Student Achievement
Melanie Roberts of Mount Olive Named Miss UAB 2015
Melanie Mae Roberts of Mount Olive was named Miss UAB 2015 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham on Wednesday, Oct. 15.
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Meet Bliss Chang (Video)
Bliss Chang is pursuing double majors in Biochemistry and Biology. He is a member of the Science and Technology Honors Program and conducts research in the labs of Dr. Elizabeth Sztul and Dr. Jamil Saad.
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Clarissa Weaver Wins Poster Competition
Chemistry graduate student Clarissa L. Weaver won first place in the 2014 Structural Biology Symposium Poster Competition.
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Winners of 2014 Mr. and Ms. UAB Scholarship Competition Announced
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has named John Wesley Chancellor of Enterprise and Candy Mosley of Foley Mr. and Ms. UAB 2014.
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Eight Set to Compete in Miss UAB Scholarship Pageant on Oct. 15 at the ASC
Eight young women will vie for the title and $4,600 in scholarships as the University of Alabama at Birmingham presents the 2015 Miss UAB Scholarship Pageant at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15.
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Women Student Leaders Find Inspiration in Our Nation’s Capital
The UAB Department of Government's 2014 National Conference for Collegiate Women Student Leaders attendees say the conference was an incredible opportunity to be immersed in leadership training and network with high-achieving students from many different universities and backgrounds.
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On Loan: Students in Government Secure Coveted Spots as United Way Loaned Executives
Ashton Johnson, a recent graduate (BA, Political Science), and two current Master of Public Administration (MPA) students, Jasmine Shaw and Tyler Slaton, were selected for the United Way’s Loaned Executive program.
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Sociology Graduate Student News
Kristi Stringer received an NIH dissertation grant with four years of funding through the National Institute of Drug Abuse to study HIV and substance abuse.
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Sociology Doctoral Student Earns Fellowship Grant from NIH
Kristi L. Stringer, a doctoral candidate in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Sociology, has been awarded the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship grant through the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which enables promising predoctoral students to obtain individualized research training while conducting their dissertation research.
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UAB Honors College Welcomes Largest Incoming Freshman Class
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Honors College welcomed its largest-ever incoming class of freshmen this week, 375 students from 21 states and the United Kingdom.
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Student-made Documentaries Will Screen at Sidewalk Film Festival
Documentary shorts produced by six University of Alabama at Birmingham students and an alumnus will be screened during the 2014 Sidewalk Film Festival.
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Red Carpet Entrance
Sidewalk Film Festival has accepted three films produced by six College of Arts and Sciences students in the documentary shorts category.
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Department of Social Work Outstanding Undergraduate 2013-14
Mary Rainey Wetzel has been named the Department of Social Work Outstanding Undergraduate, 2013-14.
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Computer Science and Information System Scholarship Recipients
The Department of Computer Science and Information System is proud to recognize all of the 2012-2013 UAB CIS scholarship recipients.
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Graduate Student Spencer Smith's Research Featured by the Carnegie Institution of Washington
CDAC Graduate Student Spencer Smith, along with CDAC Academic Partner Yogesh Vohra and colleagues from the University of Alabama - Birmingham, used diamond anvil cell technology, Raman spectroscopy, synchrotron x-ray diffraction, and multiple ab initio harmonic frequency calculations to explore the solid-state transition behavior of Paracetamol (a commonly used analgesic and anti-pyretic) at hydrostatic pressures up to 21 GPa.
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Digital Media Team Wins National ADDY
UAB's Digital Media team brought home a Silver National ADDY in the Visual, Cinematography category at the recent American Advertising Federation (AAF) Awards in Boca Raton, Florida.
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Photos: DFLL Camino de Santiago 2014 Trip
See photos from the DFLL Camino de Santiago trip in 2014.
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Physics-Chemistry Major, Luke McClintock Earns 2014 Goldwater Scholar Honorable Mention
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship in Excellence in Education Foundation has recently announced the recipients of its 2014 Goldwater Scholars, which included two UAB undergraduates. The Department of Physics was pleased to find out that Luke McClintock, a sophomore dual-major in physics and chemistry earned an honorable mention for this prestigious and highly competitive recognition.
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African American Student Organization Receives Honor
The African American Studies Organization was honored with the Program/Event of the Year Award at the Student Excellence Awards ceremony on April 23, 2014.
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Honors Convocation – Song Gao Wins the Dean’s Award
Song Gao is among the very few (and the only one from Computer Science) winning the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Award. He was also awarded the outstanding graduating PhD student of Computer Science.
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