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Possible Viking Discovery by UAB Archaeologist Could Rewrite North American History
Two-hour special, “Vikings Unearthed,” featuring UAB professor Sarah Parcak will premier online Monday, April 4, and will broadcast Wednesday, April 6, on PBS.
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Slavery in Plain Sight: Illuminating the Dark World of Human Trafficking
Robert Blanton, a professor in the Department of Government, helps students understand human trafficking as a global problem perpetuated by numerous complex factors.
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Who Are You Calling a Shrimp? A Big Discovery Could Help Feed the World
Superjumbo shrimp—some nearly the length of an adult human hand—grown in a UAB lab could provide one solution to feeding the world’s growing appetite.
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Keys to Success: Aleksandra Kasman Proves Herself on the World Stage
Every time Aleksandra (Sasha) Kasman plays the piano, she reaches for new musical milestones. Recently, she won a national concerto competition in Tennessee. Last summer, she took first place in the prestigious International Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York City.
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Heartache and Humor: Ashley M. Jones's Poetry Earns National Acclaim
Her first book isn’t finished, but Ashley M. Jones’s words already are earning national accolades. Recently, the young poet and 2012 UAB alumna won the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award.
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Undergraduate Neuroscience Program's Outstanding Seniors: Nick Boyle
Nick Boyle, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about his experiences in the program and at UAB.
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Undergraduate Neuroscience Program's Outstanding Seniors: Prima Modi
Prima Modi, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about her experiences in the program and at UAB.
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Can You Own a Cloned Human? Expert Explores This and Other Bioethical Issues in New Book Based on Hit Sci-fi Show “Orphan Black”
Gregory Pence, Ph.D., international expert on the ethics of human cloning, discusses the science behind the hit TV show, when it gets the science right and when it doesn’t.
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Moore Selected for Competitive American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship
The fellowship will help further the completion of the first study, bilingual edition of a centuries old legal case.
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She Brought ‘Green’ Science to UAB: Karolina Mukhtar and Plant Immunology
The innate immune systems of plants and plant pathogens are in a biological arms race, and if plants lose, food sources may diminish. Mukhtar probes the genetics and molecular mechanisms of plant immunity.
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Hear Award-winning Student Pianists at Free Recitals April 17, April 21
Department of Music students will perform solo and piano ensemble works by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Schumann, Franck, Ravel, Debussy, Rachmaninoff and Piazzolla.
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UAB Gospel Choir Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Concert, Touring in May
The UAB Gospel Choir blew the roof off the Alys Stephens Center on November 15th during their 20th anniversary concert as they celebrated with the Birmingham community.
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Chemistry Student Named ACS Scholar
Frederick Stephens, a junior chemistry major from Huntsville, was awarded with the American Chemical Society (ACS) Scholarship for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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Davis Elected to Labor History Association Leadership
Colin Davis, chair of the Department of History, has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Labor and Working Class History Association.
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Department of Biology Spring 2016 Awards Ceremony and Luncheon
You are invited to the Biology Department's Spring 2016 Awards Ceremony and Luncheon. Please RSVP to Morgan Burke if you wish to attend.
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UAB Tissue Imaging Mass Spectrometry Detects Early Lipid Changes in Acute Kidney Injury
This mass spectrometry method can locate where molecular changes occur in a thin slice of tissue, and it has broad applicability to biomedical research.
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UAB Presents 40th Juried Student Annual Exhibition, Featuring Works by 48 Students
Artist and juror Paul Rusconi selected the works by students in the Department of Art and Art History. A free lecture by Rusconi is set for 5 p.m. April 1, followed by a free opening reception.
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Kennedy Center ACTF Honors Theatre UAB with National Award, Nominations
The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival awarded UAB student Russell Alexander II a national winner in Outstanding Performance by an Actor category, and nominated “SFB” for a host of awards.
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President’s Summer Research Scholarship
The deadline for applying for the President’s Summer Research Scholarship is March 28 at 5 p.m.
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UAB Clinton Scholars 2016
Ten of the 21 UAB students representing the university at the Clinton Global Initiative University are in College of Arts and Sciences fields of study including biology, chemistry, neuroscience, philosophy, political science, and psychology.
