Faculty Excellence
Pioneering Women in UAB Biology: Janice Roberts
In August 1971, Janice Roberts became the second woman to graduate with a master’s degree from UAB’s Department of Biology.
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Pioneering Women in UAB Biology: Nancy Love
On June 5, 1971, Nancy Love became the first woman to receive a master’s degree from the Department of Biology.
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Pioneering Women in UAB Biology: Dr. Vithal Ghanta
In 1986, Dr. Vithal Ghanta joined the Department of Biology as an Associate Professor, making her the department’s first female tenured faculty member. In 1989, she was promoted to full professor. Dr. Ghanta has spent the past 33 years advancing the department’s research and teaching.
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Pioneering Women in UAB Biology: Mary Shepherd
In June 1970, Mary Shepherd received her diploma from UAB, making her the first woman to ever graduate with a bachelor’s degree from the Department of Biology!
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Michele Forman profiled in Harvard alumni magazine
Michele Forman, director of the UAB Media Studies program, was recently profiled in Harvard University's alumni magazine. Forman graduated from Harvard with a B.A. in 1993 and then received her M.A. from UAB in 2009.
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Biology Faculty Secure NSF Grant to Investigate Dwindling Macroalgae Community
UAB Department of Biology professors Dr. Charles Amsler and Dr. Jim McClintock, along with co-PIs Dr. Katrin Iken (University of Alaska, Fairbanks), Dr. Aaron Galloway (University of Oregon), and Dr. Andrew Klein (Texas A&M University), secured a $880,000 NSF grant to investigate brown macroalgae in the northern portion of the western Antarctic Peninsula region.
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Faculty honored at 2018 Fall Awards Convocation
President Ray Watts and Provost Pam Benoit honored faculty across UAB during the annual Faculty Convocation on October 22.
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Laurel Hitchcock receives Provost’s Award for Faculty Excellence in Service Learning
Keeping Halloween safe: Tips from UAB experts
Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield named Norma J. Lang Fellow
Online communities see large growth in anti-Semitic comments, memes
New study looks at how educational culture impacts emotional stability
Dione Moultrie King appointed to diversity council
Dr. Dione Moultrie King was recently appointed to a three-year term on the Council on Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversity.
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Faculty receive honors for their commitment to disability support
UAB Disability Support Services (DSS) named this year’s winners of the Spring 2018 Faculty Awards. They are Mickie Powell (Ph.D.) and Robin Lorenz (M.D., Ph.D.).
Study reveals misuse of archive services by fringe communities on the web
Art historian recognized for scholarly research and teaching
Stephen Watts to chair organizing committee for NIH workshop
Stephen A Watts, Ph.D, a professor in the Department of Biology, has been selected to chair the organizing committee for the ORIP/DPCPSI/OD-NIH workshop on “Defining Nutrition in Zebrafish and other Biomedical Research Diets: Needs and Challenges.”
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Bicycle safety: Know the laws, prepare accordingly before you ride
Grant launches research on virtual training for parents installing car seats
