Faculty Excellence
Collins Appointed Associate Professor Emeritus of English
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees named Robert Collins, Ph.D., associate professor emeritus in the Department of English during its meeting June 15, 2012.
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Award-Winning Alums Reveal the Secrets of Teaching Foreign Tongues
Three UAB alumni, now award-winning Alabama foreign language teachers, discuss the importance of art, music, literature and even science in helping students gain new perspectives along with new words.
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Alabama State Council on the Arts Honors Adam Vines
Three University of Alabama at Birmingham faculty members were awarded $5,000 fellowship grants by the Alabama State Council on the Arts for 2012-13 based on merit of their work, career achievement and potential and service to the state. Recipients may use the money to create art, improve skills or enhance their artistic careers.
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UAB EMSAP Class of 2012 Votes Dr. Chris Lawson Outstanding Professor in Physics
The graduating seniors of the EMSAP Class of 2012 voted Dr. Christopher M. Lawson as its Outstanding Professor in Physics.
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Professor Chris Lawson Testifies to the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce
On behalf of the EPSCoR/IDeA Coalition Dr. Christopher M. Lawson from the University of Alabama at Birmingham testified in front of the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies on March 22.
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DFLL Spanish Professor Teaches Air Force Cadets
Dr. Long has been teaching as a distinguished visiting professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
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Sweatt Wins International Plasticity Award
David Sweatt, Ph.D., professor and chair of the UAB Department of Neurobiology, has been awarded the 2012 neuronal plasticity prize from the Fondation IPSEN, an entity of the Fondation de France.
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Sweatt Wins International Plasticity Award
David Sweatt, Ph.D., professor and chair of the UAB Department of Neurobiology, has been awarded the 2012 neuronal plasticity prize from the Fondation IPSEN, an entity of the Fondation de France.
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Professor Sergey Mirov Elected Fellow of Optical Society of America
On November 18, 2011, the Optical Society of America (OSA) announced that Sergey B. Mirov, UAB Professor of Physics and University Professor, was elected to the rank of Fellow.
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Witnesses to History
UAB secured its place in history—actually, two places—this summer when two history professors, John Van Sant, Ph.D., and Raymond Mohl, Ph.D., were invited to present their research at the 20th Annual World History Association (WHA) Conference in Beijing, China.
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Dr. Serge Bokobza Named as Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Chair
Serge Bokobza, Ph.D., has been named chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at UAB. Bokobza has been an associate professor of French literature and cinema studies at UAB since 1986.
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Rebecca Bach Named 2011 Ireland Award Recipient
Rebecca Ann Bach first fell in love with the works of William Shakespeare as a sixth grader at a tiny Presbyterian grammar school in New York. She was picked to play Calpurnia in “Julius Caesar” and stood before her class robed in a purple bed sheet and let Shakespeare’s words roll off her 10-year-old tongue.
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Colin Davis Receives President's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Colin Davis was one of eleven faculty honored with the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching during the annual Faculty Awards Convocation, Wednesday, Feb. 23.
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Malinda Blair O’Leary, Ph.D Selected as the Winner of the Alabama Association of Foreign Language Teachers 2010 Outstanding Post-Secondary Teacher Award
This nomination is a tribute to Malinda's foreign language instruction at UAB and throughout Alabama. She was recognized at this year's AAFLT conference on February 5th.
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Hilton Earns NSF CAREER AWARD
David Hilton, Ph.D., an assistant professor of physics, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award.
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UAB Professor is State’s Best, Says Carnegie Foundation
Andrew Keitt, Ph.D., an associate professor of history in the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences has been named the 2010 Alabama Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
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Dr. Catherine Daniélou Awarded the 2010 Frederick W. Conner Prize in the History of Ideas
DFLL faculty member Catherine Danielou received this award for her essay entitled: "Our Days Pass Too Quickly: Madame De Sévigné and Aging."
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Carlos Orihuela's Recent Book Makes Impact in Peruvian Media
DFLL faculty member Carlos Orihuela's recently published Abordajes y Aproximaciones. Ensayos sobre Literatura Peruana del Siglo XX (1950-2001) has gained much attention from the Peruvian media.
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Japanese Distance Learning Course Receives Accolades
Japanese Instructor Tim Cook gains attention for his innovating online Japanese course. In collaboration with the DFLL, the Department of Communication Studies, and the Department of Theatre, Sinsei Tim has created quite an experience.
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Faces of UAB: Kerry Madden
The twists of Kerry Madden’s writing life wouldn’t be out of place in a novel. She has written several — and also published plays and poetry, scripts for soap operas, and a biography of Harper Lee. Her teaching career has been equally eclectic, including stints at several prestigious writing programs as well as workshops for teen moms in Los Angeles and foreign language learners outside Shanghai.
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