Announcements

Joy to the World

Happiness may be a universal emotion, but it has an accent, with every culture interpreting it—and expressing it—differently. Read more

UAB Names Chair of Social Work

David Pollio, Ph.D., has been named chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Social Work. Pollio comes to UAB from the University of Alabama. Read more

UAB Names New Chair of Biology

Steven Austad, Ph.D., has been named chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Biology. Austad comes to UAB from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Read more

UAB Unveils State’s Largest, Most Advanced Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility

The University of Alabama at Birmingham unveiled the state’s largest and most advanced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) facility this morning at a grand-opening event and tour. Read more

How a Cybersecurity Expert Protects His Smartphone

Smartphones are vulnerable, but a majority of people fail to protect their mobile devices. Cybersecurity expert Ragib Hasan, Ph.D., director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s SECuRE and Trustworthy computing Lab (SECRET Lab), follows several simple steps to protect himself. Read more

Eric Foner to Speak on the Emancipation Proclamation

The UAB College of Arts and Sciences will commemorate the life and legacy of 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln with a week of events Nov. 15-21. Read more

Snapshots from Space Could Improve the Picture of Global Public Health

Acclaimed Author to Speak at UAB

Novelist Kathryn Davis will read from her works at the University of Alabama at Birmingham at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30. Read more

UAB to Commemorate Proust’s Centennial Work

The University of Alabama at Birmingham will commemorate the centennial of “Swann’s Way,” the first volume of renowned French writer Marcel Proust’s classic “In Search of Lost Time,” with a special exhibition that opens Saturday, Nov. 9. Read more

Poet to Kick Off Writing Series

Irish poet Joan McBreen will give a reading at the University of Alabama at Birmingham on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, as part of the BACHE Visiting Writers Series. Read more

Corbetta Named New Director of International Studies Program

Renato Corbetta, associate professor of government in the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the new director of the International Studies program. Read more

UAB Study Shows Sleep-deprived Teen Pedestrians More Likely to Get Hit

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers have published a study showing that sleep-deprived adolescents are in greater danger crossing the street than their better-rested peers. Read more

Copes Tackles Topic of Identity among Drug Users

Heith Copes, Ph.D., associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Justice Sciences, will discuss “Social Identity and Boundary Maintenance among Drug Users” Aug. 30, 2013. Read more

UAB Research to Improve Online Communication Security

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers are working to improve the end-to-end security of an increasingly common means of communication. Read more

UAB and BBA Partner to Win $600,000 NSF Partnership for Innovation Grant

The grant will support a synthetic diamond research project — "Innovations in Chemical Vapor Deposited Diamond Crystals and Nanostructured Diamond Coatings" — and it represents a significant milestone in a growing strategic trend of collaborative efforts between the BBA and UAB. Read more

Tomiko Brown-Nagin on "Why Protest Matters"

Dr. Tomiko Brown-Nagin, professor of law at Harvard University, visited the UAB campus to discuss leadership in the Civil Rights Movement and beyond with a number of students and faculty. Read more

Can Songs Trigger Malware?

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have uncovered new hard-to-detect methods that criminals may use to trigger mobile device malware that could eventually lead to targeted attacks launched by a large number of infected mobile devices in the same geographical area. Such attacks could be triggered by music, lighting or vibration. Read more

Student Stories on Stage

UAB writing students and Birmingham-area actors will present a touching play about wading through the world of dementia Friday, May 31 - Saturday, June 1, 2013. Read more

Keep Summer Water Fun Safe with Training and Supervision

Fun in the summer often means kids spending time in the water, whether at a pool, the beach, a lake or river. A pediatric safety expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) stresses proper training and supervision to avoid drowning and other injuries. Read more

UAB Research Finds New Channels to Trigger Mobile Malware