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Sweatt Wins International Plasticity Award

David Sweatt, Ph.D., professor and chair of the UAB Department of Neurobiology, has been awarded the 2012 neuronal plasticity prize from the Fondation IPSEN, an entity of the Fondation de France. Read more

Sweatt Wins International Plasticity Award

David Sweatt, Ph.D., professor and chair of the UAB Department of Neurobiology, has been awarded the 2012 neuronal plasticity prize from the Fondation IPSEN, an entity of the Fondation de France. Read more

DFLL Student Nicholas Price Awarded Clinton Scholarship

Nicholas’ interest in the workings of the Middle East began in an International Studies elective course with Dr. Zayzafoon. Read more

Psych Students Get Inside Look at the Life Within the Lesson

John Harris doesn't mind public speaking. Yes, he admits to being a little nervous at first each time he does it, but he feels he has a duty to do it. In fact, he considers it "a goodwill mission." Read more

Don’t Let a Gift Dog Take a Bite out of Fun

“Everyone thinks their dog is good and will never bite, but we can’t forget that all dogs are animals,” says David Schwebel, Ph.D. director of the UAB Youth Safety Lab. Read more

Professor Sergey Mirov Elected Fellow of Optical Society of America

On November 18, 2011, the Optical Society of America (OSA) announced that Sergey B. Mirov, UAB Professor of Physics and University Professor, was elected to the rank of Fellow. Read more

Milton’s Captive Audience: Teaching Paradise Lost in a Maximum Security Prison

An excerpt from Alison A. Chapman's award-winning essay on her experiences teaching inmates at Alabama's Donaldson prison. Read more

Governor’s Committee Names UAB Psychology Major Student of the Year

The Birmingham Area Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities honored UAB Department of Psychology senior Lauren McCartney with its Student of the Year award. Read more

From Dark Past to Bright Future

Chernell Bizzell’s first night spent in an old, abandoned yellow-brick house was a reality check. Today, the 35-year-old readies herself for Dec. 17, 2011, the day she tops the summit. Read more

Peak Experience: Study Away Trip Explores Religion and Medicine in Nepal

Art and science. Buddhism and Hinduism. Religion and medicine. Interdisciplinary education is a hallmark of UAB courses, but two faculty members took that boundary-bending mindset to new heights this summer for a unique Study Away experience. Read more

Small World: UAB Researchers Build the Nanoscale Future

The poet William Blake once imagined seeing “a world in a grain of sand,” but Yogesh Vohra, Ph.D., a UAB physics professor and director of UAB’s Center for Nanoscale Materials and Biointegration(CNMB), sees a world of possibilities on a much smaller scale. Read more

Witnesses to History

UAB secured its place in history—actually, two places—this summer when two history professors, John Van Sant, Ph.D., and Raymond Mohl, Ph.D., were invited to present their research at the 20th Annual World History Association (WHA) Conference in Beijing, China. Read more

Thomas Jefferson's Gender Revolution

Jefferson’s views wouldn’t gel with modern attitudes, says UAB historian Brian Steele, Ph.D., who recently received UAB’s Frederick W. Conner Prize in the History of Ideas for his essay exploring the subject. Read more

Digging for the Truth

Sarah Parcak says debunking myths can be crucial to educating students about archaeology.

The ancient Maya have been busted. So have King Tut and the entire population of Atlantis. For that you can thank students in a UAB “Mythbusters” honors seminar led by archaeologist Sarah Parcak, Ph.D. Last fall, they went hunting for the facts behind popular archaeological myths, debunking everything from cursed Egyptian tombs to cities lost beneath the sea. Read more

UAB Students Join Search for Slave Quarter Remains

Thirteen University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) anthropology students are participating in an excavation at Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park this month as part of a course on the history, archaeology and culture of slavery. Read more

ADHD Doubles the Risk of Injury in Grade-school Kids

Injury kills more 11-year-olds in the United States than all other causes combined, and a new study from University of Alabama at Birmingham reveals ADHD almost doubles the risk of serious injury among this age group. Read more

Society of Pediatric Psychology to Feature Work of UAB student

A doctoral candidate in the UAB Department of Psychology will have her work featured in Progress Notes, the Society of Pediatric Psychology’s tri-annual newsletter. Read more

Unplug from Mobile Devices to Cross the Street Safely

Listening to music while crossing the street is more hazardous than texting or talking on the phone, says new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham that quantifies the dangers of distracting activities; the results surprised even the researchers. Read more

Proper Sleep is Crucial for Success in School, and Maybe Safety

Going back to school should not be just an excuse for kids to get new clothes and school supplies. Instead, say University of Alabama at Birmingham experts, it also should be a time to get them back to healthier sleep schedules. Read more

