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Aleksandra Kasman Wins State MTNA Auditions, Will Represent Alabama

Aleksandra Kasman, a University of Alabama at Birmingham sophomore in the Honors Program, won the Alabama Music Teachers National Association Collegiate Young Artist auditions held in Auburn, Alabama, Oct. 31-Nov. 1. Read more

Wiretapping via Mimicry

University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers are explaining why there are concerns with the end-to-end security of an increasingly popular means of communication, and what users can do to defend against potential threats. Read more

UAB Gospel Choir to Celebrate 19th Anniversary with Concert, New Scholarships Nov. 17

Music old and new is on the program as the University of Alabama at Birmingham Gospel Choir presents a concert celebrating its 19th anniversary. Read more

UAB SAACS Team First Runners Up at Competition

A team from the UAB Student Affiliates American Chemical Society participated in the College Chemistry Bowl competition and Demomania at the 66^th Southeastern Regional American Chemical Society meeting held October 16-19 in Nashville, TN. Read more

Theatre UAB Presents Student and Professor’s Original Play, “Women of War”

Alumna Rebecca Harper will direct a new play, “Women of War,” to be presented Nov. 12-15 and Nov. 19-22 by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Theatre. Read more

Channeling Curiosity: Charles Nooney Takes TV Everywhere

Charles Nooney, chairman and CEO of MobiTV, an international “connected home and TV-everywhere solutions provider,” graduated from UAB in 1980. Read more

History Intern Helps Revitalize Birmingham

Stephanie Qualls has always had a love for history, which is why she wants to teach others about our world and its cultures. Read more

Dalai Lama Commences Visit to Birmingham at UAB Scientific Symposium

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama hosted a dialogue at the University of Alabama at Birmingham on Saturday, Oct. 25, alongside leading experts in the brain’s healing power and how the brain changes.

The “Neuroplasticity and Healing” forum featured the Dalai Lama and prominent scientists known for expertise in brain plasticity, or changes in how the brain works due to modifications in behavior, environment, neural processes, thinking and emotions, as well as changes resulting from bodily injury. Read more

UAB Percussion Ensemble Presents Free Concert Nov. 3

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Percussion Ensemble will present a free concert at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, in UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Read more

Join the ASC for Free GlobalFest Events Nov. 12-14

Enjoy three free lunchtime arts events and an after-work lecture Wednesday, Nov. 12-Friday, Nov. 14, presented by the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center. Read more

Make Halloween Fun, Not Scary, for Kids and Teenagers

While Halloween is a favorite holiday for many children and teenagers, it also presents challenges for parents concerned with safety. Halloween can be safe and fun for all involved. Read more

The Mind As Medicine: Harnessing the Brain’s Power and Flexibility to Help Heal the Body

UAB scientists like Jarred Younger, probing the full capability of the brain, are interested in teaching it new ways of interacting with the human body. Read more

Covering the Community with Bama Covered

The implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) generated plenty of talk around the country. But for a group of UAB students, some of the most important discussions took place in Birmingham beauty salons, churches, malls, and even car washes. Read more

Electroacoustic Work by Price Chosen for Composers' Conference

A new electroacoustic composition by University of Alabama at Birmingham Associate Professor of Music William Price, DMA, will be presented as part of the National Association of Composers USA conference in Atlanta. Read more

Melanie Roberts of Mount Olive Named Miss UAB 2015

Melanie Mae Roberts of Mount Olive was named Miss UAB 2015 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham on Wednesday, Oct. 15. Read more

The Scientist Behind the Sale: Lindsay Sutton and the Psychology of Advertising

Lindsay Sutton could have taken her UAB doctoral degree in developmental psychology, accepted a job offer in Washington, D.C., and spent her career following the typical path of most developmental psychologists into government or academia. Instead, she took a more colorful, unconventional route, signing up with an advertising agency. Read more

Meet Bliss Chang (Video)

Bliss Chang is pursuing double majors in Biochemistry and Biology. He is a member of the Science and Technology Honors Program and conducts research in the labs of Dr. Elizabeth Sztul and Dr. Jamil Saad. Read more

Clarissa Weaver Wins Poster Competition

Chemistry graduate student Clarissa L. Weaver won first place in the 2014 Structural Biology Symposium Poster Competition. Read more

UAB Research Examines Youth Sports Injury Rates

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have taken an in-depth look at patterns in pediatric sports-related injuries in anew study published in the Journal of Athletic Training. Read more

Winners of 2014 Mr. and Ms. UAB Scholarship Competition Announced

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has named John Wesley Chancellor of Enterprise and Candy Mosley of Foley Mr. and Ms. UAB 2014. Read more

Social Work Lecture Video: Von E. Nebbitt, Ph.D.

