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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

Riding bicycles is a fun and healthy way to get around efficiently. Know the rules and keep yourself safe while riding.

Grant launches research on virtual training for parents installing car seats

“Alabama Reckoner” by Doug Baulos on exhibition in Dothan

For the exhibition, Baulos will present portraits of artists who inspire him, many of whom are also from Alabama.

Stacy Moak recognized as a Faculty Fellow in Engaged Scholarship

Dr. Stacy Moak was recognized as a Faculty Fellow in Engaged Scholarship on March 23, 2018.

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Facebook privacy settings: How to make your account more secure

Gary Warner, cybersecurity expert and director of Research in Computer Forensics, offers tips on which Facebook settings to pay close attention to.

Restoring turtle population in Alabama salt marshes is focus of newly received grant

Diamondback terrapin population, a staple in Alabama salt marshes, continues to decline. UAB researchers look to reverse conservation concerns.

Three Questions: Award-winning poet Tina Mozelle Braziel

Tina Mozelle Braziel, program director of the Ada Long Creative Writing Workshop, is the recent recipient of the Philip Levine Prize for Poetry.

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First-ever winners of 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 College of Arts and Sciences who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments in teaching.

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Batey wins CAS interdisciplinary team award

Dr. D. Scott Batey, Assistant Professor of Social Work, and his colleagues have won the UAB College of Arts and Sciences interdisciplinary team award.

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Yakov Kasman to perform Rachmaninoff as soloist with ASO

"Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini" is one of the works most beloved by audiences around the globe.

Pamela Sterne King named president of the Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation

Pamela Sterne King, assistant professor in the UAB History Department, has been named president of the Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation.

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Noa Turel to present at the 106th annual College Art Association national conference

Assistant Professor of Art History Noa Turel will present a paper, “Drawing Machines and Redrawing a World Order in Late-Medieval Europe,” at the 106th annual College Art Association national conference. Read more

Faculty present at Society for Social Work and Research conference

Faculty members of the Department of Social Work participated in the Society for Social Work (SSWR) and Research conference in Washington, D.C.

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BioTAP selects UAB scholars for inaugural cohort to improve teaching professional development

Two UAB scholars aim to improve professional development for graduate teaching assistants.

Dr. Magdalena Szaflarski featured in publication of American Academy for HIV Medicine

Dr. Magdalena Szaflarski has written the cover story in the December issue of HIV Specialist. Read more

Barrett uses graphic design to help save endangered woodpeckers

Doug Barrett, associate professor of graphic design, spent two weeks at a Mississippi wildlife refuge creating a poetic map of endangered red-cockaded woodpecker habitats.

Celebrating 30 years of CI Therapy

On November 14, 2017, Dr. Edward Taub’s colleagues held a celebration in his honor at the Spain Rehabilitation Center entitled A 30 Year Milestone: Celebrating the Advances in CI Therapy.

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National art therapy association appoints UAB psychologist as board president

The American Art Therapy Association introduced Christianne Strang, Ph.D., as 2017-2018 board chairperson last month.

Seaside course helps budding researchers get their feet wet

As temperatures drop, take a trip to the beach—and visit a UAB course that uses the sunny, sandy Alabama Gulf coast to teach neuroscience. Faculty and students shed light on the subject’s unique links to the sea, and explain how the three-week experience builds knowledge and camaraderie for scientific success.

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