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UAB English, Honors Program to Host Ada Long Creative Writing Workshop

The 2015 Ada Long Creative Writing Workshop, a 3-week workshop that offers a rare opportunity for high school students to learn from published authors, will take place June 1-19. Deadline Extension: The Department has extended the deadline past the original date of May 1. If you missed the original deadline but are interested in participating, apply soon. Read more

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Honors Abound for Graduating Students at UAB

Earning a college degree is one of the defining moments of accomplishment in life. For some among the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s graduating class this spring, that success was sweetened with the added honors of awards, fellowships and scholarships.

Mother and Daughter Set to Graduate Together at UAB

Shannon Cheryl Woods and her mom Kirsten Woods will both graduate with degrees from UAB on April 25. Kirsten is graduating with a degree from the UAB College of Arts and Sciences

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Memorial for Distinguished Professor Emeritus Dr. Raymond Mohl

The UAB College of Arts and Sciences Department of History will be memorializing beloved Professor Raymond Mohl at a service on May 1, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall Lecture Room 102. Read more

UAB’s College of Arts and Sciences Aims to Grow Enrollment, Undergrad Programs, Students’ Global Awareness and Success

Dean Robert L. Palazzo has updated campus leaders on his plans and progress on topmost goals. Read more

Dr. Jeffery Walker Named Chair of the Department of Justice Sciences

Dr. Jeffery Walker has accepted the position as Chair of the UAB College of Arts and Sciences Department of Justice Sciences. Read more

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Look for “the Rock People” in the Emergency Department, Operating Room and ICU

UAB undergraduate Paige Farley is one of the "rock people.” That’s the nickname from University Hospital doctors, nurses and staffers as Farley roams the teeming medical center wearing black scrubs with the monogram “ROC, Alabama Resuscitation Center.”

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Students, Faculty Recognized at Justice Sciences Honors and Awards Luncheon

The Department of Justice Sciences recognized its outstanding students at the department's 2014-2015 Honors and Awards Luncheon on April 22.

Dr. Alison Chapman Named Chair of the Department of English

Dr. Alison Chapman has accepted the position as Chair of the UAB College of Arts and Sciences Department of English. Read more

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UAB Recognizes Largest Honors Group Ever for Securing National, International Fellowships

Fifty-one students were recognized for being named finalists or winners of national and international fellowships.

Alumni Interview: Quinn Lewis

Quinn Lewis graduated the UAB Department of English

Creative Writing Program in 2010 and is now working on her MFA in Poetry at the University of Oregon. She recently talked about her experiences with graduate student Halley Cotton.

“Chamber Music @ AEIVA” to Feature Free Exhibition, Concert April 30

Enjoy free art and music Thursday, April 30, when the Department of Music presents a special new collaboration on campus with the Abroms-Engel Institute for Visual Arts. Read more

UAB’s Jared Ragland Chosen as Magic City Art Connection’s 2015 Emerging Artist

Jared Ragland, the visual media and outreach coordinator for the UAB College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Art and Art History, has been selected as the 2015 Magic City Art Connection Emerging Artist. Read more

Role Model, Mentor Recognized by Black Student Awareness Committee

Vern Cile Bush, Administrative Associate for the African American Studies program and the Department of Anthropology, was recently awarded the Black Student Awareness Committee's 2015 Outstanding Faculty or Staff Member of the Year award. Read more

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UAB Professors, Scientists and Students Encourage Young Girls to Excel in Math and Science

The fifth annual Girls in Science and Engineering Day will be held Saturday, May 2.

Physics-Chemistry Major Luke McClintock Named 2015 Goldwater Scholar

UAB physics and chemistry major Luke McClintock has been named a 2015 Goldwater Scholar.

Physics Alumnus Thomas McCauley Heads Nonclinical Development Group at Shire Pharmaceuticals

Dr. Thomas McCauley (UAB Physics PhD - Class of 1996) has assumed a Vice President position at Shire Pharmaceuticals. Dr. McCauley joined Shire in 2010 and heads its global nonclinical development.

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UAB Physics Department Annual Awards Day - 2015

UAB Physics undergraduates, graduate students, faculty and staff all gathered for the department’s Annual Awards Day on April 17, 2015.

