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Answering Concussion’s Crucial Questions
From rapid diagnostic tools to next-generation therapies, UAB researchers are leading a multidisciplinary effort against traumatic brain injuries.
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CIS Research Covered in MIT Tech Review
The most recent research conducted in the SPIES lab at CIS has been covered in MIT Technology Review.
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Vulcan Historical Review Wins Award
The 2015 issue of the Vulcan Historical Review won third prize in the Nash History Journal competition sponsored by Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honor society.
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Research Shows Typical American Diet Can Worsen Chronic Pain
Sufferers of chronic pain are more susceptible to prolonged and pronounced health issues when practicing poor diet habits, according to new research published by UAB researcher Robert Sorge, Ph.D., and team in the Journal of Pain.
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Sociology Speaker Series
UAB Sociology's Speaker Series is being organized for 2016-17 and will be announced later.
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Welcome New Faculty: Stella Ghervas
The Department of History welcomes a new faculty member in January 2016. Stella Ghervas will be joining us as an assistant professor starting in the Spring semester.
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From Eastside Birmingham to the Cori Supercomputer at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Joshua Pritchett will take his B.S. degree in computer and information sciences to California and work with burst buffer technology.
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UAB Professor to Conduct First Comprehensive Study of Centuries-old Legal Case
John K. Moore Jr., Ph.D., an associate professor of Spanish in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, has been awarded a research fellowship from the Institute for Pilgrimage Studies at the College of William & Mary.
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New Publication, "El mundo hispanohablante contemporáneo"
Professor Lourdes Sánchez-López published a new book, El mundo hispanohablante contemporáneo: historia, política, sociedades y culturas (Routledge, 2016) with co-author Professor Clara Mojica-Díaz (Tennessee State University).
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UAB Senior Luke McClintock First-round Finalist for Highly Competitive Hertz Fellowship
Approximately 600 students apply for the Hertz Fellowship each year; only 15 percent are invited for a first-round interview.
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UAB Alumna Merrilee Challiss, Art Professor Derek Cracco Featured in New American Paintings
Artists Merrilee Challiss and UAB professor of art Derek Cracco examine spirituality and religion through their featured work in New American Paintings.
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UAB’s Yakov Kasman to Perform as Soloist with Russian Orchestra
Kasman, professor of piano, will be a soloist with Saratov Philharmonic Orchestra in the performance of Nikolai Medtner’s Piano Concerto No. 2 op. 50 on Sunday, Dec. 6.
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Tell Me a Story
Designed for students looking to hone their writing skills, the EH 091 writing course has, for a couple of years, given students a platform to tell their own “literacy stories.”
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Gift Green and Gold for the Holiday Season
Skip the mall by shopping for an array of UAB goodies, all while helping support the university’s programs, scholarships, departments and faculty.
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Graduate Student Stephanie Momeni Wins Research Awards
Stephanie Momeni, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biology and Dental Academic Research Training predoctoral fellow in UAB’s School of Dentistry, has been selected for two awards for her research in the past month.
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2015 College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Award Winners
Trevor Hale, Dr. Lynn Gerald, Lieutenant Commander Joanna Gaines, Jessica Randazza, and Joy O’Neal are the winners of 2015 College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Awards.
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Follow the Department of Biology on Social Media
Exciting News: the Biology Department is branching out on social media. We now have Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts.
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Students Contribute to Creation of Musical at Hip Hop Writing Workshop
UAB students gathered for the "Exploring Racism through Hip Hop" writing workshop at the Department of Theatre's acting studio on Nov. 13 to add their voices to a musical in the works.
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The Roots of Rhythm: Music Students Take Notes from Birmingham's Jazz History
UAB’s polished, powerful Jazz Ensemble descends from a long jazz tradition in Birmingham.
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Students Invited to Dialogue with Dean Wednesday
Students are invited to share their concerns, challenges, and feelings about being members of the UAB community in a dialogue with Dean Palazzo at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, in Campbell Hall room 405.
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UAB Piano Students Win State Music Teachers National Association Competition
Sophomore Eamon Griffith of Birmingham won first place in the Young Artist category, while junior Aleksandra Kasman of Vestavia Hills was named the alternate winner.
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Of Mice and Men
Graduate student Renee Gainer is an animal behaviorist with the UAB Animal Resources Program and was a zookeeper at various zoos for fifteen years. What do these things have in common? Anthropology, believe it or not.
