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Undergraduate Neuroscience Program's Outstanding Seniors: Briana Miller
Briana Miller, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about her experiences in the program and at UAB.
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UAB Students Win Gold, Silver and Best of Show at 2016 Birmingham American Advertising Awards
The students are from the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Art and Art History and Digital Media. More than two dozen students were honored with Gold and Silver Student ADDY awards for their individual and team projects.
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Students Go from the Classroom to the Boardroom to Conduct Multimillion-dollar Fundraising Campaign
Five UAB students were among 50 loaned and sponsored executives who helped the United Way of Central Alabama exceed its 2015 Volunteer Campaign fundraising goal.
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Is Zero-effort Computer Security a Dream? Breaking a New User Verification System
Study shows that, although ZEBRA, a system intended to enable prompt and user-friendly deauthentication, works very well with honest people, opportunistic attackers can fool the system.
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Regulation of Parkinson’s Disease Inflammatory Responses by a MicroRNA
A key role for microRNA-155 in brain inflammation and neurodegeneration makes it both a potential therapeutic target and a biomarker for this progressive disorder.
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Mosteller and Kasman Recital Postponed Until March 7
Due to severe weather predictions, tonight's recital by UAB Professors Paul Mosteller, baritone, and Yakov Kasman, piano, has been postponed until Monday, March 7. Please spread the word and put the new date in your calendars!
Undergraduate Neuroscience Program's Outstanding Seniors: John Chancellor
John Chancellor, 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: Nathan Larinde
Nathan Larinde, 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: Amy Stewart
Amy Stewart, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about her experiences in the program and at UAB.
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2016 TED Prize Winner, Space Archaeologist Dr. Sarah Parcak, Uses $1 Million Award to Ignite Army of Global Explorers
UAB’s Parcak will use wish to create an online, interactive citizen science platform.
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Chemistry Graduate Student Named Recipient of NIH/NIDCR Fellowship
Bhavitavya Sonia Nijampatnam, a graduate student in the UAB Department of Chemistry, has been named the recipient of a National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research pre-doctoral fellowship.
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Changes in Shape and ‘Squishiness’ Can Help Drug-containing Microcapsules Reach Tumors
UAB researcher Eugenia Kharlampieva, Ph.D., makes polymer microcapsules meant to carry cancer drugs to the site of a tumor.
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Better Brain Training for an Aging World
Jarrod M. Hicks is looking for a smarter way to sharpen aging minds. Combining algorithms and brain scans, this senior math and neuroscience major in the UAB College of Arts and Sciences is trying to understand how cognitive training strengthens neural networks.
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UAB Psychology Professor Given Early Career Award
Despina Stavrinos, Ph.D., has been selected to receive the Routh Early Career Award from the Society of Pediatric Psychology.
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Undergraduate Neuroscience Program's Outstanding Seniors: Jarrod Hicks
Jarrod Hicks, 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: Rhiana Simon
Rhiana Simon, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about her experiences in the program and at UAB.
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Algae Species Named for UAB Biology Professor
An algae species from Antarctica previously known as Delesseria lancifolia will now be called Paraglossum amsleri (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta) in honor of UAB Biology Professor Dr. Charles Amsler.
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Turtle Copters, Lifesaving Drones Launch Graduate School’s Discoveries in the Making Series
Young UAB researchers are using quadcopters to film sea turtles in the wild and designing long-haul drones to ferry humanitarian aid.
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Alumni Celebrated at Annual Awards Reception
LCDR Joanna Gaines, Ph.D., Lynn Gerald, Ph.D., Trevor Hale, Jessica Randazza and Joy O'Neal were honored at the College of Arts and Sciences' annual Alumni Awards reception on Thursday, January 21 at the UAB Alumni House.
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2016 TED Prize Wish Reveal to be Streamed Live at Hill Student Center
Egyptologist and UAB associate professor Sarah Parcak, Ph.D., will reveal her $1 million wish live from the TED stage in Vancouver on Feb. 16. The event will be streamed live for the Birmingham community.
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Cristin Gavin Named Co-Director of UAB Undergraduate Neuroscience Program
Gavin, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Co-Director of the UAB Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP), teaches for the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, Science and Technology Honors Program, and the Graduate School.
