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Lay of the Language

Mapping Birmingham's linguistic landscape Read more

UAB BFA Exhibition Features Works by 17 Graduating Students April 24-May 6

The Department of Art and Art History’s BFA exhibition is a highlight of students’ BFA undergraduate career. A free opening reception is set for 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 28. Read more

UAB Names Sean Murray as New Director of the Marching Blazers

Sean Murray will begin his role leading the UAB Marching Blazers in May. He comes to UAB from Florida Atlantic University. Read more

Undergraduate Neuroscience Program's Outstanding Seniors: Anisha Das

Anisha Das, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about her experiences in the program and at UAB. Read more

Undergraduate Neuroscience Program's Outstanding Seniors: Celeste Fong

Celeste Fong, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about her experiences in the program and at UAB. Read more

Undergraduate Neuroscience Program's Outstanding Seniors: Cooper Bailey

Cooper Bailey, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about his experiences in the program and at UAB. Read more

UAB Concert Choir to Perform at Festivals in England, the Netherlands

Tours like this are transformative experiences, says Director Brian Kittredge. The choir is requesting donations to help make the trip a reality for as many students as possible. Read more

UAB Creates Triple-Threat Cancer-Fighting Polymer Capsules for Guided Drug Delivery

These microcarriers may offer an entirely different approach to treating solid human tumors of numerous pathologic subtypes by delivering their encapsulated drug cargo to a tumor and protecting against collateral tissue damage. Read more

Spring 2017 Dean’s and Departmental Award Winners

Congratulations to these deserving undergraduate and graduate students, who were nominated by their professors for this prestigious recognition. Read more

Undergraduate Neuroscience Program's Outstanding Seniors: Emilee Anders Brodie

Emilee Anders Brodie, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about her experiences in the program and at UAB. Read more

Undergraduate Neuroscience Program's Outstanding Seniors: Hriday Bhambhvani

Hriday Bhambhvani, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about his experiences in the program and at UAB. Read more

Engineering the Future of Fitness

Undergraduate student scores his own lab to develop exercise innovations. Read more

SPIES Research in the Media: The Next Cyberattack Could Come from Sound Waves

Read full article at The Conversation.

Apply for the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service Program

UAB's CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program invites qualified students to apply for full scholarships to pursue an MS in cyber security degree. Read more

Arts and Sciences Alumni Chapter hosts Alumni Night at UAB Baseball Game

The UAB Arts and Sciences Alumni Chapter hosted an Alumni Night at Regions Field for the UAB vs. Alabama baseball game on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Read more

Tweet Storm

Students go on a flight of imagination. Read more

Study finds parents’ perceptions play key role in teens’ driving preparedness

Overall, parents believe their teens are safer than other drivers. Read more

Undergraduate Neuroscience Program's Outstanding Seniors: Sullivan Hanback

Sullivan Hanback, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about his experiences in the program and at UAB. Read more

UAB Department of Art and Art History Partners with Sloss Furnaces and 2017 National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art & Practices, April 5-8

Eleven students will attend the conference, with registration paid by donors. Exhibitions by student and professional artists are planned at Sloss and around Birmingham, including UAB’s Project Space. Read more

Undergraduate Neuroscience and Psychology Students Honored as Outstanding Women for 2017

Mugdha Mokashi of the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program and Whitney Rice, a postdoc in Psychology, will be honored as Outstanding Women by UAB in a ceremony held during during Women’s History Month.

Alex Dawson Receives UWA’s Undergraduate Research Symposium Dean’s Award

Biology major Alex Dawson, a junior in Dr. Shahid Mukhtar’s lab, received the Dean’s Award for a poster he presented at the University of West Alabama’s 6th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in March 2017. Dawson was one of more than 40 undergraduate students to present a research project at the regional symposium. Read more

UAB Professor Uses Latest Virtual Reality Technology to Improve Access to Pedestrian Safety Education

A new mobile virtual reality system helps children learn to cross streets safely. Read more

A First-Hand Look at Climate Change

A week ago when I stepped off the gangplank of the Antarctic Research and Support Vessel (ARSV) Laurence M. Gould, the ship that had delivered me to the station from Punta Arenas, Chile, I immediately sensed the change... Read more

New UAB Undergraduate Degree Programs in Genetics, Genomic Sciences and Immunology Now Enrolling

Two new undergraduate programs — genetics and genomic sciences and immunology — are interdepartmental majors in the College of Arts and Sciences and School of Medicine. Read more

Cybersecurity Research Earns UAB Student National Institute of Justice Fellowship

UAB doctoral student Ajaya Neupane awarded highly competitive $50,000 fellowship to continue research using neuroimaging devices to examine internet users’ susceptibility to cyberattacks. Read more

UAB Names 2017 Diversity Champions

Four individuals and one student organization were honored with the President’s Diversity Champion Award for their work to create a more culturally diverse, inclusive university community. Read more

Finding Success in Digital Careers

Birmingham is a leading center of growth for young professionals. Alumni working in digital marketing at Birmingham-based Influence Health describe their careers and share advice for current students. Read more

Public Relations Students Participate in Challenge

The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at the University of Alabama hosted their first-ever Challenge for Emerging Leaders, a two-day leadership conference for seniors majoring in public relations. Read more

UAB Professor, Students Win at 2017 Birmingham American Advertising Awards

Students, alumni and a professor from the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Art and Art History, Department of Music, and Digital Media won 15 Best in Show, Gold and Silver awards. Read more

New UAB College of Arts & Sciences Building Coming in Fall 2019

The new building will be located on the corner of 10th Avenue South and 14th Street South on the southwest corner of the Campus Green. Read more

Undergraduate Neuroscience Program's Outstanding Seniors: Emily Jennings

Emily Jennings, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about her experiences in the program and at UAB. Read more

High School Students Put Cybersecurity Skills to the Test to Win $20,000 in UAB Scholarship Funds

The Blazer42 Capture the Flag Scholarship Competition provides valuable experience to high school students in an effort to inspire more to pursue careers in cybersecurity. Read more

Jon Woolley Breathes Life Into Design

Woolley, a 2009 UAB graduate, is the conservation design manager for Birmingham’s Ruffner Mountain nature preserve. Read more

Riddle Researches the Influence of a Chromatin Protein Family on Genes

Nicole Riddle, PhD., received a NSF CAREER Award to fund her research of the Heterochromatin Protein 1 family and create a lab course to introduce transfer students to original research. Read more

Police, advocates urge gun safety

UAB family safety expert Dr. David Schwebel said children and guns are an exceptionally dangerous mix.

UAB Senior to Study Abroad in France After Landing Competitive Scholarship

UAB senior Jane Murphy will spend a semester in Pau, France, after being selected for the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Read more

Social Work Students Serve those in Need for Valentine's Day

Social work students served a meal at First Light shelter in Birmingham on Valentine's Day. Students in Dr. Moak's Human Behavior in the Social Environment class partnered with other community members to provide the meal for the day. Read more

Driving and Autism: Researchers Studying “How to Help Young Adults be Successful”

A new UAB study found no significant difference in driving performance between young adults with autism spectrum disorder and typically developing peers. It's the first lab-driven research on a topic that's gaining in importance as a new generation of teens with ASD reaches driving age. Read more

Graduate Student Bing Xue Receives Grant to Support Cancer Therapy Research

Bing Xue, a PhD student in the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Department of Chemistry, was awarded a Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research to support her research on biodegradable hydrogel microparticles for cancer therapy. Read more

Training Offered for NSF CAREER Awards

The UAB College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to again offer campus-wide training to junior faculty planning to apply for a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award.