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The event will feature a reception and a documentary screening followed by a panel discussion.
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Decorated ethicist George Lucas will address the hopeful uses of emergent military technologies to promote stability, reduce human suffering, and counter the prevailing conflict and war tendencies.
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Since 1946, the Fulbright Program has given more than 390,000 professionals of all backgrounds and fields the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.
Chadra Pittman was invited to serve two years as a student representative on the General Anthropology Division Board.
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“Refugees, Empathy, and Human Rights” is a nationwide traveling exhibition featuring contemporary portraits and poetic stories illustrating the challenges of refugees building new lives in the United States.
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- college of arts and sciences
- department of philosophy
- department of history
- institute for human rights
- alys stephens center
- school of public health
- sparkman center for global health
- department of world languages and literatures
- department of political science and public administration
- department of social work
Speakers for “A Tale of Two Cities: Atlanta and Birmingham During the Civil Rights Movement” will shed light on how city governments, civil society leaders and urban geographies can advance or obstruct racial justice and human rights.
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Students of peace, justice and human rights at UAB will join global thought leaders in the two-day, immersive event — focused on the pursuit of peace at all levels of society.
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The UAB Institute for Human Rights presents W. Jake Newsome, Ph.D., whose book traces the transformation of the pink triangle from a Nazi concentration camp badge and emblem of discrimination into a global symbol of pride.
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Black History Month at UAB brings everyone together for explorations of history, language and Gullah culture, and see “Black Is Beautiful,” Will Downing with Maysa, and Ranky Tanky.
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Study abroad class lands UAB student high awards for documentary.
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The Padma Award recognizes UAB faculty, staff and students who go the extra mile in support of underrepresented populations.
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- office of diversity equity and inclusion
- collat school of business
- department of marketing industrial distribution and economics
- college of arts and sciences
- department of mathematics
- school of medicine
- institute for human rights
- department of political science and public administration
- department of anthropology
- department of social work
Derek Dang, graduating from UAB with honors, will present to legislators at the prestigious Posters on the Hill event, hosted by the Council on Undergraduate Research.
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- office of service learning and undergraduate research
- commencement 2022
- college of arts and sciences
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- department of biology
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- school of public health
- department of chemistry
- department of world languages and literatures
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A panel including experts from across UAB will discuss the Ukraine crisis and its implications for geopolitics and human rights.
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Washington, author of “Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present,” will speak about how legacies of violence and exploitation impact the medical system today.
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Although both of her parents graduated from UAB’s School of Medicine, attending the university was not part of Katie Fagan’s long-term plan — at least not at first.
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Tamar Malloy, Ph.D., will demonstrate how rights and protections are undermined by the requirements that people become “respectable” in order to be considered good, moral and worthy of protection.
Social Justice Café will host a virtual conversation March 31 to discuss the rise of violence and discrimination against Asian Americans during the pandemic.
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Donations for Giving Day will make an impact on UAB’s efforts to fight COVID-19, care for pediatric trafficking survivors, support students, provide dental, medical and eye care to those in need, and more.
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- benevolent fund
- office of national and international fellowships and scholarships
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UAB celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through local partnerships and events including Word from the Mountain Top and more.
UAB’s Institute for Human Rights will host a lecture to discuss the global impact of COVID-19 and the neglect of refugees.