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UAB Piano Students Win State Music Teachers National Association Competition
Sophomore Eamon Griffith of Birmingham won first place in the Young Artist category, while junior Aleksandra Kasman of Vestavia Hills was named the alternate winner.
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Of Mice and Men
Graduate student Renee Gainer is an animal behaviorist with the UAB Animal Resources Program and was a zookeeper at various zoos for fifteen years. What do these things have in common? Anthropology, believe it or not.
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Government Professor Connects Information Technology and Public Administration
In Department of Government Professor Dr. Akhlaque Haque's new book “Surveillance, Transparency, & Democracy: Public Administration in the Information Age,” he explores how information technology can influence decision making by public policy leaders.
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UAB’s Sarah Parcak Named 2016 TED Prize Winner
Joining the likes of Bono and Bill Clinton, UAB space archaeologist Sarah Parcak — often called the real-life Indiana Jones — will receive $1 million and help from the TED network to make her world-changing wish come true. What will her wish be?
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Birmingham Space Archaeologist Uncovers Ancient Civilizations, Teaches the World
When Egyptologist Sarah Parcak is not in a classroom at UAB, the pioneer of satellite remote sensing for archaeology is finding sites around the world from space and helping others follow her lead.
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Proudly Serving Those Who Serve
Across campus, UAB students, faculty and staff are engaged in partnerships that are offering opportunity and healing for veterans, and helping to prepare and protect those who serve in harm’s way.
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Government Alumnus Wayne Heard Attends Black Caucus Leadership Program
Department of Government alumnus Wayne Heard, now a council executive assistant for the City of Birmingham and law student, attended the 2015 Congressional Black Caucus's "Boot Camp" program in July.
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Call for Papers: Benjamin V. Cohen Peace Conference
There is a call for proposals for the 2016 Benjamin V. Cohen Peace Conference: Peace in Troubled Times. Scholars, students, practitioners, and activists from all disciplines as well as laypersons are invited to submit proposals to present symposia, discussions, papers, and posters. The conference will be held in Muncie, Indiana, on April 1 and 2, 2016. Learn more on the conference website.
Allyson Varley Wins with Poverty Simulation Poster at Graduate Student Research Exchange
Allyson Varley, a graduate student in the School of Public Health and research assistant to Department of Social Work Assistant Professor Laurel Hitchcock, PhD, took first place in the Business/Education section.
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Anthropology Chair Douglas Fry Receives 2015 Peace Educator/Scholar Award
UAB Department of Anthropology chair Douglas P. Fry was presented with the 2015 Peace Educator/Scholar award by the Peace and Justice Studies Association on Saturday, Oct. 17, at James Madison University in Virginia.
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Parcak Receives European Award for Archaeological Work
Sarah Parcak, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Anthropology, has been selected to receive the Capo Circeo Award.
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Alumna Ashley Jones Wins National Writing Award
Ashley Jones, who graduated with a degree in English in 2012, has been given the Writers’ Award by the Rona Jaffe Foundation.
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Exploring the Building Blocks of Memory
J. David Sweatt, Ph.D., an international expert in the molecular mechanisms underlying learning and memory, explains exciting breakthroughs in the field, including his own lab's work on ways to block, erase and enhance memories.
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Students and Supporters Recognized at Scholarship & Awards Luncheon
If you could meet the person who made your scholarship possible, what would you say? Over 175 students had that opportunity last Friday as the College celebrated the 2015-2016 Scholarship and Awards Luncheon.
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Department of Philosophy to Host "Big Idea" and "Great Debate" Events in November
The Department of Philosophy will host the latest of their Big Idea series and The Great Debate in November.
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Dr. Eugenia Kharlampieva Named President of UAB Sigma Xi Chapter
Dr. Eugenia Kharlampieva, an Associate Professor of polymer chemistry and nanomaterials in the Department of Chemistry, has been elected president of the UAB Sigma Xi chapter.
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Prisoners of Pain: Solving the Mysteries of Fibromyalgia Could Help Patients Break Free
Jarred Younger, Ph.D., hopes to establish Alabama’s first research and clinical care center specializing in fibromyalgia and related conditions, including chronic fatigue syndrome and Gulf War Illness.
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Memorial and Funeral for Professor Glenn Feldman
Professor Glenn Feldman passed away suddenly on October 19. His life and family will be honored in a prayer vigil Wednesday, October 21, at 6:30 p.m. at All Saints' Episcopal Church in Homewood. His funeral will be held Friday, October 23.
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Shrimp May Grow Faster, Bigger, Healthier and Tastier on Sea Urchin Droppings Diet
New research from UAB’s Department of Biology shows how one species can fully support the development of another species in a sustainable system.