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A Conversation with Lauren Slaughter
Lauren Slaughter is an Assistant Professor in the UAB Department of English. Originally from Philadelphia, PA, she teaches creative writing, poetry writing, late American and British literature, and composition. She sat down with graduate student Haley Cotton to talk about writing and teaching.
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Ling Ma Receives 2016 Alabama Educator of Excellence Award from Alabama World Language Association
Ling Ma was honored at the annual conference of the Alabama World Language Association at Troy University, Troy Alabama.
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John Maddox Selected for the AATSP Member Spotlight
Maddox: "Learning Spanish and Portuguese has given me a special sense of freedom. I grew up in a mostly monolingual community in rural Georgia, but ever sense I took Jane 'Juana' Futral’s Spanish 1 class at Wheeler County High School, I knew I wanted to be a language teacher."
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The UAB Institute for Human Rights Welcomes First Director
Dr. Kempin Reuter comes to UAB from the Reiff Center for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution at Christopher Newport University in Virginia, where she has been the Director since 2013.
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How Obesity Makes Memory Go Bad
UAB researchers find that epigenetic changes associated with chronic obesity alter expression of memory-related genes in the brain.
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English Alumni Lecture: Stacy Alaimo
The Department of English Alumni Lecture series brings in nationally prominent writers and scholars twice each year to talk about ideas and issues related to the study of English. These lectures are free and open to the public.
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UAB Junior Heading to West Africa After Landing Competitive Scholarship
Shanquela Williams, junior social work major, will spend the spring semester in Ghana as part of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship program.
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An Evening with James Meredith
Phi Alpha Theta presents "An Evening with James Meredith." Join the roundtable discussion recounting the 1962 integration of the University of Mississippi.
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Biology’s Austad and McClintock to Speak at TEDxBirmingham
UAB Department of Biology professors Steven Austad, PhD, and Jim McClintock, PhD, will both be speakers at TEDxBirmingham 2016.
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Adolescents Stress More with Poor Sleep
A new study from UAB indicates that adolescents who experience sleep problems and longer sleep duration are more reactive to stress, which could contribute to academic, behavioral and health issues.
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UAB Honors College Reaches New Heights, Looks to Keep Momentum
UAB Honors College enrollment has more than doubled since 2012, and new initiatives and programs continue to garner great feedback from students.
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Making a Case for Human Values in Data-driven Democracies
In a new book, government professor Akhlaque Haque, Ph.D., explains how Big Data, social media and other digital innovations can create more responsive, responsible public administration.
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Study Abroad: Neuroscience Major Picks Up New Skills in London
Andrew Viegas, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about studying abroad at University College London during the 2015 fall semester.
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Dr. Frans B. M. de Waal Named Recipient of 2016 Ireland Distinguished Visiting Scholar Award
Internationally renowned primatologist Frans B. M. de Waal, Ph.D., has been named the 2016 winner of the Ireland Distinguished Visiting Scholar Award.
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DFLL Wins 2nd Place in Service Learning Category at UAB Expo
DFLL students DeAngalo Nesby, M. Amy Hardison and Jenifer Montejo won the Second Place Award at the UAB Expo for Service Learning for their poster Addressing the Healthcare Needs of Hispanic Patients in Clinical Settings in Alabama.
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Department of Chemistry Seminars Spring Semester 2016
The Department of Chemistry's Spring 2016 seminars will be held in CHEM 101, 901 14th Street South, at 11:00 a.m., unless otherwise noted.
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UAB DAAH Presents Metal Fabrication and Casting Showcase "MOLTEN" on Jan. 12
A one-night-only student art showcase, “MOLTEN” will be on exhibition from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, presented by the Department of Art and Art History.
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Professor Larry Powell Discusses the Topic of Media Bias in Republican Debates
We asked UAB Department of Communication Studies Professor Dr. Larry Powell to weigh in on the effectiveness of this fall's Republican debates, how they have been moderated, and whether the candidates’ accusations of media bias are merited.
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News Update 2015
News updates from the Department of Mathematics.
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