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Saxena Wins Google Award for Mobile Security Research
Nitesh Saxena, Ph.D., director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Security and Privacy in Emerging computing and networking Systems (SPIES) research group, has received a $50,000 Google Faculty Research Award to develop his work on contextual security, improving mobile-device security using contextual information gathered by device sensors.
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The Most (And Least) Lucrative College Majors, from NPR
“What your major is has a bigger influence over your income than where you go to school, according to Anthony Carnevale, an economist at Georgetown University.
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Davis Named Distinguished Professor in History
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Colin J. Davis as Distinguished Professor in History in the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences during its meeting on Sept. 13, 2013.
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UAB Study Shows Sleep-deprived Teen Pedestrians More Likely to Get Hit
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers have published a study showing that sleep-deprived adolescents are in greater danger crossing the street than their better-rested peers.
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Dr. Benjamin Yancey Wins Travel Grants
Dr. Benjamin Yancey, Chemistry Postdoctoral Fellow for Dr. Sergey Vyazovkin, was recently awarded the Fall 2013 CIBA Young Scientist Travel Award by the Younger Chemists Committee (YCC).
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Copes Tackles Topic of Identity among Drug Users
Heith Copes, Ph.D., associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Justice Sciences, will discuss “Social Identity and Boundary Maintenance among Drug Users” Aug. 30, 2013.
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Parcak Named a National Geographic Fellow
Sarah Parcak, Ph.D., an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), has been named a National Geographic Fellow.
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Dr. Catherine Danielou Wins the Prestigious Ordre des Palmes Académiques
French Professor and CAS Senior Associate Dean Catherine Danielou has won the prestigious Ordre des Palmes Académiques from her home country of France.
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UAB Professor Leveraging Social Networks to Help Visually Impaired Children in Bangladesh
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) professor Ragib Hasan, Ph.D., continues to reach out across the world to help children in need.
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UAB Research to Improve Online Communication Security
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers are working to improve the end-to-end security of an increasingly common means of communication.
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UAB and BBA Partner to Win $600,000 NSF Partnership for Innovation Grant
The grant will support a synthetic diamond research project — "Innovations in Chemical Vapor Deposited Diamond Crystals and Nanostructured Diamond Coatings" — and it represents a significant milestone in a growing strategic trend of collaborative efforts between the BBA and UAB.
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Shadow Warrior: John Grimes
John Grimes remembers the days when intelligence was a “four-letter word” on many college campuses. Now, the career military intelligence officer is finding that undergraduates are eager to learn the fundamentals of modern intelligence community tradecraft in a new course that is set to debut in spring 2014.
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UAB Announces Hilton's Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure
David Hilton, Ph.D., has received notification on June 3rd from Dr. Ray L. Watts, President of UAB, on his promotion to associate professor and the award of tenure, in the Department of Physics effective October 1, 2013.
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Grad Student Spencer Smith Awarded CDAC Fellowship
Physics graduate student Spencer Smith has been selected for a CDAC graduate fellowship beginning August 15th.
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Professor Examines the Role of Race in Shaping the Republican South
The Republican Party has become an extreme version of itself, says UAB history professor Glenn Feldman, and the South has played a major role in that transformation.
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The Value of a Political Science Degree
"The most valuable thing about my experience at UAB was the close mentorship I received from the faculty," said Logan Talbot, UAB class of 2011.
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Dr. Krista Chambless Receives the 2013 Post-Secondary Teacher of Excellence from SCOLT
Dr. Krista Chambless, a professor of Spanish and French at the University of Alabama at Birmingha, received the 2013 Post-Secondary Teacher of Excellence from SCOLT.
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Tomiko Brown-Nagin on "Why Protest Matters"
Dr. Tomiko Brown-Nagin, professor of law at Harvard University, visited the UAB campus to discuss leadership in the Civil Rights Movement and beyond with a number of students and faculty.
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Can Songs Trigger Malware?
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have uncovered new hard-to-detect methods that criminals may use to trigger mobile device malware that could eventually lead to targeted attacks launched by a large number of infected mobile devices in the same geographical area. Such attacks could be triggered by music, lighting or vibration.
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Light Dreams The Video from Lux Somnia
Computer Science students will use UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center (ASC) as a canvas for their game, Pacman Revisited, in “Lux Somnia: Light Dreams.”
