Announcements
Youth’s use of technology drives home need for evolution in distracted walking, bicycling and driving policies
Distractions from technology have a detrimental effect on children’s crash risk as pedestrians and drivers.
UAB psychologist develops simulator to help kids learn how to safely cross a street
Birmingham and the Hoover metro area rank sixth in the nation when it comes to pedestrian fatalities. UAB Psychologist Dr. David Schwebel has developed a life sized simulator to help teach children how to safely cross the street.
How the Freedom Riders Changed the South
The UAB Department of History was proud to host two Freedom Riders who spoke to students and faculty about how their actions helped change the South — and history.
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UAB Creates Triple-Threat Cancer-Fighting Polymer Capsules for Guided Drug Delivery
These microcarriers may offer an entirely different approach to treating solid human tumors of numerous pathologic subtypes by delivering their encapsulated drug cargo to a tumor and protecting against collateral tissue damage.
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Spring 2017 Dean’s and Departmental Award Winners
Congratulations to these deserving undergraduate and graduate students, who were nominated by their professors for this prestigious recognition.
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SPIES Research in the Media: The Next Cyberattack Could Come from Sound Waves
Read full article at The Conversation.
Apply for the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service Program
UAB's CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program invites qualified students to apply for full scholarships to pursue an MS in cyber security degree.
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Study finds parents’ perceptions play key role in teens’ driving preparedness
Overall, parents believe their teens are safer than other drivers.
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UAB Professor Uses Latest Virtual Reality Technology to Improve Access to Pedestrian Safety Education
A new mobile virtual reality system helps children learn to cross streets safely.
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A First-Hand Look at Climate Change
A week ago when I stepped off the gangplank of the Antarctic Research and Support Vessel (ARSV) Laurence M. Gould, the ship that had delivered me to the station from Punta Arenas, Chile, I immediately sensed the change...
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New UAB Undergraduate Degree Programs in Genetics, Genomic Sciences and Immunology Now Enrolling
Two new undergraduate programs — genetics and genomic sciences and immunology — are interdepartmental majors in the College of Arts and Sciences and School of Medicine.
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New UAB College of Arts & Sciences Building Coming in Fall 2019
The new building will be located on the corner of 10th Avenue South and 14th Street South on the southwest corner of the Campus Green.
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High School Students Put Cybersecurity Skills to the Test to Win $20,000 in UAB Scholarship Funds
The Blazer42 Capture the Flag Scholarship Competition provides valuable experience to high school students in an effort to inspire more to pursue careers in cybersecurity.
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Riddle Researches the Influence of a Chromatin Protein Family on Genes
Nicole Riddle, PhD., received a NSF CAREER Award to fund her research of the Heterochromatin Protein 1 family and create a lab course to introduce transfer students to original research.
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Police, advocates urge gun safety
UAB family safety expert Dr. David Schwebel said children and guns are an exceptionally dangerous mix.
Social Work Students Serve those in Need for Valentine's Day
Social work students served a meal at First Light shelter in Birmingham on Valentine's Day. Students in Dr. Moak's Human Behavior in the Social Environment class partnered with other community members to provide the meal for the day.
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Driving and Autism: Researchers Studying “How to Help Young Adults be Successful”
A new UAB study found no significant difference in driving performance between young adults with autism spectrum disorder and typically developing peers. It's the first lab-driven research on a topic that's gaining in importance as a new generation of teens with ASD reaches driving age.
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Da Yan Surveys Big Graph Analytics Platforms
This is the first text to provide a comprehensive survey that clearly summarizes the key features and techniques developed in the tens of existing big graph analytics systems, which were developed recently to deal with massive graphs in real-life applications such as online social networks and knowledge graphs.
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Writer, Composer and Performer Daniel Beaty Recipient of the 2017 Ireland Distinguished Visiting Scholar Award
Beaty will speak and perform his 2006 critically acclaimed, off-Broadway solo play, “Emergency,” at 4 p.m. Friday, March 10, in UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center.
Researchers describe a novel underlying mechanism involved in PTSD and other anxiety disorders
This study shows how stress blocks the release of an anti-anxiety neuropeptide in the brain, and it could pave the way for new therapeutic targets for PTSD.
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