Von E. Nebbitt, Ph.D., presented "Context matters: Research and preventive intervention strategies among African American youth living in urban public housing" on Sept. 18 in the Blazer Hall Residence Life Center. Read more

Eight Set to Compete in Miss UAB Scholarship Pageant on Oct. 15 at the ASC

Eight young women will vie for the title and $4,600 in scholarships as the University of Alabama at Birmingham presents the 2015 Miss UAB Scholarship Pageant at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15. Read more

National Alumni Society Honors Five at Leadership Awards

The University of Alabama at Birmingham National Alumni Society recognized five people with honors at the group’s 14th annual Alumni Leadership Recognition Awards Luncheon on Friday, Sept. 26. Read more

UAB Prayer Flags to Welcome Dalai Lama in Outdoor AEIVA Installation Oct. 20-26

Inspired by and in collaboration with Birmingham artist Carrie Bloomston’s Happy Flag Project, the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Art and Art History is creating a community prayer flag installation to celebrate the Dalai Lama’s visit to Birmingham. Read more

Biology Professor Chuck Amsler at the South Pole

As an National Science Foundation (NSF) rotator and UAB polar research scientist, Dr. Amsler is currently serving as the Program Manager of the Organisms and Ecosystems Program for the Section of Antarctic S sciences under the Directorate of Geosciences at the National Science Foundation. Read more

In the Lab with Dr. Burel Goodin (Video)

Take a video tour of the Biobehavioral Pain Research Lab at UAB with director Burel Goodin, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Psychology. Read more

Going Public: Serving the American People from Birmingham to Kyiv

While the world watches news headlines on the conflict in eastern Ukraine, UAB alumna Rachel Hicks is getting a much closer view — as a Presidential Management Fellow (PMF) on assignment at the United States Embassy in the capital of Kyiv. Read more

David Mash of Berklee College of Music to Speak at UAB on Music Tech Trends

Music technology expert David Mash will speak to the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Music on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Read more

Kasman Set to Perform Tchaikovsky for ASO Concert

University of Alabama at Birmingham Professor of Piano Yakov Kasman, DMA, will perform as part of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra’s “Concertmaster and Friends” series. Read more

Research Civitan Newsletter

Read the latest issue of the Research Civitan Newsletter. Read more

Inside UAB's High-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility

Most high-end lab equipment is inaccessible to the public eye, but one of UAB's most powerful drug-discovery tools is clearly visible from the Campus Green. Read more

UAB Alumnus Dr. Nenad Velsavljevic Honored with DOE/NNSA Award of Excellence

Recently, Nenad Velisavljevic, 2005 Physics PhD graduate from Prof. Y. K. Vohra's high pressure group and currently staff member at Los Alamos National Laboratory, along with three co-workers received a DOE-NNSA Defense Programs Award of Excellence. Read more

Three New October Exhibitions at UAB’s AEIVA

Three new exhibitions will open in October at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts. Read more

Women Student Leaders Find Inspiration in Our Nation’s Capital

The UAB Department of Government's 2014 National Conference for Collegiate Women Student Leaders attendees say the conference was an incredible opportunity to be immersed in leadership training and network with high-achieving students from many different universities and backgrounds. Read more

The DFLL Welcomes New Assistant Professor in Spanish

His research focuses on contemporary historical novels on slavery from Latin America. He specializes in narrative of the Hispanic Caribbean and Brazil. Read more

Theatre UAB Presents “Clybourne Park” Oct. 15-19

Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play “Clybourne Park” will open the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Theatre’s 2014-2015 season, with performances Oct. 15-19. Read more

Seventy Years Ago: WWII's Operation Market Garden

Last week Dr. André Millard's World War Two class studied Operation Market Garden that began on September 17, 1944 — exactly 70 years ago. The class covers events of the war on the anniversary of when they occurred, which means it covers the events of August to December 1944, one of the most important and dramatic periods of WWII. Read more

The History of Jefferson County’s Black Gospel Quartets

The University of Alabama at Birmingham African-American Studies Program and Department of Musicinstructor Kevin P. Turner will present a lecture by George W. Stewart on “The Jefferson County Sound: Birmingham and Bessemer, Alabama, Home of the Black Gospel Quartet.” Read more

Medical Advances that Extend Human Lifespan Will Be Topic of Forum

Steven Austad, Ph.D., chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Biology, will kick off this year’s Theodore Haddin Arts and Sciences Forum on Friday, Sept. 26. Read more

Campaign for UAB Launches Three New TV Spots

With three little words — “Let’s do this” — new television spots for The Campaign for UAB: Give Something, Change Everything encourage viewers to see themselves as part of a team that can forge opportunities, spark creativity, devise solutions, create cures and transform ideas into businesses. Read more