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October 14, 2009
Blogger Frank Warren to reveal “PostSecrets” Oct. 22
Everyone has a secret. Frank Warren will share the ones he has collected from people around the world through his PostSecret Project during a lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22.
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October 14, 2009
Libraries sponsor Open Access events
The Sterne and Lister Hill libraries will sponsor several activities during the first international Open Access Week, Oct. 19-23. Open access publications are those that are freely available on the Internet for users to read, download, print and distribute with the consent of the author and without licensing restrictions.
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October 14, 2009
New book promises solution for teaching evolution
UAB Associate Professor Lee Meadows, Ph.D., is author of a new book that claims it's possible to teach evolution without offending students who have strong religious convictions against the theory.
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October 09, 2009
Art prof places in new international art competition
A work by UAB Art Professor John Douglas Powers, M.F.A., placed seventh among more than 1,200 entries in ArtPrize, a new, international competition in Grand Rapids, Mich., that culminated with an awards ceremony Oct. 8.
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October 07, 2009
Powell's new book tells story of Birmingham Negro League team
Communication Studies Professor Larry Powell, Ph.D., has published a new book, Black Barons of Birmingham, that tells the story of the professional Negro League baseball team whose legendary members included Leroy "Satchel" Paige and Willie Mays.
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October 02, 2009
New undergraduate track in forensic science available
UAB’s new and innovative undergraduate forensic chemistry program is one of only a handful of programs in the country offering in-depth forensics training.
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October 02, 2009
Fertility hopes don’t have to end for cancer patients
UAB’s Fertility Preservation Program, directed by Wright Bates, M.D., offers advanced treatments for fertility preservation and restoration for individuals and couples who have cancer or other serious medical conditions that may affect their chances of having children.
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October 02, 2009
Haque to lobby Congress to change its hiring practices
Akhlaque Haque, Ph.D., says only five of his students have acquired a federal government job in his 12-plus years at UAB, and as the director of graduate studies in public administration, he’s got a big problem with that.
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When the director of UAB’s Master of Science in Forensic Sciences (MSFS) Program talks to students interested in studying forensic science, he always asks one specific question: Do you really enjoy science?
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