Trailblazing Alumni
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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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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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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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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Philosophy Alumna Serves the LGBTQ Community
Six years ago, UAB philosophy alumna Amanda Keller started volunteering daily with Birmingham AIDS Outreach (BAO). Today, she is the Director of LGBTQ Programs at BAO and is working to better educate and care for the community.
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Alumnus Dr. Christina Richey Wins AAS Division for Planetary Sciences 2015 Harold Masursky Award
Dr. Christina Richey (NASA Headquarters & Smart Data Solutions, LLC and UAB physics alumnus) has made significant contributions to fostering equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion in planetary science in the spirit of the Harold Masursky award.
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Alumnus Reaches Finals of American Ninja Warrior
Eddy Stewart, a 2006 graduate with a degree in criminal justice, has reached the finals in Season 7 of "American Ninja Warrior," the popular television show that brings competitors from around the country to navigate a challenging obstacle course.
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Alumna Profile: Mariana Rodríguez
Mariana Rodríguez loved her International Studies (ITS) classes and teachers so much that she went on to receive a PhD in Political Science from Vanderbilt University in 2013.
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Alumna Profile: Tiffany Jolley
Jolley, now a producer and reporter with Illinois Public Media, said her studies as an International Studies major at UAB "enhanced my ability to analyze cause and effect at a political and a cultural level."
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Comic Genius
UAB English alum Jason Aaron now stands as one of the leading lights of the Marvel Universe—a comics writer whose storylines for heroes such as the X-Men and Thor have generated critical acclaim and buzz.
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Veterans Share Their Stories through History Project
Craig Wooten, a graduate of the UAB Department of History, has been listening to American war veterans share their experiences in order to help promote disaster preparedness and provide disaster relief and services to military members and their families.
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Alumni Interview: Quinn Lewis
Quinn Lewis graduated the UAB Department of English Creative Writing Program in 2010 and is now working on her MFA in Poetry at the University of Oregon. She recently talked about her experiences with graduate student Halley Cotton.
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Physics Alumnus Thomas McCauley Heads Nonclinical Development Group at Shire Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Thomas McCauley (UAB Physics PhD - Class of 1996) has assumed a Vice President position at Shire Pharmaceuticals. Dr. McCauley joined Shire in 2010 and heads its global nonclinical development.
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UAB Honors Student Wins Humanity in Action Fellowship
University of Alabama at Birmingham honors student Sadhvi Batra is one of only 40 winners nationwide for the Humanity in Action Fellowship, which supports original research concerning intolerance and democratic values.
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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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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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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 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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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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Alumni Updates from the Department of Sociology
Our graduates have experienced a lot of success in their post-graduation careers.
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