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UAB, UA 20th Annual Graduate Student Symposium, March 6
Seven graduate student speakers from the Joint Program for the Master of Arts in Art History of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Alabama will speak Friday, March 6, as part of the 20th annual Graduate Student Symposium in Art History.
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Nikolai Lugansky Set for UAB Piano Series Performance March 21
Pianist Nikolai Lugansky will perform on Saturday, March 21, as part of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Piano Series.
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Mock Trial Team Advances from Regional Tournament
The 2014-2015 UAB Mock Trial Team has advanced out of the Regional Competition held February 20-22 in Jackson, Mississippi.
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UAB Faculty, Students Win Honors at 2015 American Advertising Awards Regional Competition
University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences’ faculty and students from CAS’ Department of Art and Art History and UAB Digital Media were honored with a wealth of ADDY awards at the 2015 Birmingham American Advertising Awards held Friday, Feb. 20.
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Barbecue and Brain Cells: Training the Brain to Fight Obesity
This past summer, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases tapped clinical neuropsychologist Luke Stoeckel, Ph.D., a UAB alumnus, to lead its new Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience of Obesity and Diabetes Program.
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UAB Symposium to Examine Brain-Machine Interface
Leading scientists and engineers from around the nation and from the University of Alabama at Birmingham will gather for a symposium on the brain-machine interface at the 2015 Bevill Neuroscience Symposium.
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March 9-14, Theatre UAB Presents 12th Annual Festival of 10-Minute Plays
The University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Theatre will present its 12th annual Festival of 10-Minute Plays from March 9-14.
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How Sensor-Packed Smartphones Can Read Your Mood, Guard Your Data — and Wreak Havoc in the Wrong Hands
Watching the Watchers
Ragib Hasan, UAB assistant professor and director of the UAB SECuRE and Trustworthy Computing Lab (SECRETLab), unveiled his Witness Oriented Asserted Location Provenance system at the 2014 Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Showcase.
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Stitching History: Theatre Students Explore the Fabric of Time
Last fall, a local vintage-clothing collector donated more than 200 pieces to the UAB Department of Theatre—rack upon rack of dresses, skirts, bodices, hats, gloves, shoes, parasols, fans, a few men’s garments, sporting equipment, and a blue silk-peacock suit.
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Mathematics’ Vaughan Leads Honorees for Service Awards Recognition
Loy O. Vaughan, Ph.D., has educated thousands of students across all disciplines in mathematics during his 45 years at UAB. He will join more than 250 employees at UAB to be honored during the annual Service Awards Program noon Friday, Feb. 20.
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Faculty News from the Department of Sociology
Bill Cockerham's book Social Causes of Health and Disease, 2nd ed. (Polity, 2013) was listed as one of the key books in medical sociology in the 21st Century in a review essay by Graham (Contemporary Sociology, March 2014).
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UAB Team Sets Sail for Antarctica to Conduct Predatory Crab Research
The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Antarctic marine research team set sail today from Punta Arenas, Chile, for a research expedition to the White Continent.
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UAB's Henry Panion to Lead “An All-Star Salute to Selma” on March 8
Henry Panion III, Ph.D., will produce and lead “An All-Star Salute to Selma” on Sunday, March 8, during the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee.
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Dr. Howard Zehr Named Recipient of 2015 Ireland Distinguished Visiting Scholar Award
Dr. Howard Zehr, a renowned figure in human rights scholarship, has been named the winner of the 2015 Ireland Distinguished Visiting Scholar Award.
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UAB Student Aleksandra Kasman Wins LaGrange Symphony Concerto Competition
University of Alabama at Birmingham sophomore Aleksandra Kasman of Vestavia Hills won the LaGrange Symphony Orchestra’s Young Artists Competition on Saturday, Feb. 7.
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UAB Honors Student Selected for ACS 2015 Student Leadership Award
UAB junior Calla McCulley was selected for the American Chemical Society 2015 Student Leadership Award. Each year, the American Chemical Society (ACS) recognizes 15 undergraduate students as emerging leaders in the field of chemistry.
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Dr. Catherine Danielou Recognized by Professional Language Organizations
Dr. Catherine Danielou, Senior Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named President-Elect of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF).
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Dr. Steve Austad Awarded the Longevity Prize by Fondation IPSEN
Dr. Steve Austad, Chair of the Department of Biology, has been awarded the Longevity Prize by Fondation IPSEN, in France.
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UAB Mock Trial Team Update
The UAB Mock Trial Team has been busy practicing for the 2015 American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) Regional Competition later this month.
