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Learn about Native American history at the documentary screening of ‘The Forgotten Creeks’ and a panel discussionThe event will feature a reception and a documentary screening followed by a panel discussion.
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Hear how new technologies impact the evolution of peacemaking from a renowned ethicist, Oct. 18Decorated 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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Upcoming interdisciplinary forums to honor the life and legacy of Theodore HaddinThe 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”).
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New B.A. in Human Rights seeks to equip students with skills needed to make a differenceUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham students will have even more opportunities to engage with the community and human rights thanks to the new Bachelor of Arts in Human Rights (HRT) launching this fall.
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College of Arts and Sciences awards artificial intelligence grantIn March 2024, the College of Arts and Sciences announced its first-ever competition for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Interdisciplinary Team Awards. In March 2024, the College of Arts and Sciences announced its first-ever competition for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Interdisciplinary Team Awards.
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Bodine Al-Sharif named a 2024-2025 Fulbright ScholarSince 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.
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Graduate student set to represent UAB on the General Anthropology Division BoardChadra Pittman was invited to serve two years as a student representative on the General Anthropology Division Board.
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Experience refugees’ compelling stories of resilience through a photo exhibition Feb. 2-March 1“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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Learn about the civil rights movement in Atlanta and Birmingham in a virtual panel Jan. 17Speakers 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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Departments offering events during Social Work MonthThe University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Social Work will present a collaborative event series from March 22-28 for Social Work Month.The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Social Work will present a collaborative event series from March 22-28 for Social Work Month. The series—titled “Reclaiming Humanity in Alabama Prisons”—is co-sponsored by the J.
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Keeping human rights relevant during the pandemicNothing brings human rights into focus quite like a global pandemic. Nothing brings human rights into focus quite like a global pandemic.
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Uncovering the power of human rightsWhile growing up in Birmingham, Katie Fagan lived a few blocks away from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Although both of her parents graduated from UAB’s School of Medicine, attending the university was not part of Fagan’s long-term plan.
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PTSD is not just for veterans, it’s a trauma disorder that affects millionsResearch shows that individuals who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder are not just war veterans, but anyone who has experienced some form of severe life trauma.
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Amsler, Kempin Reuter receive mentorship awardThe UAB Graduate Dean's Excellence in Mentorship Award recognizes full-time regular UAB faculty members who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments as mentors of graduate students and/or postdoctoral fellows.
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Drop of Life documentary screeningThe Student Social Work Organization sponsored a documentary about the impact of clean water on villages in Kenya.The Student Social Work Organization (SSWO) successfully sponsored a Drop of Life documentary screening event on January 30, 2018, in Alumni Theater at Hill Student Center.
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A Vibrant Fall SemesterThere was an explosion of creativity and celebration last fall with AEIVA and the Institute of Human Rights kickoff event at the Alys Stephens Center.
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Department of Anthropology Announces New Peace and Human Rights Master's Degree ProgramThe new program, only the second of its kind in anthropology in the US, focuses on peace as behavioral process at multiple levels including at the level of individuals, families, groups, communities, cultures and nations.The Department of Anthropology will debut its new master's degree program in the Anthropology of Peace and Human Rights in January 2017. The University of Alabama System...
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Nobel Peace Prize Winner Leymah Gbowee Speaks at UAB Institute for Human Rights KickoffGbowee gave a free public lecture at the Alys Stephens Center on September 29 at a kickoff event for the UAB Institute for Human Rights (IHR).When war devastated her home country of Liberia in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Leymah Gbowee realized that it was often women who bore the brunt of the burden of the ongoing, deep-rooted conflict.
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The UAB Institute for Human Rights Welcomes First DirectorDr. Kempin Reuter comes to UAB from the Reiff Center for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution at Christopher Newport University in Virginia, where she has been the Director since 2013.Tina Kempin Reuter, Ph.D., has been named the first director for the UAB Institute for Human Rights.Dr.
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Dr. Howard Zehr Named Recipient of 2015 Ireland Distinguished Visiting Scholar AwardDr. Howard Zehr, a renowned figure in human rights scholarship, has been named the winner of the 2015 Ireland Distinguished Visiting Scholar Award.Dr.