Announcements
MPA Program Climbs in U.S. News & World Report Rankings
UAB’s Master of Public Administration (MPA) program is now ranked number 68 in the nation, up from 73 in 2012, according to the U.S. News & World Report ranking of 200 top graduate programs.
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First-of-its-kind Driving Simulator Lab at UAB Powered by Donation from Honda, ALDOT
The facility will enable new distracted-driving research, addressing a major public health issue that is a leading cause of highway and traffic-related injuries and death.
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CIS@UAB’s Work Cited by Congressman Palmer
Gary Warner’s and his students' work has been cited by Congressman Palmer in his recent Facebook Post.
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Updates from African American Studies
Students and faculty in the UAB African American Studies Program have been recognized for their achievements this semester.
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Psychology Update Spring 2016
Read the Spring 2016 edition of the Psychology Update, a newsletter written for students, faculty, alumni and friends of the UAB Department of Psychology.
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Personality May Dictate How Distracted You Are While Driving
UAB researchers uncover new information about drivers’ likelihood to participate in risky roadway behavior.
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Cybersecurity Experts Work to Create Example Solutions and Best Practices for Protecting Consumer Information
UAB serves as host site of National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence workshop to develop best practices to safeguard customer profiles.
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What do Forensic Scientists Actually Do?
We’re all fans of the forensic science TV shows like CSI, Forensic Files, and NCIS, but have you ever wondered what a forensic scientist actually does in the lab? Read about real forensic science as experienced by first year forensic science graduate students in Essays on the Elements of Forensic Science 2015.
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Who Are You Calling a Shrimp? A Big Discovery Could Help Feed the World
Superjumbo shrimp—some nearly the length of an adult human hand—grown in a UAB lab could provide one solution to feeding the world’s growing appetite.
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She Brought ‘Green’ Science to UAB: Karolina Mukhtar and Plant Immunology
The innate immune systems of plants and plant pathogens are in a biological arms race, and if plants lose, food sources may diminish. Mukhtar probes the genetics and molecular mechanisms of plant immunity.
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UAB Gospel Choir Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Concert, Touring in May
The UAB Gospel Choir blew the roof off the Alys Stephens Center on November 15th during their 20th anniversary concert as they celebrated with the Birmingham community.
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UAB Tissue Imaging Mass Spectrometry Detects Early Lipid Changes in Acute Kidney Injury
This mass spectrometry method can locate where molecular changes occur in a thin slice of tissue, and it has broad applicability to biomedical research.
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President’s Summer Research Scholarship
The deadline for applying for the President’s Summer Research Scholarship is March 28 at 5 p.m.
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UAB Investigators Find Children of Lower-income Families Can Improve Cognitive Delays with Early Intervention
Developmentally appropriate activities conducted by parents with their child during the first three years after birth reduce childhood cognitive delays in low-resource families.
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Debate Body Language: What Presidential Candidates Are Saying Without Words
Nonverbal communication expert Mark Hickson, Ph.D., offers insight into the gestures and facial expressions displayed by presidential candidates during recent debates.
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Dr. Charles Amsler Named 2016 Winner of Ireland Prize for Scholarly Distinction
Dr. Charles Amsler, Professor in the Department of Biology, has been named the 2016 winner of the Ireland Prize for Scholarly Distinction.
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University Relations, College of Arts and Sciences Earn CASE Awards
Awards recognize the very best in university advancement from a diverse body of educational institutions across the Southeast.
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Is Zero-effort Computer Security a Dream? Breaking a New User Verification System
Study shows that, although ZEBRA, a system intended to enable prompt and user-friendly deauthentication, works very well with honest people, opportunistic attackers can fool the system.
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Regulation of Parkinson’s Disease Inflammatory Responses by a MicroRNA
A key role for microRNA-155 in brain inflammation and neurodegeneration makes it both a potential therapeutic target and a biomarker for this progressive disorder.
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Mosteller and Kasman Recital Postponed Until March 7
Due to severe weather predictions, tonight's recital by UAB Professors Paul Mosteller, baritone, and Yakov Kasman, piano, has been postponed until Monday, March 7. Please spread the word and put the new date in your calendars!