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Message from the Dean of the UAB College of Arts and Sciences

After yesterday's announcement of decisions affecting UAB Athletics, I wanted to speak to you about our next steps and the future course of the College of Arts and Sciences. Read more

New UAB Clinical Research Program to Combat Chronic Pain and Fatigue

Chronic pain and fatigue syndromes that plague individuals are difficult to diagnose and treat. These conditions, which go by names such as fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, may affect more than 200,000 individuals in Alabama. Read more

A New Lead for Musical Theatre at UAB

Valerie Accetta, M.F.A., assistant professor in the Department of Theatre and the head of UAB’s new bachelor of fine arts degree program in musical theatre, has plenty of impressive roles under her belt, from playing romantic lead Margy Frake in the first national tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s State Fair to singing baroque opera in Greece. Read more

New Exhibition Shows Works by Graduating BFA Students at UAB’s AEIVA

Works by three graduating students from the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Art and Art History will be on exhibition Dec. 1-13, in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts. Read more

Third UAB Student Named Rhodes Scholar

Ameen Barghi of the University of Alabama at Birmingham was elected to the Rhodes scholar Class of 2015 on Saturday. He is one of 32 outstanding U.S. students who will start their all-expenses-paid, graduate educations at Oxford University next fall. Read more

From Pre-Med to Premeditated

Brian Rice interviews Sharmin Anwer, a recent graduate of UAB’s Department of Government currently attending Vanderbilt Law School. Read more

Psychology Student Joins List of Past UAB Winners of Prestigious Research Award

Haley Johnson, a psychology doctoral student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, was selected as this year’s sole recipient of the Lizette Peterson-Homer Memorial Injury Research Grant. Johnson was chosen from a pool of 19 elite applicants, and she joins her mentor, Assistant Professor Despina Stavrinos, Ph.D., and Professor David Schwebel, Ph.D., as a winner of this award. Read more

2014 Alumni Award Winners Announced

The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to recognize the achievements of our honorees. We are so very proud of their accomplishments, and we are grateful for their support. Read more

Mock Trial Teams Excels at Invitational Tournament

UAB’s Mock Trial Team enjoyed successes last weekend at the Middle Tennessee State University Mock Trial Invitational Tournament in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Read more

Barghi, Ryder in the Running for International Academic Honors

Two University of Alabama at Birmingham students are finalists for prestigious scholarship programs. Ameen Barghi, of Birmingham, and Yoonhee Ryder, of Huntsville, have been named finalists for the Rhodes Scholarship, and Ryder also is a finalist for the Marshall Scholarship. Read more

Winners of Interdisciplinary Awards Announced

Dr. Ryoichi Kawai (Department of Physics) and Dr. Elizabeth Sztul (School of Medicine) are the latest winners of the UAB College of Arts and Sciences Interdisciplinary Awards. Read more

Secrets In Stone

Dr. Cathleen Cummings, Associate Professor of Art History, is featured in UAB Magazine this month for her work decoding religious carvings on the eight-century Virupaksha Temple in Pattadakal, India. Read more

Ethics Bowl Team Advances to Nationals

In Southeast Regional competition in Tampa, FL, UAB's Ethics Bowl Team won one of four coveted spots to advance to the National Championship Round of 32 teams from 10 national regions in the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl, Feb.22nd in Costa Mesa, CA. Read more

Two CAS Students Are Finalists for Rhodes Scholarship

Ameen Barghi and Yoonhee Ryder have been named finalists for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Read more

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