Dr. Serge Bokobza Named as Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Chair

Serge Bokobza, Ph.D., has been named chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at UAB. Bokobza has been an associate professor of French literature and cinema studies at UAB since 1986. Read more

ADHD Kids at Increased Risk When Crossing the Street

Children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at increased risk of being hit by a vehicle when crossing a street, according to new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Read more

More than One-Third of College Students Drive While Using Mobile Apps

A University of Alabama at Birmingham survey of college students reveals that 35 percent use mobile phone applications while driving — even after facing the dangers firsthand. Read more

Scholarship Opens Doors for Two DFLL Students to Study Abroad

The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program has awarded UABseniors Ashley Foster and Markelle Smith $5,000 each to study abroad. Read more

A Taste of Hockey History, Southern Style

Rebecca Dobrinski, a master's student in the UAB Department of History and Anthropology, has researched the expansion of hockey into the South over the past 70 years. Read more

Everett wins UAB’s first Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship

She is the first University of Alabama at Birmingham student to receive the Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship. Read more

DFLL Alumna Grace Benton Wins Fulbright Scholarship

Recent University of Alabama at Birmingham graduate Grace Benton has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Jordan. Read more

DFLL Student Markelle Smith Awarded the College Language Association Study Abroad Scholarship

Upon receiving his degree in Spanish from UAB, Markelle plans to attend pharmacy school and use his language skills to work as a pharmacist in urban areas with large Hispanic populations. Read more

Rebecca Bach Named 2011 Ireland Award Recipient

Rebecca Ann Bach first fell in love with the works of William Shakespeare as a sixth grader at a tiny Presbyterian grammar school in New York. She was picked to play Calpurnia in “Julius Caesar” and stood before her class robed in a purple bed sheet and let Shakespeare’s words roll off her 10-year-old tongue. Read more

Krish Varma Awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to Teach in India

Krish Varma, a senior majoring in economics and Spanish, has been awarded a 2011 Fulbright scholarship to teach in India for a year. Read more

Colin Davis Receives President's Award for Excellence in Teaching

Colin Davis was one of eleven faculty honored with the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching during the annual Faculty Awards Convocation, Wednesday, Feb. 23. Read more

DFLL Student Molly Morrison Wins AAFLT Joanna B. Crane Scholarship for Study Abroad

After studying abroad, she hopes to begin the Alternative Masters Teacher Education Program at UAB. Read more

UAB Student Grace Benton Receives Critical Languages Scholarship

Grace Benton, an International Studies major with a regional concentration in the Middle East and minors in Spanish and Arabic, has been awarded a 2011 Department of State Critical Languages Scholarship to study advanced Arabic in Jordan. Read more

Three Alumnae Sweep the Top Statewide Teaching Awards

This past Saturday at the annual meeting of the Alabama Association of Foreign Language Teachers (AAFLT), held at the University of Montevallo, three alumnae of the UAB Foreign Language Education program and former Spanish majors swept the top statewide teaching awards. Read more

Malinda Blair O’Leary, Ph.D Selected as the Winner of the Alabama Association of Foreign Language Teachers 2010 Outstanding Post-Secondary Teacher Award

This nomination is a tribute to Malinda's foreign language instruction at UAB and throughout Alabama. She was recognized at this year's AAFLT conference on February 5th. Read more

Hilton Earns NSF CAREER AWARD

David Hilton, Ph.D., an assistant professor of physics, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award. Read more

UAB Professor is State’s Best, Says Carnegie Foundation

Andrew Keitt, Ph.D., an associate professor of history in the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences has been named the 2010 Alabama Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Read more

Dr. Catherine Daniélou Awarded the 2010 Frederick W. Conner Prize in the History of Ideas

DFLL faculty member Catherine Danielou received this award for her essay entitled: "Our Days Pass Too Quickly: Madame De Sévigné and Aging." Read more

Honors Student Jennifer Ghandhi's Story of Her UAB on the Camino Study Away Experience Published

UAB Alum Jennifer Ghandhi had one last UAB adventure after her senior year: She spent a month hiking Spain's Camino de Santiago, a centuries-old pilgrim route to the bones of Saint James in the town of Santiago de Compostela. Read more

Carlos Orihuela's Recent Book Makes Impact in Peruvian Media

DFLL faculty member Carlos Orihuela's recently published Abordajes y Aproximaciones. Ensayos sobre Literatura Peruana del Siglo XX (1950-2001) has gained much attention from the Peruvian media. Read more

Mountain of Memories

The mines of Birmingham’s Red Mountain fell silent nearly 50 years ago, but Ike Matson never did. Read more