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UAB Music Presents the Thelema Trio in Concert April 16
The Thelema Trio, a Belgian new music ensemble, will appear in concert Thursday, April 16, presented by theUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamCollege of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Music.
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UAB Students Curate BMA Exhibition on Photographs of the South
A new show of photographs made in and about the South curated by students from the University of Alabama at Birmingham will open at the Birmingham Museum of Art on Thursday, April 2, for the BMA’s First Thursday event.
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UAB Gospel Choir Presents its Spring Concert April 13
Students will make their debuts as lead vocalists Monday, April 13, when the University of Alabama at Birmingham Gospel Choir presents its spring concert.
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KDDM Lab Member Won Outstanding Presentation Award at AAS 2015
Xinpeng Liao, a Ph.D. student in KDDM Lab, recently won an Outstanding Presentation Award in the paper competition at 92nd annual meeting in Alabama Academy of Science based on the work “Mining Low-duplicate Social Media Images for Criminal Forum Detection.”
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Using a Smartphone to Take Distracted-driving Research on the Road
For several years, Despina Stavrinos, Ph.D., director of UAB’s Translational Research for Injury Prevention Laboratory, has been using a detailed driving simulator to study how participants respond to distraction.
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A Culture of Discovery
For Lisa Tamiris Becker, M.F.A., founding director of UAB's Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts (AEIVA), the building is a place of discovery—a research center like no other at UAB.
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Alumnus Takes to the Skies at the Southern Museum of Flight
Department of History alumnus Brian Barsanti is now the executive director of the Southern Museum of Flight, home to one of the best collections of historic aircraft in the Southeast as well as the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame.
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Mind the Gap: Probing the Brain-Machine Interface
Surprising breakthroughs from decades of basic science were featured at the recent, all-day 2015 Bevill Neuroscience Symposium — “Brain-Machine Interfaces” at UAB, which drew 200 attendees.
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Thesis Defense: Ralph F. ‘Chip’ McSweeney IV
With an abundance of new malware being discovered daily, antivirus software vendors have been forced into an industry of reaction.
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Jim McClintock Named Recipient of 2015 Odessa Woolfolk Community Service Award
Dr. James McClintock, Endowed Professor of Polar and Marine Biology, has been named the 2015 recipient of the Odessa Woolfolk Community Service Award.
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UAB Students Win Two of Nation’s 15 Prestigious UNCF/Merck Scholarships
Nathan Oluwagbemiga Larinde, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of the UAB Honors College’s Science and Technology Honors Program, is one of two UAB students selected to receive the UNCF/Merck Science Initiative scholarship.
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Second Annual UAB Piano Day set for May 9
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Music will hold its second annual UAB Piano Day on May 9.
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Theatre UAB Presents Tony Award-winning Musical “Avenue Q” April 8-12
“Avenue Q” is a hilarious, irreverent, sweetly satiric coming-of-age parable performed by “Muppet”-style puppets alongside human actors.
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Chemistry Students at Graduate Research Days 2015
Department of Chemistry graduate students place at the 2015 Graduate Research Days.
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Faculty to Be Honored for Excellence in Teaching March 18
Twelve faculty will be honored with the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching during the annual Faculty Awards Convocation 4 p.m. March 18 in the UAB National Alumni Society House.
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Faculty Chamber Recital Rescheduled for April 6
The UAB Department of Music has rescheduled the chamber concert originally planned for March 16 to April 6.
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New Curriculum for African American Studies
UAB’s African American Studies Program is undergoing a major restructuring of its course requirements. The changes allow for more flexibility along with new structure for students so they can pursue and complete the Bachelor of Arts degree in a timely manner.
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UAB Recognizes Top 25 Businesses Owned or Operated by Alumni
The University of Alabama at Birmingham National Alumni Society has announced the UAB Excellence in Business Top 25 Class of 2015.
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Book Talk: The A.G. Gaston Motel & Civil Rights
Join the UAB African American Faculty Association as we celebrate Black History and Women's History Months. Author Marie Sutton will discuss her book on the A. G. Gaston Motel, a Birmingham civil rights landmark.
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Autism Detection Improved by Multimodal Neuroimaging
Rajesh Kana, Ph.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and colleagues are the first to combine three different measures of the brain to distinguish people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from matched, typically developing peers.
