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Shannon Cheryl Woods

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

 

Department of Psychology

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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.

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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.

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Physics-Chemistry Major Luke McClintock

Physics-Chemistry Major Luke McClintock Named 2015 Goldwater Scholar

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

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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.

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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

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

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

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

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

UABTeach Paves the Way for New STEM Teachers

The University of Alabama at Birmingham UABTeach program is wrapping up a highly successful first year, surpassing enrollment expectations and garnering philanthropic funding. Read more

Biology Students Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Corey Cates and Megan Roegner have both been awarded graduate research fellowships by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Read more

Julie Schram Named Winner of Barker Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies

Julie Schram has been awarded the 2015 UAB Samuel B. Barker Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies at the Doctoral Level.  Read more

Biology Students Recognized with Awards, Fellowships

Three graduate students from the UAB Department of Biology have been recognized for their excellent scholarship and service: Julie Schram, Corey Cates, and Megan Roegner. Read more