Grad Student Ustun Sunay Awarded 2015 NREIP Internship

Graduate student Ustun Sunay was awarded a 10-week summer internship sponsored by the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program. Read more

History Student Takes Lessons from the Dead at Oak Hill Cemetery

When thinking of prospective places to complete an internship, a cemetery is not exactly what comes to mind — unless you’re history student Dana Dawson, that is. Dana enjoys the hands-on learning and, well, the quiet that comes with working at Oak Hill Cemetery. Read more

Q&A with Randy Blythe

Randy Blythe is an assistant professor in the UAB Department of English. Recently he sat down with graduate student Halley Cotton to answer a few questions.

Chemistry Scholar Calla McCulley Selected for NSF-Funded Summer REU Program

Chemistry undergraduate student and Chemistry Scholar Calla McCulley was one of the nine individuals selected for the NSF-Funded Summer REU Program at Bristol and Bath for this July-August 2015. Read more

PhD Student Sonal Singh Hired by Global Foundries

Dr. Sonal Singh has accepted a position at GLOBAL FOUNDRIES (a semiconductor manufacturing company) as a 'Senior Defect Engineer - Technology Development’. Read more

New Exhibition Shows Works by Graduating BFA Students at AEIVA, April 20-May 1

Works by graduating students from the Department of Art and Art History will be on exhibition from April 20-May 1 in the Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts. Read more

UAB Bioethics Bowl Team Claims National Title

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl team defeated six teams to win the 2015 Bioethics Bowl on Saturday, April 11, in Tallahassee, Florida. Read more

UAB Honors Student Wins Humanity in Action Fellowship

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honors student Sadhvi Batra is one of only 40 winners nationwide for the Humanity in Action Fellowship, which supports original research concerning intolerance and democratic values.

Answers to Age-Old Questions

Steven Austad, Ph.D., chair of UAB’s Department of Biology and associate director of the UAB Comprehensive Center for Healthy Aging, explores the science of aging. Read more

Intellectual Journey: Rhodes Scholar Prepares for Oxford

UAB's newest Rhodes Scholar Ameen Barghi, the third in UAB’s history to win the award and one of 32 U.S. students selected for the prestigious honor for 2015, prepares for Oxford. Read more

Pop Star

Works by the legendary Andy Warhol illuminated the UAB College of Arts and Sciences Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts (AEIVA) in its first major show by a globally renowned artist. Read more

Meeting of the Minds

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, came to UAB at the beginning of a three-day visit to Birmingham in October 2014 to learn about neuroplasticity, or the brain’s ability to change, grow, and repair itself. Read more

Chances for Change: John Chancellor and the Student Alumni Society

John Chancellor is excited to be part of change at UAB as the newest co-chair of the Student Alumni Society (SAS) and as Mr. UAB 2014. Read more

A Place in Space

The late Thomas Wdowiak, Ph.D., taught astronomy at UAB for nearly 30 years. Now he is astronomy, thanks to NASA, which has named a prominent ridge on Mars to honor him and his crucial scientific contributions.

Dr. Julian Arribas Named Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

Dr. Julian Arribas has accepted the position as Chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. Read more

UAB Trumpet Ensemble to Perform at International Trumpet Guild

The International Trumpet Guild has invited the University of Alabama at Birmingham Trumpet Ensemble to perform at its conference May 26-30. Read more

Dr. Patrick Evans Named New Chair of Department of Music

Dr. Patrick Evans, who has served as Director of Admission for the Depauw University School of Music since 2013, has been named Chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences Department of Music. Read more

State and Local Government: Learn from an Expert

Looking for a cool class to take this summer? Then look no further than State and Local Government (PSC 221) taught by former Alabama Secretary of State Jim Bennett. Read more

Dr. Yuliang Zheng Named New Chair of Department of Computer and Information Sciences

Dr. Yuliang Zheng, an internationally recognized expert in cyber security, has accepted the position as Chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences Department of Computer and Information Sciences. Read more

EXPO Highlights Undergraduate Scholarship

The eighth annual UAB EXPO: An Exposition of Undergraduate Scholarship will showcase research and scholarly work by University of Alabama at Birmingham undergraduate students across all academic disciplines and departments. Read more

Bliss Chang Awarded Fulbright Scholarship to Study in Germany

Bliss Chang, a senior majoring in biochemistry and biology within the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a 2015 Fulbright scholarship to conduct research in Germany for a year. Read more

UAB's DeReef Jamison Reaches Top 1 Percent of Academia.edu Profiles

UAB African American Studies professor Dr. DeReef Jamison was recently listed in the top 1 percent of academics for profile views on Academia.edu.