emotional U-turn perhaps sparked by the transition to clean-up time. A teacher cradled the boy in her lap, calmly dodging his small flailing arms. He quieted when he got hi...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (OCT. 18, 2024) – The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), part of The University of Alabama system, marked the 10th anniversary of the Severe Weather Institute – Radar and Lightning Laboratories (SWIRLL) with a celebration on Oct. 18. The event provided attendees a unique opportunity to tour the SWIRLL facility, view its weather trucks and other advanced technology, and learn about its critical contributions to weather forecasting, research, and public safety. A hig...
Associate degrees offer students flexibility to achieve different educational and vocational goals. They usually take half the time of a bachelor's degree and could help you meet the academic requirements for many entry positions into a career. Community colleges that offer associate's degrees are often a more affordable option for students. However, education can still be a hefty cost at any level, so it's important to choose a school and degree program that will help you attain the knowledge a...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (OCT. 21, 2024) – A team of research engineers from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Research Institute travelled to Guam earlier this year with several colleagues to support a Missile Defense Agency (MDA) STEM outreach initiative called "Operation STEM - Guam 2024." UAH, a part of the University of Alabama System, partnered with MDA, the armed forces and the Guam Department of Education to participate in almost two weeks of science, technology, engineering and m...
With Biden's student loan forgiveness plan in limbo, here's how some borrowers may find relief In late August 2024, the latest chapter in the ongoing student debt forgiveness debate came to a close—for now—when the Supreme Court announced it would uphold a block on the Biden-Harris administration's sweeping student loan repayment plan. With an unprecedented $1.74 trillion in collective student debt, Americans are struggling with repayment. The 42.8 million borrowers with federal student loan deb...
Does AI actually help students learn? The Hechinger Report examines the results of a recent experiment in a high school which provided a cautionary tale. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found that Turkish high school students who had access to ChatGPT while doing practice math problems did worse on a math test compared with students who didn't have access to ChatGPT. Those with ChatGPT solved 48% more of the practice problems correctly, but they ultimately scored 17% worse on a...
Halloween is just around the corner. But did you know that October is also Bullying Prevention Month? Now is the perfect time to examine how bullying has evolved in schools. For example, this case of a boy being bullied about his Halloween costume highlights how easily an occasion that should be festive can turn into one of bullying. While data from the National Center for Education Statistics, or NCES, reports that bullying has gone down in recent years, it still has serious negative impacts on...
Fourteen states have taken up a challenge to significantly reduce the rate at which children miss a lot of school, responding to a recent call from a bipartisan coalition for states to prioritize school attendance, Chalkbeat reports. Some of the states making the pledge have had among the highest rates of chronic absenteeism in recent years, such as Nevada, New Mexico, and Colorado. Others signing on include: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, Ohio, Rhode Island,...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (OCT. 28, 2024) – Dr. Avimanyu Sahoo, a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) award totaling $299,969 to characterize the vulnerability of the learning-based intelligent cyber-physical systems (CPS) and defend them. The CPS represents a symbiotic integration of physical systems, sensors, actuators and learning-based intelligent controllers through communication networks such as smart grids, robotic s...
From former presidents and famous movie stars to accomplished engineers and lawyers, it is not uncommon for children to choose the same career as their parents. Even Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson followed in his father's footsteps as a professional wrestler after a stint in the Canadian Football League and a slew of injuries that cut short his path to football stardom. But does following in a parent's footsteps speak to the importance of parental influence and involvement, or the value of role...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (OCT 30, 2024) – The College of Nursing (CON) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is celebrating 50 years of excellence during fall 2024 and spring 2025. The college invites its extended family – alumni, students, retirees, faculty, staff, friends and community partners – to join CON for its Golden Anniversary Series of events, culminating in the Golden Gala on April 5, 2025. UAH is a part of The University of Alabama System (UAS). "The UAH College of Nursing is so...
Inside a North Philadelphia high school, a class of 11th graders talked frankly about the most controversial aspects of the 2024 election: abortion, Project 2025, the prospect of the first female president. Nearly 650 miles away at a middle school in Indianapolis, an eighth grade teacher avoided talk of former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, holding a mock debate about cellphones and cafeteria food instead. As the presidential election took over classroom conversations t...
When you're a kid, going to school feels like a given—no matter how much you beg to play outside instead. But for school-aged children with disabilities, going to school wasn't always a guarantee. For decades, many states legally refused to properly support the educational needs of children with disabilities, often putting them in institutions that did little to impart vital knowledge and life skills. This unequal treatment also burdened their families, who rarely had other options or access to...
Data Summary - In 2024, 93% of surveyed students told BestColleges their online degree has or will have a positive return on investment (ROI). - The percentage of online learners who say this has increased by five percentage points since 2019. - More than 8 in 10 online students (81%) also say that online education is better than or equal to on-campus learning. - Further, 97% say they would recommend online education to others. - Despite online education being perceived as more affordable than i...
"The age of AI has begun," Bill Gates boldly proclaimed in a blog post dated March 2023. By then, ChatGPT had reached 100 million users. Alternatives like Anthropic's Claude and Google's Bard (now called Gemini) were also launched. Gates predicted artificial intelligence would change how people work, communicate, and learn. He called it "revolutionary." Indeed, McKinsey's 2024 Global Survey reported that 65% of organizations were already using generative AI tools, which are algorithms that can...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (SEP. 6, 2024) – Until recently, it was believed that human urine is sterile, but advanced culturing techniques and DNA sequencing have revealed that bacteria and other microbes – such as viruses and fungi – inhabit the human bladder and urinary tract, known collectively as the "urobiome." Now in a study that is one of the first of its kind, Dr. Tanya Sysoeva, an associate professor of microbiology at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Al...
Internships can play a vital role for students looking to break into a career, but they aren't always available for all the students who want them. And even when they are, they may not be high quality. Matthew T. Hora, founder of the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Hee Song, a project assistant at the center spoke to The Conversation about the difficulties that students face in securing quality internships. The insights are based...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Sept. 11, 2024) – The Constellation Concert Series has drawn music lovers to The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) for a decade. Now the UAH Department of Music, Theatre and Film is set to launch Constellation's 11th season along with two new musical satellites featuring faculty and students in fall 2024. UAH is a part of The University of Alabama System. Constellation presents touring artists and other professionals from Huntsville and across Alabama, and each year i...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (SEP. 12, 2024) – Two scale models of spacecraft that provide research data to The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) have joined a Parker Solar Probe model on prominent display at CSPAR offices in Cramer Research Hall, thanks to a UAH alumnus who caught the modeling bug at age 4. Blake Parker, who achieved his dream of working with NASA after graduation from UAH, a part of the University of Alabama System, donated t...
At lunch last school year, sixth graders at Bayside Middle School in Virginia Beach, Virginia, could be heard shouting "Uno" and tapping out sound patterns on a Simon game console. Getting students hooked on classic games is one way Principal Sham Bevel has tried to soothe their separation anxiety after the district banned cellphones two years ago. At Bayside, students must keep the devices in their lockers during school hours. But convincing kids there's something better than posting TikTok vid...
School is back in session and many teachers are already facing growing financial challenges, Study.com reports. 83% of educators, up from 69% in 2023, report that inflation has made it harder to buy necessary classroom supplies. This increase sheds light on a growing issue in education: rising costs and flat salaries are leaving teachers struggling to support their classrooms. A report from the National Education Association indicates that this problem is widespread and shows that teacher...