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Government Professor Connects Information Technology and Public Administration
In Department of Government Professor Dr. Akhlaque Haque's new book “Surveillance, Transparency, & Democracy: Public Administration in the Information Age,” he explores how information technology can influence decision making by public policy leaders.
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UAB’s Sarah Parcak Named 2016 TED Prize Winner
Joining the likes of Bono and Bill Clinton, UAB space archaeologist Sarah Parcak — often called the real-life Indiana Jones — will receive $1 million and help from the TED network to make her world-changing wish come true. What will her wish be?
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Birmingham Space Archaeologist Uncovers Ancient Civilizations, Teaches the World
When Egyptologist Sarah Parcak is not in a classroom at UAB, the pioneer of satellite remote sensing for archaeology is finding sites around the world from space and helping others follow her lead.
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Proudly Serving Those Who Serve
Across campus, UAB students, faculty and staff are engaged in partnerships that are offering opportunity and healing for veterans, and helping to prepare and protect those who serve in harm’s way.
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Government Alumnus Wayne Heard Attends Black Caucus Leadership Program
Department of Government alumnus Wayne Heard, now a council executive assistant for the City of Birmingham and law student, attended the 2015 Congressional Black Caucus's "Boot Camp" program in July.
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Call for Papers: Benjamin V. Cohen Peace Conference
There is a call for proposals for the 2016 Benjamin V. Cohen Peace Conference: Peace in Troubled Times. Scholars, students, practitioners, and activists from all disciplines as well as laypersons are invited to submit proposals to present symposia, discussions, papers, and posters. The conference will be held in Muncie, Indiana, on April 1 and 2, 2016. Learn more on the conference website.
Allyson Varley Wins with Poverty Simulation Poster at Graduate Student Research Exchange
Allyson Varley, a graduate student in the School of Public Health and research assistant to Department of Social Work Assistant Professor Laurel Hitchcock, PhD, took first place in the Business/Education section.
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Anthropology Chair Douglas Fry Receives 2015 Peace Educator/Scholar Award
UAB Department of Anthropology chair Douglas P. Fry was presented with the 2015 Peace Educator/Scholar award by the Peace and Justice Studies Association on Saturday, Oct. 17, at James Madison University in Virginia.
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Parcak Receives European Award for Archaeological Work
Sarah Parcak, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Anthropology, has been selected to receive the Capo Circeo Award.
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Alumna Ashley Jones Wins National Writing Award
Ashley Jones, who graduated with a degree in English in 2012, has been given the Writers’ Award by the Rona Jaffe Foundation.
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Exploring the Building Blocks of Memory
J. David Sweatt, Ph.D., an international expert in the molecular mechanisms underlying learning and memory, explains exciting breakthroughs in the field, including his own lab's work on ways to block, erase and enhance memories.
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Students and Supporters Recognized at Scholarship & Awards Luncheon
If you could meet the person who made your scholarship possible, what would you say? Over 175 students had that opportunity last Friday as the College celebrated the 2015-2016 Scholarship and Awards Luncheon.
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Department of Philosophy to Host "Big Idea" and "Great Debate" Events in November
The Department of Philosophy will host the latest of their Big Idea series and The Great Debate in November.
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Dr. Eugenia Kharlampieva Named President of UAB Sigma Xi Chapter
Dr. Eugenia Kharlampieva, an Associate Professor of polymer chemistry and nanomaterials in the Department of Chemistry, has been elected president of the UAB Sigma Xi chapter.
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Prisoners of Pain: Solving the Mysteries of Fibromyalgia Could Help Patients Break Free
Jarred Younger, Ph.D., hopes to establish Alabama’s first research and clinical care center specializing in fibromyalgia and related conditions, including chronic fatigue syndrome and Gulf War Illness.
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Memorial and Funeral for Professor Glenn Feldman
Professor Glenn Feldman passed away suddenly on October 19. His life and family will be honored in a prayer vigil Wednesday, October 21, at 6:30 p.m. at All Saints' Episcopal Church in Homewood. His funeral will be held Friday, October 23.
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Shrimp May Grow Faster, Bigger, Healthier and Tastier on Sea Urchin Droppings Diet
New research from UAB’s Department of Biology shows how one species can fully support the development of another species in a sustainable system.
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Dawn Grill ‘Brings the Atmosphere’ to Government
Department of Government administrative associate Dawn Grill was selected UAB’s Employee of the Month for October.
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