Announcements
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Department of Sociology receives generous gift from Dr. Mike Wilson
Michele “Mike” Wilson, Ph.D., was an award-winning faculty member in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Sociology and launched the Women’s Studies Program.
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UAB faculty host chemistry students from across the country
In June 2022, Jonathan Burns, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, and Suzanne Lapi, Ph.D., professor in the Departments of Radiology and Chemistry, hosted 8 graduate students from across the country through the Horizon-broadening Isotope Production Pipeline Opportunities (HIPPO) collaboration.
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Alabama Power Foundation supports new program for Central Alabama nonprofits
The Alabama Power Foundation and the Department of Political Science and Public Administration are teaming up to promote capacity building and credential attainment within Central Alabama’s nonprofit community.
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Donor establishes endowed scholarship honoring Liliana and Marcelo Benveniste
A new scholarship is now available for students majoring or minoring in Spanish in the Department of World Languages and Literatures at UAB.
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UAB Department of Social Work Debuts in the U.S. News & World Report Rankings
The Department of Social Work’s graduate program is celebrating a milestone in the U.S. News & World Report rankings. This is the first year the MSW program was eligible to be considered for ranking by its national peers.
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Employees recognized at 2021 UAB Service Awards
Twenty-seven College of Arts and Sciences employees who have worked at UAB for 20 years or more were recognized at the UAB Service Awards reception on April 11, 2022.
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State Farm invests in TRIP Lab outreach efforts
The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s (UAB) College of Arts and Sciences is excited to announce that State Farm will make a new investment in the Translational Research for Injury Prevention (TRIP) Lab.
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New history scholarship honors Fred Dyess
If you ever stepped foot inside of Avondale Antiques in Birmingham, Alabama, you surely met owner Fred Dyess. His engaging personality and encyclopedic knowledge of antiques would grab ahold of every customer, prompting new friendships and sparking dynamic conversations.
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UAB Historical Collections Fellowship Opportunity
The Reynolds-Finley Associates, in conjunction with the Historical Collections (HC) unit of UAB Libraries, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), are pleased to announce the availability of fellowship awards of up to $2,500 to individual researchers within the UAB community.
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College of Arts and Sciences offering two new minors
The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s (UAB) College of Arts and Science is offering two new minors for undergraduate students.
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Donors establish endowed lectureship and scholarship in honor of Roger T. Lewis
Roger T. Lewis, Ph.D., served as a thoughtful and forward-looking leader in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Mathematics for over four decades.
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The Joe and Mary Ann Cromeans Foundation provides scholarships to music and theatre students
The foundation aims to advance the field of medicine and broaden the arts by providing scholarships to qualifying juniors and seniors at universities in the South.
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Windgate Foundation makes donation to Department of Art and Art History
The Department of Art and Art History is honored to announce a generous donation to the department’s Diversity and Inclusion Scholars Program.
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Stanislavova selected to lead UAB Department of Mathematics
Milena Stanislavova, Ph.D., has been named the chair of the Department of Mathematics in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences.
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Pitner selected to lead UAB Department of Social Work
Ronald Pitner, Ph.D., ACSW, has been named the chair of the Department of Social Work in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences.
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Chris McCauley named director of communications for the College of Arts and Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce Chris McCauley as the new director of communications, effective February 1, 2021.
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Noche de Poesía Afro-Colombiana event held virtually for UAB students
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Remembering Professor Marlene Johnson
It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Professor Marlene Johnson on November 2, 2020. After teaching in the UAB Department of Theatre for 14 years, Prof. Johnson will be remembered as a dedicated educator, a generous colleague, and an inspired artist. She is survived by her husband Edwin Booth and sister Myrna Johnson Moehring.
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Winners of the 2020-2021 “Building a Multicultural Curriculum” grants
Congratulations to the winning proposals for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Fast Slow Motion endows new scholarship in Computer Science
Computer Science student Isabelle Brown has been selected as the first recipient of the Fast Slow Motion Endowed Scholarship in Computer Science for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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