Student Achievement
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Sociology Doctoral Student Earns Fellowship Grant from NIH
Kristi L. Stringer, a doctoral candidate in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Sociology, has been awarded the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship grant through the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which enables promising predoctoral students to obtain individualized research training while conducting their dissertation research.
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UAB Honors College Welcomes Largest Incoming Freshman Class
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Honors College welcomed its largest-ever incoming class of freshmen this week, 375 students from 21 states and the United Kingdom.
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Student-made Documentaries Will Screen at Sidewalk Film Festival
Documentary shorts produced by six University of Alabama at Birmingham students and an alumnus will be screened during the 2014 Sidewalk Film Festival.
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Red Carpet Entrance
Sidewalk Film Festival has accepted three films produced by six College of Arts and Sciences students in the documentary shorts category.
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Department of Social Work Outstanding Undergraduate 2013-14
Mary Rainey Wetzel has been named the Department of Social Work Outstanding Undergraduate, 2013-14.
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Computer Science and Information System Scholarship Recipients
The Department of Computer Science and Information System is proud to recognize all of the 2012-2013 UAB CIS scholarship recipients.
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Graduate Student Spencer Smith's Research Featured by the Carnegie Institution of Washington
CDAC Graduate Student Spencer Smith, along with CDAC Academic Partner Yogesh Vohra and colleagues from the University of Alabama - Birmingham, used diamond anvil cell technology, Raman spectroscopy, synchrotron x-ray diffraction, and multiple ab initio harmonic frequency calculations to explore the solid-state transition behavior of Paracetamol (a commonly used analgesic and anti-pyretic) at hydrostatic pressures up to 21 GPa.
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Digital Media Team Wins National ADDY
UAB's Digital Media team brought home a Silver National ADDY in the Visual, Cinematography category at the recent American Advertising Federation (AAF) Awards in Boca Raton, Florida.
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Photos: DFLL Camino de Santiago 2014 Trip
See photos from the DFLL Camino de Santiago trip in 2014.
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Physics-Chemistry Major, Luke McClintock Earns 2014 Goldwater Scholar Honorable Mention
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship in Excellence in Education Foundation has recently announced the recipients of its 2014 Goldwater Scholars, which included two UAB undergraduates. The Department of Physics was pleased to find out that Luke McClintock, a sophomore dual-major in physics and chemistry earned an honorable mention for this prestigious and highly competitive recognition.
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African American Student Organization Receives Honor
The African American Studies Organization was honored with the Program/Event of the Year Award at the Student Excellence Awards ceremony on April 23, 2014.
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Honors Convocation – Song Gao Wins the Dean’s Award
Song Gao is among the very few (and the only one from Computer Science) winning the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Award. He was also awarded the outstanding graduating PhD student of Computer Science.
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High School Chemistry Student Wins Gorgas Award with Distinction
Arrix L. Ryce, a local high school honor student who has worked in UAB labs under the supervision of faculty and students, became the first black student to win the Gorgas Scholarship competition in the contest's 67 year history in March.
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UAB Physics Department Awards Day - 2014
UAB Physics Undergraduates, Graduate Students, Faculty and Staff all gathered for the department’s Annual Awards Day on April 18, 2014.
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Composing a Music Career: Kevin Peek Sets Sights on Sound
If the University of Alabama at Birmingham had a soundtrack, graduating senior Kevin Peek of Birmingham would write it.
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Goldwater Scholarship Foundation Honors UAB Students
Two University of Alabama at Birmingham students were named 2014 Goldwater Scholars by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship in Excellence in Education Foundation. A third UAB student earned an honorable mention.
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The DFLL Wins at the UAB Expo for Undergraduate Research 2014
Eleven DFLL students won 1st Place and 3rd Place at the UAB Expo for Undergraduate Research on April 11, 2014.
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UAB Public Relations Group Wins Chapter of the Year
The UAB chapter of the Public Relations Council of Alabama/Public Relations Student Society of America won Chapter of the Year honors at the Public Relations Council of Alabama annual conference.
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Physics Undergraduate Awardees at Spring 2014 UAB Expo
The following physics undergraduate majors were awarded best presentations awards in their categories at the UAB Expo on Friday, April 11.
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African American Studies Students at the UAB Undergraduate Expo
Three students from the African American Studies Program participated in the 7th Annual Undergraduate Student Expo on April 11, 2014.
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