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I am Arts and Sciences: Jolie Thevenot
International studies alumna Jolie Thevenot is the executive director of the Japan-America Society of Alabama.
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Translating with the future in mind
During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lourdes Sánchez-López, Ph.D., professor of Spanish in the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, received an unexpected invitation.
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Rosianna Gray aims to reach students early in life
If you ask Rosianna Gray, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, to describe her experience at UAB over the past four years, she lights up quickly.
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Parker Rose, UAB’s first Beinecke Scholar, accepted to UCLA's doctoral program in philosophy
On May 1, Parker Rose graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from the University of Alabama at Birmingham's College of Arts and Sciences. Rose navigated rigorous coursework and built long-lasting relationships while pursuing her degree – those experiences, according to Rose, substantially impacted her approach to living and learning in the world.
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Double major Veronica Mixon has a passion for mental health advocacy
Pursuing a double major requires focus, effort, and passion. Add a global pandemic to the situation, and the experience becomes even more complex.
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Musical Theatre grads look to the future
This academic year has been unlike any other. Students and faculty have navigated unprecedented complexity during the COVID-19 pandemic, and, over the course of the past 14 months, they have exemplified resiliency and creativity.
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I Am Arts and Sciences: Ellyn Grady
As Ellyn Grady embraces retirement and looks back on her storied career, she does not call attention to her impressive and incomparable fundraising achievements. Instead, she reflects on and celebrates the people with whom she connected, learned from, and worked alongside over the course of her 30 years in Birmingham.
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2021 winners of the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Awards for Excellence in Teaching
The Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes full-time regular faculty members of University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments in teaching. Award winners must have held faculty status at UAB for a minimum of three years and may receive the award only once in any three-year period.
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Department of English announces 2021 Faculty Awards
Two Department of English faculty members are being recognized for their commitment to excellence in teaching and composition this year.
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Sociology professors and students partner with Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service
When Battalion Chief Tobias Jones was collecting information for a Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) strategic planning project, he thought of the UAB Department of Sociology.
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I Am Arts and Sciences: Vincent Cirel
Vincent Cirel developed a passion for mathematics in high school and found personal inspiration even earlier in life working with his grandfather as a land surveyor. When it was time to pursue his undergraduate degree, he looked to the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Honoring the Founding Director of UAB Gospel Choir
The College of Arts and Sciences and UAB community are heartbroken that our beloved Department of Music Professor and the Founding Director of the UAB Gospel Choir Kevin P. Turner died on Monday, March 1, 2021, after an extended illness.
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Biology alumna helps rescue and release thousands of cold-stunned sea turtles
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Chris McCauley named director of communications for the College of Arts and Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce Chris McCauley as the new director of communications, effective February 1, 2021.
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Kharlampieva’s lab makes microsponges to clean wastewater using just ultraviolet light and oxygen
Eugenia Kharlampieva’s lab at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has developed microsponges to clean wastewater using just ultraviolet light and oxygen. Read more about it in Chemical and Engineering News.
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Finding Her Voice: The Megan Louise Montgomery Endowed Memorial Scholarship
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Noche de Poesía Afro-Colombiana event held virtually for UAB students
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French professor wins national award for mentorship
Charly Verstraet, Ph.D., an assistant professor of French, was recently awarded “Best University Professor” by the American Journal of French Studies for his mentorship and dedication to his students.
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Remembering Professor Marlene Johnson
It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Professor Marlene Johnson on November 2, 2020. After teaching in the UAB Department of Theatre for 14 years, Prof. Johnson will be remembered as a dedicated educator, a generous colleague, and an inspired artist. She is survived by her husband Edwin Booth and sister Myrna Johnson Moehring.
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Advanced Materials Characterization research core selected by IRCP
The UAB Office of Research and the Institutional Research Core Program announced the selection of a total 15 cores that align and contribute to UAB’s research mission and provide access to cutting-edge technology and/or specialized expertise.
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Winners of the 2020-2021 “Building a Multicultural Curriculum” grants
Congratulations to the winning proposals for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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A limitless world
Makayla Smith wants to use poetry to create spaces of joy and representation for Black, queer audiences.
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Teaching in the time of COVID
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Five Questions with Alumni: Shelby Morris
Shelby Morris earned her B.A. in Professional Writing with a minor in Spanish in 2016 followed by a M.A. in Rhetoric and Composition in 2018.
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Dr. John Maddox, assistant professor of Spanish, publishes first book
Dr. John Maddox, an assistant professor of Spanish in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, has published, “Challenging the Black Atlantic: The New World Novels of Zapata Olivella and Gonçalves,” (Bucknell University Press). The book is Maddox’s first literary criticism.
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Student Spotlight: Levi Sanford
Senior Levi Sanford changed his major and found both inspiration and a career path.
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Alumni Honored as 2020 Rising Stars
The College of Arts and Sciences is proud that three of the five honorees are our graduates.
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Fast Slow Motion endows new scholarship in Computer Science
Computer Science student Isabelle Brown has been selected as the first recipient of the Fast Slow Motion Endowed Scholarship in Computer Science for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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The Lavender Awards virtually celebrate LGBTQ students and faculty
The Office of Student Multicultural & Diversity Programs hosted the fourth annual Lavender Celebration Awards on Wednesday, April 22, 2020
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Spanish alumna is chief of UAB Hospital Medicine
Kierstin Cates Kennedy, M.D., chief of UAB Hospital Medicine and clinical associate professor, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish at UAB.
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UAB National Alumni Society Top 25 Excellence in Business Awards
The 2020 UAB Excellence in Business Top 25 event was a little different this year, but the celebration, held via Zoom on Thursday, June 25, was just as meaningful as previous award ceremonies.
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College names new Executive Director for Business Operations
Kimberly Hazelwood has accepted the position of Executive Director for Business Operations and will start in August 2020.
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Professor of Spanish publishes new book
John K. Moore, Jr., Ph.D., associate professor of Spanish in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, has published a new book.
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Congratulations 2020 BSW and MSW Graduates!
Please take a moment to watch the video of congratulation and well wishes from the Department of Social Work.
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Celebrating 20 years of the UAB African American Studies Program
The program was approved as a degree-granting program by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education on April 28, 2000.
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The first annual undergraduate poetry contest in French
The French section organized its first annual undergraduate poetry contest in French entitled Le temps des poètes.
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Honoring the 2020 winners of Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
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History Professor Publishes New Book
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SSWO Serve at Project Homeless Connect 2020
On February 29th the Student Social Work Organization (SSWO) members had the opportunity to work with One Roof, located at 1704 5th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203, on the Project Homeless Connect 2020 as Smiling Face Client Guides.
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Ellyn Grady: Alumni Service Award 2020
This award honors alumni who have demonstrated extraordinary service to the local, national, or global community.
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