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UAB Investigators Find Children of Lower-income Families Can Improve Cognitive Delays with Early Intervention
Developmentally appropriate activities conducted by parents with their child during the first three years after birth reduce childhood cognitive delays in low-resource families.
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UAB Psychology Professor Given Early Career Award for Pain Scholarship
Zina Trost, Ph.D., has been selected to receive the 2016 John C. Liebeskind Early Career Scholar Award from the American Pain Society.
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Undergraduate Neuroscience Program's Outstanding Seniors: Brian Nykanen
Brian Nykanen, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about his experiences in the program and at UAB.
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Undergraduate Neuroscience Program's Outstanding Seniors: Lauren Osburn
Lauren Osburn, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about her experiences in the program and at UAB.
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UAB DAAH Chair Recognized for DSS Accommodation
Lauren Lake, Chair of the Department of Art and Art History, was chosen by the Disability Support Services (DSS) staff as the recipient of the Fall 2015 DSS Staff Recognition Award.
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2016 Graduate Student Research Days Winners
UAB Graduate School hosted its 2016 Graduate Student Research Days research presentation competition March 9 through 11 in the Hill Student Center Ballrooms.
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Undergraduate Neuroscience Program's Outstanding Seniors: Dailey Nettles
Dailey Nettles, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about her experiences in the program and at UAB.
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Chemistry Professor Selected for Exam Committee
Dr. Jacqueline Nikles, associate professor and coordinator of undergraduate organic chemistry, has appointed a member of the American Chemical Society Examinations Committee, which will write a new standardized ACS Organic Chemistry exam for 2017.
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German Professor Earns National Recognition
Dr. Erika Hille Rinker, assistant professor of German, is one of the 2015 recipients of the American Association of Teachers of German/Goethe-Institut Certificate of Merit for outstanding achievement in furthering the teaching of German in American schools.
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Undergraduate Neuroscience Spring Research Forum
The Undergraduate Neuroscience Program held its annual spring research forum on March 2, 2016 at the Edge of Chaos.
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UAB Biologists Cheering on Blazers from Antarctica
UAB biologists Dr. Chuck Amsler and Maggie Amsler are cheering on the UAB men's basketball team in the Conference USA tournament today all the way from Antarctica.
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Laughter is the Best Education: Gerrie Lim Merges Comedy, Communications, and Conan
UAB junior Gerrie Lim worked as a production intern and monologue intern on Conan O’Brien’s late night television show last year.
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Debate Body Language: What Presidential Candidates Are Saying Without Words
Nonverbal communication expert Mark Hickson, Ph.D., offers insight into the gestures and facial expressions displayed by presidential candidates during recent debates.
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Social Work Students Help Connect People to Services in UWCA Internship
Last fall, Department of Social Work students got the chance to work with the United Way of Central Alabama’s 2-1-1 Information and Referral Line.
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Dr. Charles Amsler Named 2016 Winner of Ireland Prize for Scholarly Distinction
Dr. Charles Amsler, Professor in the Department of Biology, has been named the 2016 winner of the Ireland Prize for Scholarly Distinction.
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University Relations, College of Arts and Sciences Earn CASE Awards
Awards recognize the very best in university advancement from a diverse body of educational institutions across the Southeast.
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Green Blazers for Outstanding UAB Blazers: BMEN Bestows New Honor
The BMEN Peer Mentoring Program is designed to provide academic and social support to black male students entering UAB. Brandon Cohill, Garrett Stephens and Samuel Sullivan IV were awarded the inaugural green blazers for 2016 at the Blazer Male Excellence Network’s Undugu Male Gathering.
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UAB Music Technology Students Win Birmingham ADDY Awards
Music Technology students Zach Walker and James Cody were among several UAB Digital Media Fellows honored at Birmingham’s ADDY awards on February 26.
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Undergraduate Neuroscience Program's Outstanding Seniors: Mohamad Moughnyeh
Mohamad Moughnyeh, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about his experiences in the program and at UAB.
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