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Intellectual Journey: Rhodes Scholar Prepares for Oxford
UAB's newest Rhodes Scholar Ameen Barghi, the third in UAB’s history to win the award and one of 32 U.S. students selected for the prestigious honor for 2015, prepares for Oxford.
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Pop Star
Works by the legendary Andy Warhol illuminated the UAB College of Arts and Sciences Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts (AEIVA) in its first major show by a globally renowned artist.
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Meeting of the Minds
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, came to UAB at the beginning of a three-day visit to Birmingham in October 2014 to learn about neuroplasticity, or the brain’s ability to change, grow, and repair itself.
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Chances for Change: John Chancellor and the Student Alumni Society
John Chancellor is excited to be part of change at UAB as the newest co-chair of the Student Alumni Society (SAS) and as Mr. UAB 2014.
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Dr. Julian Arribas Named Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Dr. Julian Arribas has accepted the position as Chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.
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UAB Trumpet Ensemble to Perform at International Trumpet Guild
The International Trumpet Guild has invited the University of Alabama at Birmingham Trumpet Ensemble to perform at its conference May 26-30.
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Dr. Patrick Evans Named New Chair of Department of Music
Dr. Patrick Evans, who has served as Director of Admission for the Depauw University School of Music since 2013, has been named Chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences Department of Music.
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State and Local Government: Learn from an Expert
Looking for a cool class to take this summer? Then look no further than State and Local Government (PSC 221) taught by former Alabama Secretary of State Jim Bennett.
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Dr. Yuliang Zheng Named New Chair of Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Dr. Yuliang Zheng, an internationally recognized expert in cyber security, has accepted the position as Chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences Department of Computer and Information Sciences.
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EXPO Highlights Undergraduate Scholarship
The eighth annual UAB EXPO: An Exposition of Undergraduate Scholarship will showcase research and scholarly work by University of Alabama at Birmingham undergraduate students across all academic disciplines and departments.
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Bliss Chang Awarded Fulbright Scholarship to Study in Germany
Bliss Chang, a senior majoring in biochemistry and biology within the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a 2015 Fulbright scholarship to conduct research in Germany for a year.
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UAB's DeReef Jamison Reaches Top 1 Percent of Academia.edu Profiles
UAB African American Studies professor Dr. DeReef Jamison was recently listed in the top 1 percent of academics for profile views on Academia.edu.
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UAB Study Suggests Oil Dispersant Causes Lung and Gill Injuries
UAB research identifies enzyme that protects lungs and gills following damage from oil dispersant.
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UABTeach Paves the Way for New STEM Teachers
The University of Alabama at Birmingham UABTeach program is wrapping up a highly successful first year, surpassing enrollment expectations and garnering philanthropic funding.
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Biology Students Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Corey Cates and Megan Roegner have both been awarded graduate research fellowships by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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Julie Schram Named Winner of Barker Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies
Julie Schram has been awarded the 2015 UAB Samuel B. Barker Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies at the Doctoral Level.
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Biology Students Recognized with Awards, Fellowships
Three graduate students from the UAB Department of Biology have been recognized for their excellent scholarship and service: Julie Schram, Corey Cates, and Megan Roegner.
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UAB Music Students Win at Regional Competition, Headed to Nationals
University of Alabama at Birmingham students Nole Jones and Johnathon Lyons won awards at the Southeastern Regional National Association of Teachers of Singing auditions held March 27-28 at Auburn University.
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Theatre UAB Presents Tony Award-winning Musical “Avenue Q” April 8-12
Winner of the Tony Awards’ “Triple Crown” for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, “Avenue Q” is a hilarious, irreverent, sweetly satiric coming-of-age parable performed by “Muppet”-style puppets alongside human actors.
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Ryder Receives Outstanding Woman Undergraduate Student Award
Yoonhee Ryder, a senior in biology and anthropology, has made a name for herself at UAB as a determined high-achiever who has a passion for social justice issues. Now she has been given the Outstanding Woman Undergraduate Student Award.