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UAB Presents Contemporary Colombian Artist Jessica Angel on Feb. 18
New York City-based Colombian artist Jessica Angel will give a free lecture, “Multidimensional Space,” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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CJSO to Help Aid to Inmate Mothers
The Criminal Justice Student Organization (CJSO) is sponsoring a purse and toiletries drive for Aid To Inmate Mothers (AIM) — a Montgomery-based nonprofit organization that provides services to incarcerated women all over Alabama.
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The Center Featured at Cybersecurity Conference
To address the myriad factors companies face in the battle against cyber attacks, UAB’s UAB Center for Cyber Security, will be a partner in the upcoming Connected World Conference, presented by Connected World magazine.
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Theatre UAB presents “In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play)” from Feb. 18-22
Explore female hysteria and the dawn of modern women’s sexual liberation through the eyes of playwright Sarah Ruhl as the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Theatre presents “In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play).”
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Hunter Weber Named SAAC Star
Hunter Weber, a Biology major on the UAB Men’s Soccer Team, has been named an SAAC Star by the UAB Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
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Justice Sciences’ Faculty Members Awarded Teaching Innovation Grant
Drs. Elizabeth Gardner and Jason Linville, and adjunct faculty member Dan Mateo (Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences) have been awarded a 2015 “teaching innovation grant” by the UAB Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and the Vice Provost for Student and Faculty Success.
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UAB Alumnus Dr. Nenad Velsavljevic Honored with DOE/NNSA Award of Excellence
On September 10, 2014, Dr. Donald L. Cook, Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, presented the award to project team leader N. Velisavljevic (on right).
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UAB Marching Blazers Heading to Hawaii, Ready to Explore New Opportunities
Students in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Marching Blazers are preparing for a trip of a lifetime: traveling to Hawaii on March 21-28.
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Gospel Choir presents “A Night with Ada J. Womack” for Black History Month
Birmingham visual and performing artist, poet, writer and speaker Ada J. Womack will give a guest lecture Monday, Feb. 23, as part of an interactive University of Alabama at Birmingham event focused on the historical and current lives of African-Americans.
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Over 165 Students Recognized at College of Arts and Sciences Scholarship & Awards Luncheon
On January 23, the UAB Alumni House was filled with some of the College’s finest—representing the outstanding intellect, creativity, and character at UAB—as we celebrated the 2015 Scholarship and Awards Luncheon.
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Blueprint for Success — UAB’s Undergraduate Neuroscience Major
Nine years ago, the University of Alabama at Birmingham had an aha moment: Create an undergraduate neuroscience major that would link the medical and university portions of UAB and produce skilled young researchers destined for medical school or top graduate programs.
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A Conversation with Undergraduate Neuroscience Program Alumnus Austin Luker
Austin Luker, one of the earliest undergraduate neuroscience majors, graduated summa cum laude from UAB and is now a fourth-year student in the UAB School of Medicine.
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9 Grants Awarded to Promote Teaching Innovation
Professors from nine disciplines were awarded the second annual Teaching Innovation and Development Awards to support new approaches to instruction and learning.
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Darwin Day Celebrations
The Department of Biology, in partnership with the Department of Anthropology, will be hosting a series of free public events to celebrate Charles Darwin’s 206th birthday February 12-13.
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UAB to Host ICA Southeastern Festival, 13th Annual Clarinet Symposium
The International Clarinet Association has selected the University of Alabama at Birmingham to host one of three regional festivals Saturday, Feb. 21-Sunday, Feb. 22, in conjunction with the 13th annual UAB Clarinet Symposium.
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CIS Student Receives Best Paper Award in Social Informatics 2014 at Harvard University
Abu Awal Md Shoeb, the lead author of the paper titled "Spam Campaign Cluster Detection Using Redirected URLs and Randomized Sub-Domains", presented their work in the Third ASE international conference on Social Informatics 2014 at Harvard University on December 14, 2014 and received the Best Paper Award.
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Students, Faculty to Study Cities of the Future at a2ru Summit
University of Alabama at Birmingham students and faculty will join peers at a national conference to shape cities of the future.
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UAB Students to Showcase High-impact Community Projects at Clinton Summit
Seventeen University of Alabama at Birmingham students have been selected to attend the Clinton Global Initiative University on March 6-8 at the University of Miami.
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Alumni Updates from the Department of Sociology
Our graduates have experienced a lot of success in their post-graduation careers.
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Lecture: Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls
The CAS Department of History and the Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society present Dr. Jodi Magness, Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
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