Dr. Lauren Rast, Instructor of Physics and Project Leader for UAB Physics Online Education Project, recently appeared on The Weather Channel during Lightning Safety Week, June 24-30, 2018. Dr. Rast and Dr. Walter Schrading, Associate Professor in the School of Medicine, offered their particular expertise in understanding how lightning works and how to stay safe. Dr. Rast offered a clear explanation of how nitrogen is added to the Earth’s environment with every lightning strike. Congratulations!
Lauren Rast featured on The Weather Channel during Lightning Safety Week
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August 14, 2018
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Seventeen CAS faculty members receive promotionsThe College of Arts and Sciences is proud to announce that 17 faculty members across 12 departments have been awarded promotions (including four faculty members who also were awarded tenure). -
CAS launches new Religious Studies minor to help students understand religion’s role in the worldFrom art and politics to history and culture, religion touches nearly every aspect of human life. A new minor in Religious Studies within the College of Arts and Sciences will give students a scholarly way to explore those connections and better understand the role religion plays in the world around them. -
Oct. 14-18, UAB Theatre kicks off season of power plays with “We Are Proud to Present”This meta-theatrical drama by Jackie Sibblies Drury tells the story of six actors wrestling with the history of colonial genocide in Namibia and its impact on human relations in the present day.