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The Write Stuff
More than two dozen area high school students recently participated in The Ada Long Creative Writing Workshop, hosted by the Department of English.
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UAB to create Institute for Human Rights
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees on June 13 approved a proposal by the University of Alabama at Birmingham to establish the UAB Institute for Human Rights.
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UAB to Create Institute for Human Rights
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees on June 13 approved a proposal by the University of Alabama at Birmingham to establish the UAB Institute for Human Rights.
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What Makes Art, Art?
Students in the Department of Art and Art History experimented with alternative materials in their recent project, Source Material.
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Fall 2014 Special Topics Class: World War II
Graduate students will be able to take a unique World War II class this fall. HY 693 covers events of the war exactly 70 years after they occurred, which means it will cover the events of August to December 1944 — one of the most important and dramatic periods of the war.
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Students Use Alternative Art Materials for One-Night-Only Exhibition June 18
See sculpture and installations created with materials not commonly found in the art studio during a one-night-only exhibition Wednesday, June 18, presented by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Art and Art History.
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New Season Schedule of Shows Presented by UAB’s Alys Stephens Center
Tickets go on sale June 16 for just-announced summer and fall 2014 shows presented by the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center. For tickets, a copy of The Center Magazine or more information, call 205-975-2787 or visit www.AlysStephens.org.
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A New Way to Teach Chemistry: Video Selfies
Can making movies make you a better chemist? UAB chemistry professor Joe March and graduate student Mitzy Erdmann have proven that it does. Their research-tested approach is now implemented across UAB's introductory General Chemistry curriculum.
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The Books of Summer
The firecracker-hot days of an Alabama summer provide the perfect encouragement to get lost in the cool, crisp pages of a good book. But with infinite shelves of reading material available, where do you begin? We asked faculty members in UAB’s Department of English for inspiration, and they shared a few of the titles that sparked their passion for literature.
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Speed Metal: This Nano-discovery is a Really Big Deal
What's the fastest thing you can imagine? How about the smallest? Well never mind, because there really is no way to wrap your head around what's going on in David Hilton's laser lab in the UAB Department of Physics.
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Diamond District: A Gem of a Business Opportunity in Birmingham
UAB’s Yogesh Vohra, Ph.D., a University Scholar, professor in the Department of Physics, and associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, “grows” diamonds by mixing methane with hydrogen in a process called microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition.
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Special Topics Course: Social Justice & Identity
Looking for a cool course to take this fall? Sign up for Social Justice & Identity (AAS 250), offered by the African American Studies Program.
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Work by First-year UAB Design Student Chosen for Woodlawn Foundation Bus
A design by University of Alabama at Birmingham student Hannah Rettig will adorn a refurbished school bus, essentially a mobile classroom, that will travel Woodlawn neighborhoods providing information and services to parents and children in an effort to help increase student success in school.
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UAB Findings Take Honors at Internet Security Conference
Nitesh Saxena, Ph.D., associate professor of computer and information sciences, wondered what was happening in people’s brains when they encountered malware warnings or malicious websites. His collaboration with Rajesh Kana, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology, and three students revealed a surprising answer that won them a “Distinguished Paper Award.”
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UAB to Host High School Computer Programming Contest
The State of Alabama High School Programming Contest will bring talented students from across the state to the University of Alabama at Birmingham on May 17 for a contest that tests computer programming skills.
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UAB to Host Mad Scientist Day
Area children will learn just how fun science can be during Mad Scientist Day at the University of Alabama at Birmingham May 17. The event, which is hosted by the Birmingham chapter of Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society, is free and open to elementary and middle school students.
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UAB Names New Chair of Anthropology
Doug Fry, PhD, has been named chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Anthropology. He comes to UAB from Åbo Akademi University in Vasa, Finland, where he was the Director of the Peace, Mediation, and Conflict Research joint master’s program.
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UAB to Host NSF and NASA Summer Programs
Fifteen undergraduates from universities across the country will be on campus as part of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Summer Program from May 19-July 25.
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Fabric Needed for Giant Art Installation, Sewing Days Continue
Donations of fabric from the Birmingham community are still needed for a giant fabric art installation being created to celebrate the University of Alabama at Birmingham Cultural Corridor.
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