Aphantasia is the inability to create mental images, and many individuals with the condition remain unaware until adulthood.

A decade after losing her mother to a rare brain virus, UAB graduate Julie Schifanella is learning to use artificial intelligence to help other patients.

Two risk factors for early puberty parents can monitor are a teen’s diet and sleep habits.

Karlene Ball was recognized for her lifetime achievements in the field of psychology and aging.

College of Arts and Sciences faculty gathered at the Abroms-Engel Insitute for the Visual Arts on April 21 to celebrate 19 authors.

Throughout the Spring 2025 semester, departments across the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences submitted nominations for the Dean’s Awards for Outstanding Undergraduate Students and Outstanding Graduate Students.

Can our interactions with other people, including our partners and family members, affect our immune systems and produce inflammation and pain in the body?

Free will still exists, and no brains are “typical”: Philosopher Josh May, Ph.D., shares some of the lessons he picked up by going back to school and joining a research lab to write “Neuroethics: Agency in the Age of Brain Science,” which was selected as one of the top academic titles of 2024.

One of UAB’s online master’s degrees ranked in the top three, marking the highest USNWR ranking for a UAB online program in history.

Rachel Smith, Ph.D., is collaborating with researchers across UAB on the two-year project, which will focus on the intracranial neural networks responsible for major depressive symptoms in epilepsy patients. 

“I was always an existential-type kid,” said Atkinson. “I enjoyed psychology because it’s essentially the study of humans and human behavior, and how everything interacts with one another from a psychological perspective.

More than half of the university’s 1,954 graduating students will walk in commencement this semester. The UAB President’s Medal will be awarded to Marnix E.

On November 20, 2024, the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) hosted its first-ever Graduate Research Day at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Alumni House.

Reagan Martin, Austin Green and Sierra Frazier all plan to pursue graduate studies in music and music education.

The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 CAS Champions. The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 CAS Champions.

Meet the student senators representing the College of Arts and Sciences in the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA)! Meet the student senators representing the College of Arts and Sciences in the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA)!

The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to announce that 20 faculty members across ten departments have been awarded promotions (including one faculty member who also was awarded tenure). The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to announce that 20 faculty members across ten departments have been awarded promotions (including one faculty member who also was awarded tenure).

David Dada’s interest in the University of Alabama at Birmingham was catalyzed by an unlikely event—the renovation of Bartow Arena. David Dada’s interest in the University of Alabama at Birmingham was catalyzed by an unlikely event—the renovation of Bartow Arena.

UAB has been ranked No. 136 out of 434 measured schools for Best National Universities.

Experts at UAB say learning disabilities are common, and there are many ways for parents to identify warning signs at home and provide support.