Student Achievement
Chemistry Major Simone Ridgeway Honored
Simone Ridgeway, a senior majoring in chemistry and minoring in Japanese and an honors student in the Science & Technology Honors Program, recently participated in Minority Access' 13th National Role Models Conference in Orlando, FL (Sept 28-30, 2012).
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2012-2013 UPE/ACM Student Chapter Scholarship Award Application
In the search for excellence and professional commitment to the computing and information technology fields, The Executive Council of Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE), the Honor Society for Computing Sciences, and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) announce the UPE ACM STUDENT CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP AWARD.
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Internet Identity Scholars Program
Internet Identity (IID), a provider of technologies and services that help organizations secure Internet presence, has graciously sponsored another year of scholarships for students in the computer forensics program.
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CIS Students Present at the AlaSims International Conference
On May 2nd, four CIS students presented their projects from CS 105 at the AlaSims International 2012 in Huntsville.
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Study Away 2012: Peru
In May 2012, 15 UAB students led by Professors Carlos Orihuela (Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures) and Pamela Murray (Department of History) arrived in Lima, Peru, for a crash course in the language, culture, and history of one of the most fascinating countries in the Western hemisphere.
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Mock Trial Team Faces Tough Cases and Competition
In April 2012, UAB's mock trial team put in a strong showing at the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) national championships in Minnesota.
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Graduate student Jeff Montgomery selected to attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
The Scientific Review Panel of the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings has selected Jeffrey Montgomery, a doctoral student in physics, to participate in the 62nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting that will be held from July 1 to July 6, 2012, in Lindau, Germany.
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Physics Grad Students Awarded Fellowships for 2012-13 Through Graduate Research Scholars Program
Three physics graduate students were awarded fellowships for the 2012-2013 academic year through the Alabama EPSCoR Graduate Research Scholars Program.
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UAB Helped Student Write her Future
Ashley Jones knew about the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s reputation for churning out top scientists and physicians. As a rising high-school senior with aspirations of becoming a writer, though, she wondered if UAB would be a good fit.
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Recipients of 2012 Outstanding Physics Students Awards Announced
Physics graduate and undergraduate students were selected as the recipients of this year's outstanding student awards.
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Biology Senior Earns Academic Honor from USA Today
Jessica Bradford, a senior in the UAB Department of Biology and incoming student in the UAB School of Medicine, has been named to the USA Today 2011 All-USA College Academic Second Team.
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Scholarship Awardees, Celebrate!
Austin Robinson Wins the Mu Alpha Theta Award
Austin Robinson, a high school senior student at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, won the Mu Alpha Theta Award for “the most challenging, thorough, and creative investigation of a problem involving mathematics accessible to high school students” at the Central Alabama Regional Science and Engineering Fair.
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Kavita Nadendla Earns Outstanding Neuroscience Student Honors
Kavita Nadendla is the Outstanding Neuroscience Student for 2012.
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Physics Honors Students to Present at UA System Honors Research Day
Physics Honors students Ustun Sunay and Alex Skinner have been selected to give oral presentations of their undergraduate honors research at the Eleventh Annual University of Alabama System Honor Research Day on Friday, April 13th, on the Tuscaloosa campus. Their abstracts were 17 out of 51 selected for oral presentations. Professors Mary Ellen Zvanut and Renato Camata are their honors research advisors.
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DFLL Student Wins Prestigious Scholarship
Devin Thorne, a junior with a double major in Chinese Studies and Psychology, has been selected for the prestigious Critical Language Scholarship.
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Wheeler Wins UNCF/Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Award
Ashton Wheeler, a junior and first generation college student, has received one of 15 (nationwide) UNCF/Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Awards for 2012.
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DFLL Student Nicholas Price Awarded Clinton Scholarship
Nicholas’ interest in the workings of the Middle East began in an International Studies elective course with Dr. Zayzafoon.
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Governor’s Committee Names UAB Psychology Major Student of the Year
The Birmingham Area Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities honored UAB Department of Psychology senior Lauren McCartney with its Student of the Year award.
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From Dark Past to Bright Future
Chernell Bizzell’s first night spent in an old, abandoned yellow-brick house was a reality check. Today, the 35-year-old readies herself for Dec. 17, 2011, the day she tops the summit.
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