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UAB Concert Choir to Perform 10 Shows in Three Days
Internationally honored student singers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham will perform 10 shows in Alabama and Tennessee on a brief tour March 11-13.
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UAB Ethics Bowl Team Contends for National Title
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Ethics Bowl team traveled to California to compete in the 19th Intercollegiate College Ethics Bowl in February.
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Trygve Tollefsbol Named Recipient of 2015 Ireland Prize for Scholarly Distinction
As a result of the quality of his scholarship and impact on his field, UAB Department of Biology professor Trygve Tollefsbol was named the recipient of the Ireland Prize for Scholarly Distinction.
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Justice Sciences Administrative Associate Recognized for 35 Years of Service
Davietta McDole, the Department of Justice Sciences Administrative Associate, was recognized for 35 years of service at the UAB Service Awards Ceremony held on February 20.
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Works by UAB Art Students in 39th Annual Juried Student Exhibition from March 13-April 3
Works created by 50 students in the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Art and Art History and selected by juror Michael Velliquette will be on display in the 39th annual Juried Student Exhibition from March 13-April 3.
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Theatre UAB Presents Award-Winning Puppeteer Actor Joshua Holden on March 30
Award-winning puppeteer actor Joshua Holden will work this week with students cast in the upcoming production of “Avenue Q,” then present his own puppet show March 30.
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UAB Neuroscience Junior Named Finalist for Truman Scholarship
Brian Austin Nykanen, a University of Alabama at Birmingham junior neuroscience major and a Cadet in the Army ROTC at UAB, is a finalist for the Truman Scholarship.
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UAB, UA 20th Annual Graduate Student Symposium, March 6
Seven graduate student speakers from the Joint Program for the Master of Arts in Art History of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Alabama will speak Friday, March 6, as part of the 20th annual Graduate Student Symposium in Art History.
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Nikolai Lugansky Set for UAB Piano Series Performance March 21
Pianist Nikolai Lugansky will perform on Saturday, March 21, as part of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Piano Series.
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Mock Trial Team Advances from Regional Tournament
The 2014-2015 UAB Mock Trial Team has advanced out of the Regional Competition held February 20-22 in Jackson, Mississippi.
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UAB Faculty, Students Win Honors at 2015 American Advertising Awards Regional Competition
University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences’ faculty and students from CAS’ Department of Art and Art History and UAB Digital Media were honored with a wealth of ADDY awards at the 2015 Birmingham American Advertising Awards held Friday, Feb. 20.
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Barbecue and Brain Cells: Training the Brain to Fight Obesity
This past summer, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases tapped clinical neuropsychologist Luke Stoeckel, Ph.D., a UAB alumnus, to lead its new Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience of Obesity and Diabetes Program.
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UAB Symposium to Examine Brain-Machine Interface
Leading scientists and engineers from around the nation and from the University of Alabama at Birmingham will gather for a symposium on the brain-machine interface at the 2015 Bevill Neuroscience Symposium.
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March 9-14, Theatre UAB Presents 12th Annual Festival of 10-Minute Plays
The University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Theatre will present its 12th annual Festival of 10-Minute Plays from March 9-14.
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How Sensor-Packed Smartphones Can Read Your Mood, Guard Your Data — and Wreak Havoc in the Wrong Hands
Watching the Watchers
Ragib Hasan, UAB assistant professor and director of the UAB SECuRE and Trustworthy Computing Lab (SECRETLab), unveiled his Witness Oriented Asserted Location Provenance system at the 2014 Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Showcase.
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Stitching History: Theatre Students Explore the Fabric of Time
Last fall, a local vintage-clothing collector donated more than 200 pieces to the UAB Department of Theatre—rack upon rack of dresses, skirts, bodices, hats, gloves, shoes, parasols, fans, a few men’s garments, sporting equipment, and a blue silk-peacock suit.
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Mathematics’ Vaughan Leads Honorees for Service Awards Recognition
Loy O. Vaughan, Ph.D., has educated thousands of students across all disciplines in mathematics during his 45 years at UAB. He will join more than 250 employees at UAB to be honored during the annual Service Awards Program noon Friday, Feb. 20.
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Faculty News from the Department of Sociology
Bill Cockerham's book Social Causes of Health and Disease, 2nd ed. (Polity, 2013) was listed as one of the key books in medical sociology in the 21st Century in a review essay by Graham (Contemporary Sociology, March 2014).
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