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Student Stories on Stage
UAB writing students and Birmingham-area actors will present a touching play about wading through the world of dementia Friday, May 31 - Saturday, June 1, 2013.
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Alum Gets Prestigious Washington Post
UAB alumna Kristal Quarker has been named the national field director for African American Initiatives for the Republican National Committee (RNC).
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2013 Spring Commencement
Students and faculty members of the Department of Government celebrated some big milestones at UAB's 2013 Spring Commencement.
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Keep Summer Water Fun Safe with Training and Supervision
Fun in the summer often means kids spending time in the water, whether at a pool, the beach, a lake or river. A pediatric safety expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) stresses proper training and supervision to avoid drowning and other injuries.
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Graduate Student Ustun Sunay Awarded NREIP Summer Internship
Graduate student Ustun Sunay was awarded a 10-week summer internship sponsored by the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program.
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UAB Research Finds New Channels to Trigger Mobile Malware
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have uncovered new hard-to-detect methods that criminals may use to trigger mobile device malware that could eventually lead to targeted attacks launched by a large number of infected mobile devices in the same geographical area. Such attacks could be triggered by music, lighting or vibration.
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An Opportunity in Any Language
From Spanish to Chinese to Arabic, UAB students are using their language skills to further diplomacy across the globe and to help businesses around the corner.
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UAB’s Vohra Awarded Grant from U.S. Department of Energy to Study Rare Earth Metals Under Extreme Conditions
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Researcher Yogesh Vohra, Ph.D., has been awarded a $480,000 grant by the U.S. Department of Energy to investigate the behavior of rare earth metals under extreme conditions of pressure and temperature.
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Research Paper Selected for Inclusion in Journal's 'Highlights for 2012' Collection
A research paper “High pressure transport properties of the topological insulator Bi2Se3” co-authored by Professor Yogesh K. Vohra with colleagues from the University of California-San Diego, University of Maryland, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has been selected by the Editorial Board of the Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter for inclusion in the journal's ‘Highlights of 2012’ collection.
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Dr. Carlos Orihuela Recognized at CAS Faculty Author Celebration
Dr. Orihuela was recognized on May 6th for his publication of Valle de entonces in the past year.
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Schwebel Co-authors World Health Organization Road Safety Manual
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) professor David Schwebel, Ph.D., associate dean for the UAB College of Arts and Sciences, is one of 11 contributors worldwide to author the World Health Organization’s (WHO) new manual Pedestrian safety: a road safety manual for decision-makers and practitioners.
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Recipients of 2013 Outstanding Physics Students Awards Announced
The following physics graduate and undergraduate students were announced as the recipients of this year's outstanding student awards during the physics department's Annual Awards Day on April 19th.
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Dr. Lourdes Sánchez López Chosen as a Motivating Women Award Winner
The Motivating Women Awards by the Birmingham International Center were chosen from the nominees submitted by local businesses and organizations. Dr. Sánchez-López was awarded at an April 25th dinner celebration. Congratulations Dr. Sánchez-López!
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Print Shop: Inside UAB's 3D Superstore
Looking for a 12th century chess piece? A custom Rubik’s cube? An exact copy of a seashell, the inside of an eyeball, a relief map of an Egyptian burial ground, or an obscure protein? UAB computer scientist Kenneth Sloan, Ph.D., has them all in stock.
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UAB Votes
Students and faculty in UAB Department of Government played a large role in last year's UAB Votes initiative.
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DFLL Student Honored by Civil Rights Institute
Dana Al-Farhan, a 20-year-old junior from the United Arab Emirates, has been selected as an outstanding youth honoree by the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI).
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Mayor Bell Visits the Department of Government
Birmingham Mayor William A. Bell visited the Department of Government to help celebrate UAB's Civil Rights Movement commemoration.
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Department of Government Study Away 2013: The United Nations
Dr. Nikolaos Zahariadis and a group of 19 students visited the United Nations over spring break.
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Spies Like Us: Putting a New Spin on Computer Security
Computer security researchers put themselves into the minds of cybercriminals to figure out what they might do next. Nitesh Saxena, Ph.D., takes a different approach. His mission is to get inside the minds of users—quite literally, in his latest project—to figure out how to protect them from new attacks.
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