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UAB Music Presents the Thelema Trio in Concert April 16
The Thelema Trio, a Belgian new music ensemble, will appear in concert Thursday, April 16, presented by theUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamCollege of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Music.
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UAB Students Curate BMA Exhibition on Photographs of the South
A new show of photographs made in and about the South curated by students from the University of Alabama at Birmingham will open at the Birmingham Museum of Art on Thursday, April 2, for the BMA’s First Thursday event.
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UAB Gospel Choir Presents its Spring Concert April 13
Students will make their debuts as lead vocalists Monday, April 13, when the University of Alabama at Birmingham Gospel Choir presents its spring concert.
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KDDM Lab Member Won Outstanding Presentation Award at AAS 2015
Xinpeng Liao, a Ph.D. student in KDDM Lab, recently won an Outstanding Presentation Award in the paper competition at 92nd annual meeting in Alabama Academy of Science based on the work “Mining Low-duplicate Social Media Images for Criminal Forum Detection.”
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Using a Smartphone to Take Distracted-driving Research on the Road
For several years, Despina Stavrinos, Ph.D., director of UAB’s Translational Research for Injury Prevention Laboratory, has been using a detailed driving simulator to study how participants respond to distraction.
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A Culture of Discovery
For Lisa Tamiris Becker, M.F.A., founding director of UAB's Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts (AEIVA), the building is a place of discovery—a research center like no other at UAB.
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Alumnus Takes to the Skies at the Southern Museum of Flight
Department of History alumnus Brian Barsanti is now the executive director of the Southern Museum of Flight, home to one of the best collections of historic aircraft in the Southeast as well as the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame.
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Mind the Gap: Probing the Brain-Machine Interface
Surprising breakthroughs from decades of basic science were featured at the recent, all-day 2015 Bevill Neuroscience Symposium — “Brain-Machine Interfaces” at UAB, which drew 200 attendees.
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Thesis Defense: Ralph F. ‘Chip’ McSweeney IV
With an abundance of new malware being discovered daily, antivirus software vendors have been forced into an industry of reaction.
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Jim McClintock Named Recipient of 2015 Odessa Woolfolk Community Service Award
Dr. James McClintock, Endowed Professor of Polar and Marine Biology, has been named the 2015 recipient of the Odessa Woolfolk Community Service Award.
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UAB Students Win Two of Nation’s 15 Prestigious UNCF/Merck Scholarships
Nathan Oluwagbemiga Larinde, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of the UAB Honors College’s Science and Technology Honors Program, is one of two UAB students selected to receive the UNCF/Merck Science Initiative scholarship.
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Second Annual UAB Piano Day set for May 9
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Music will hold its second annual UAB Piano Day on May 9.
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Theatre UAB Presents Tony Award-winning Musical “Avenue Q” April 8-12
“Avenue Q” is a hilarious, irreverent, sweetly satiric coming-of-age parable performed by “Muppet”-style puppets alongside human actors.
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Chemistry Students at Graduate Research Days 2015
Department of Chemistry graduate students place at the 2015 Graduate Research Days.
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Faculty to Be Honored for Excellence in Teaching March 18
Twelve faculty will be honored with the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching during the annual Faculty Awards Convocation 4 p.m. March 18 in the UAB National Alumni Society House.
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Faculty Chamber Recital Rescheduled for April 6
The UAB Department of Music has rescheduled the chamber concert originally planned for March 16 to April 6.
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New Curriculum for African American Studies
UAB’s African American Studies Program is undergoing a major restructuring of its course requirements. The changes allow for more flexibility along with new structure for students so they can pursue and complete the Bachelor of Arts degree in a timely manner.
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UAB Recognizes Top 25 Businesses Owned or Operated by Alumni
The University of Alabama at Birmingham National Alumni Society has announced the UAB Excellence in Business Top 25 Class of 2015.
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