Faculty Excellence

Roger T. Lewis - In Remembrance
Roger Lewis has passed away, but his impact on the development of our Mathematics Department will be felt for many years by both students and faculty.
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Rosianna Gray aims to reach students early in life
If you ask Rosianna Gray, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, to describe her experience at UAB over the past four years, she lights up quickly.
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2021 winners of the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Awards for Excellence in Teaching
The Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes full-time regular faculty members of University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments in teaching. Award winners must have held faculty status at UAB for a minimum of three years and may receive the award only once in any three-year period.
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Department of English announces 2021 Faculty Awards
Two Department of English faculty members are being recognized for their commitment to excellence in teaching and composition this year.
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Honoring the Founding Director of UAB Gospel Choir
The College of Arts and Sciences and UAB community are heartbroken that our beloved Department of Music Professor and the Founding Director of the UAB Gospel Choir Kevin P. Turner died on Monday, March 1, 2021, after an extended illness.
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Kharlampieva’s lab makes microsponges to clean wastewater using just ultraviolet light and oxygen
Eugenia Kharlampieva’s lab at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has developed microsponges to clean wastewater using just ultraviolet light and oxygen. Read more about it in Chemical and Engineering News.

French professor wins national award for mentorship
Charly Verstraet, Ph.D., an assistant professor of French, was recently awarded “Best University Professor” by the American Journal of French Studies for his mentorship and dedication to his students.
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Advanced Materials Characterization research core selected by IRCP
The UAB Office of Research and the Institutional Research Core Program announced the selection of a total 15 cores that align and contribute to UAB’s research mission and provide access to cutting-edge technology and/or specialized expertise.
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Teaching in the time of COVID

Dr. John Maddox, assistant professor of Spanish, publishes first book
Dr. John Maddox, an assistant professor of Spanish in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, has published, “Challenging the Black Atlantic: The New World Novels of Zapata Olivella and Gonçalves,” (Bucknell University Press). The book is Maddox’s first literary criticism.
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Professor of Spanish publishes new book
John K. Moore, Jr., Ph.D., associate professor of Spanish in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, has published a new book.
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Honoring the 2020 winners of Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

History Professor Publishes New Book

Why I Give: Robert Collins, Ph.D.

Political Science and Public Administration faculty win national awards
Three faculty members in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration received organization-wide awards from the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration.
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Hurst-Wajszczuk named new associate dean of UAB Honors College

Dr. Gregory Pence wins 2019 Ireland Prize for Scholarly Distinction

Rich Gere named new chair of the Department of Art and Art History
Print media artist Rich Gere comes to UAB from the Department of Art and Design at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
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Amsler, Kempin Reuter receive mentorship award
The 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.

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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