UAB Magazine Fall 2011

COVER STORY: SEE THE WORLD FALL/WINTER 2011

Change Agent From a base in rural Alabama, one UAB alumna teaches students what life is like for the rest of the world	Life Sentences UAB professors take their lectures behind bars for a unique teaching opportunity	Picture This Touring ancient Egypt with UAB's space archaeologist

Tour of Duty

Bringing health care and hope to Ecuador

Scholarships are a passport to adventure

FEATURES

Creation Station Examining artists and their studios in 19th-century France	A Brain in Chains How nicotine messes with the mind	On the Beach A forensic scientist tracks Gulf oil spills through tar balls

A visit to UAB's new
Community Counseling Clinic

UAB start-ups win big at the Alabama Launchpad competition

New electrical engineering chair brings high-tech to health care



Strength in Numbers Finding the right prescription for exercise	Emergency! Undergraduates get hands-on experience in the ED	Lesson in Compassion UAB students lead tornado relief loan program

DEPARTMENTS

Alumni Athletes in action on the court, the road, and the sidelines	Students Exploring new life forms, smart ways to save, and life on the silver screen	End Page Bright ideas for saving energy on UAB's campus