Faculty Excellence
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Hurst-Wajszczuk named new associate dean of UAB Honors College
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Dr. Gregory Pence wins 2019 Ireland Prize for Scholarly Distinction
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Rich Gere named new chair of the Department of Art and Art History
Print media artist Rich Gere comes to UAB from the Department of Art and Design at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
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Amsler, Kempin Reuter receive mentorship award
The UAB Graduate Dean's Excellence in Mentorship Award recognizes full-time regular UAB faculty members who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments as mentors of graduate students and/or postdoctoral fellows.
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Pioneering Women in UAB Biology: Janice Roberts
In August 1971, Janice Roberts became the second woman to graduate with a master’s degree from UAB’s Department of Biology.
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Pioneering Women in UAB Biology: Nancy Love
On June 5, 1971, Nancy Love became the first woman to receive a master’s degree from the Department of Biology.
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Pioneering Women in UAB Biology: Dr. Vithal Ghanta
In 1986, Dr. Vithal Ghanta joined the Department of Biology as an Associate Professor, making her the department’s first female tenured faculty member. In 1989, she was promoted to full professor. Dr. Ghanta has spent the past 33 years advancing the department’s research and teaching.
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Pioneering Women in UAB Biology: Mary Shepherd
In June 1970, Mary Shepherd received her diploma from UAB, making her the first woman to ever graduate with a bachelor’s degree from the Department of Biology!
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Michele Forman profiled in Harvard alumni magazine
Michele Forman, director of the UAB Media Studies program, was recently profiled in Harvard University's alumni magazine. Forman graduated from Harvard with a B.A. in 1993 and then received her M.A. from UAB in 2009.
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Biology Faculty Secure NSF Grant to Investigate Dwindling Macroalgae Community
UAB Department of Biology professors Dr. Charles Amsler and Dr. Jim McClintock, along with co-PIs Dr. Katrin Iken (University of Alaska, Fairbanks), Dr. Aaron Galloway (University of Oregon), and Dr. Andrew Klein (Texas A&M University), secured a $880,000 NSF grant to investigate brown macroalgae in the northern portion of the western Antarctic Peninsula region.
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Faculty honored at 2018 Fall Awards Convocation
President Ray Watts and Provost Pam Benoit honored faculty across UAB during the annual Faculty Convocation on October 22.
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Laurel Hitchcock receives Provost’s Award for Faculty Excellence in Service Learning
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Keeping Halloween safe: Tips from UAB experts
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Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield named Norma J. Lang Fellow
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Online communities see large growth in anti-Semitic comments, memes
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New study looks at how educational culture impacts emotional stability
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Dione Moultrie King appointed to diversity council
Dr. Dione Moultrie King was recently appointed to a three-year term on the Council on Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversity.
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Faculty receive honors for their commitment to disability support
UAB Disability Support Services (DSS) named this year’s winners of the Spring 2018 Faculty Awards. They are Mickie Powell (Ph.D.) and Robin Lorenz (M.D., Ph.D.).
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Study reveals misuse of archive services by fringe communities on the web
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