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  • Meet the 2024 – 2025 CAS Champions
    The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 CAS Champions.
  • Meet the College of Arts and Sciences USGA Senators
    Meet the student senators representing the College of Arts and Sciences in the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA)!
  • Twenty CAS faculty members receive promotions
    The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to announce that 20 faculty members across ten departments have been awarded promotions (including one faculty member who also was awarded tenure).
  • Mentorship is a Must: David Dada found his stride in the MPA program and is paying it forward
    David Dada’s interest in the University of Alabama at Birmingham was catalyzed by an unlikely event—the renovation of Bartow Arena.
  • UAB ranks in the top third nationally according to US News & World Report rankings
    UAB has been ranked No. 136 out of 434 measured schools for Best National Universities. This marks an improvement of six spots from the previous year.
  • Early Signs: How to detect learning disabilities in children
    Experts at UAB say learning disabilities are common, and there are many ways for parents to identify warning signs at home and provide support.
  • Upcoming interdisciplinary forums to honor the life and legacy of Theodore Haddin
    The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences has selected five presentations for the 2024-2025 Theodore Haddin Interdisciplinary Forum Series (also known as “Haddin Forums”).
  • UAB researchers aim to improve sleep and quality of life for individuals with Down syndrome
    For their continued research in sleep disorders in individuals with Down syndrome, UAB’s Caroline G. Richter, Ph.D. and S. Justin Thomas, Ph.D. were named the recipients of the 2024-2025 McNulty Civitan Scientist Award.
  • Study shows how virtual reality could train children to achieve adult pedestrian functioning
    Study looks at how much virtual training children could use to develop adult street crossing competency and what might help children acquire that competency earlier.
  • Safety tips for kids: Playgrounds, helmets and swimming
    UAB expert discusses tips for parents to stay vigilant and prepared this summer.
  • Henrich looking forward to new home for the Department of Psychology
    On June 28, 2024, the University of Alabama at Birmingham broke ground on the new UAB Biomedical Research and Psychology Building.
  • Landmark drug trial shows promising results for Pitt-Hopkins syndrome
    This devastating neurodevelopmental disorder has no currently approved treatments.
  • Beat the heat: Experts give best practices for preventing heat-related illnesses
    As temperatures heat up, the risk of contracting a heat-related illness increases. Experts at UAB discuss the best ways to stay safe this summer.
  • UAB breaks ground on $190 million Biomedical Research and Psychology Building
    The construction of the Biomedical Research and Psychology Building signifies another milestone in UAB’s unwavering dedication to creating a transformative impact locally, statewide and globally.
  • Explore graduate programs in UAB’s College of Arts and Sciences
    The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences is home to a wide range of undergraduate degrees and certificates. In fact, the College has been considered the foundation of undergraduate education at UAB for over a decade.
  • UAB’s 12 new construction and renovation projects transforming campus, supporting strategic initiatives
    UAB’s strategic planning continues to blaze its path to improve more lives by leveraging construction projects that include new and enhanced facilities across the institution, blooming green spaces and art installations.
  • Grow your mental and physical health: Experts discuss best tips for indoor and outdoor gardening
    Experts at UAB dive into the benefits of indoor and outdoor gardening and give their advice on how to get started. 
  • Documentaries created by UAB media studies students to premiere at the McWane Science Center IMAX Theatre, April 24
    UAB Media Studies students learn how to make documentary films focusing on communities and issues they care about in a semester.
  • 2024 winners of the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
    The Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes full-time, regular faculty members of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments in teaching.
  • Celebrating CAS Authors: 20 faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences published books in 2023
    Twenty faculty members across multiple departments in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences wrote or edited 23 books last year.

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