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Dawn Grill ‘Brings the Atmosphere’ to Government
Department of Government administrative associate Dawn Grill was selected UAB’s Employee of the Month for October.
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English Professor Releases New Collaborative Book “According to Discretion”
UAB English Assistant Professor Adam Vines and Las Vegas aerialist and writer Allen Jih combine their talent for a new project.
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Graduate Student Zach Lindsey Awarded 2015-16 GRSP Fellowship
Zachary R. Lindsey, a doctoral student in physics, has been awarded a GRSP fellowship for 2015-2016 through the Alabama EPSCoR Graduate Research Scholars Program.
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Philosophy Alumna Serves the LGBTQ Community
Six years ago, UAB philosophy alumna Amanda Keller started volunteering daily with Birmingham AIDS Outreach (BAO). Today, she is the Director of LGBTQ Programs at BAO and is working to better educate and care for the community.
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Aleksandra Kasman Wins Second Place in The American Prize in Piano Performance Competition
Pianist Aleksandra Kasman, a junior at UAB, has achieved second place nationally in The American Prize in Piano Performance (Concerto) competition this year.
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Professor Earns Prestigious Online Course Certification
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Assistant Professor Malinda Blair O’Leary became the College of Arts and Sciences’ first instructor to have their online course certified by Quality Matters.
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Introducing the 2015-2016 Media Fellows
Raizel Coiman introduces the 2015-2016 UAB Digital Media Fellows.
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Are Fruit Flies a Key to a Cure for Obesity?
Dr. Nicole Riddle, this year’s Named New Investigator for the UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) uses her new distinction to uncover the secret of cells.
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Pursuing Links Between Inflammation and Parkinson’s, in Lab and Clinic
A group of UAB researchers have set themselves a two-year target — put an interdisciplinary team in place and have the necessary results in hand that will support the development of a Parkinson’s Disease Research Center of Excellence at UAB.
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34th Mr. and Ms. UAB Scholarship Competition Winners Named
Allie David of Vestavia and Chirag Patel of Enterprise have been named Mr. and Ms. UAB in one of UAB's oldest Homecoming traditions. Emilee Anders of Owens Cross Roads and Piyush Borse of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, were named first alternates.
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UAB Faculty Receives Two NSF Grants for Cybersecurity Research
Nitesh Saxena, Ph.D., has been awarded two grants in 2015 from the National Science Foundation to continue his research in computer and network security.
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Newest Issue of the Vulcan Historical Review Now Available
The 2015 issue of the Vulcan Historical Review is out and available for purchase. The journal is completely student-written and student-edited by undergraduate and graduate students of the UAB Department of History.
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Autism Education Specialists to Host Conference for Parents and Educators
UAB faculty and alumni will present at the third annual “Autism: Unlocking the Mystery” conference Friday, Oct. 16.
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Biology Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow Wins at Alabama Chess Championship
Ahmed Amer, the Department of Biology’s Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow, walked away with quite the trophy at the 2015 Alabama State Chess Championship last month.
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Ideas Without Borders
At a time of year when many students are planning their spring break, a select group from UAB has been shaping a brighter future for people around the world. In March, 17 students were invited to join more than 1,000 peers at the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) summit in Miami; last year, seven attended the CGIU summit in Phoenix.
Vohra Receives Alabama Innovation Funding
Yogesh Vohra at UAB and research partner Vista Engineering received $250,000 to explore the potential of developing Alabama ventures based on diamond-based technologies.
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Newly Edited and Annotated by Leading Proust Scholar William C. Carter
Edited and annotated by leading Proust scholar William Carter, In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower is the second volume of one of the twentieth century’s great literary triumphs.
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Tugs and Pulls: How a Molecular Motor Untangles Protein
E. coli ClpB is a bacterial enzyme that untangles proteins. Such tangles are hallmarks of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. A study led by UAB's Aaron Lucius, Ph.D., offers new insight on this amazing molecular machine, and could eventually point toward new treatment approaches.
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Ever Ready: Simulation Accelerates Learning, Innovation Across UAB's Health Enterprise
At the UAB Center for Patient Safety and Advanced Medical Simulation in Quarterback Tower and the UAB School of Medicine Simulation Sandbox, interprofessional simulations have involved social work students from the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Review: Kevin McCain's "Evidentialism and Epistemic Justification"
Philosophy professor Kevin McCain’s book, Evidentialism and Epistemic Justification, has been given a positive review in the journal Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
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King Crabs Threaten Antarctic Ecosystem Due to Warming Ocean
King crabs may soon become high-level predators in Antarctic marine ecosystems where they have not played a role in tens of millions of years, according to a new study on which UAB researchers worked in conjunction with other institutions.
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