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  • UAB Mock Trial Team wins Spirit of AMTA Award, looks to next year’s tournament
    The UAB Mock Trial team received the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) Spirit Award. The distinction recognizes the professionalism displayed by the team during a regional competition.
  • Franks wants to make a difference
    UAB Alumna Abigail Franks shares how her college experience has impacted her life and career.
  • Experience refugees’ compelling stories of resilience through a photo exhibition Feb. 2-March 1
    “Refugees, Empathy, and Human Rights” is a nationwide traveling exhibition featuring contemporary portraits and poetic stories illustrating the challenges of refugees building new lives in the United States.
  • UAB researchers explain how GIS has transformed their work
    Geographic information systems technology is being used to study mortgage decisions, drinking behavior, environmental injustice, and the link between redlining and colon cancer. All Blazers now have free access to ArcGIS software.
  • Learn about the civil rights movement in Atlanta and Birmingham in a virtual panel Jan. 17
    Speakers for “A Tale of Two Cities: Atlanta and Birmingham During the Civil Rights Movement” will shed light on how city governments, civil society leaders and urban geographies can advance or obstruct racial justice and human rights.
  • PRCA/PRSSA at UAB wins national Teahan Award for Outstanding Chapter Firm
    The Teahan awards recognize outstanding work and achievements by students in public relations from across the country.
  • UAB, Center for Justice Innovation, Alabama Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, and Applied Research Services receive $2.5 million grant to enhance quality of justice in communities
    This is the largest grant the Department of Political Science and Public Administration has received.
  • 2024 Mr. and Ms. UAB are John Goodman and Natalie Vital
    Started in 1981, the Mr. and Ms. UAB Scholarship Competition is one of UAB’s longest-standing Homecoming traditions presented by the UAB National Alumni Society.
  • UAB faculty receive national recognition for policy leadership
    The Alabama Scholars Strategy Network, co-led by associate professors Peggy Biga, Ph.D., and Peter Jones, Ph.D., received the inaugural Outstanding Chapter Award from the national Scholars Strategy Network.
  • Mekki selected for prestigious Johnson & Johnson internship
    Rising junior and UAB Honors College student Wajiha Mekki was recently selected for a prestigious internship with Johnson & Johnson.
  • Seven students receive 2023 Dean’s Awards for Outstanding Undergraduate and Graduate Students
    Every academic year, the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences receives departmental nominations for the Dean’s Awards for Outstanding Undergraduate Students and Outstanding Graduate Students. The dean’s selection committee gives these awards to exceptional undergraduate and graduate students in the College who have made significant contributions to the UAB community.
  • Students who represent highest level of achievement honored by UAB
    Casey Mahoney-Crane and Banks Stamp are the 2023 recipients of the Samuel B. Barker Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies — the UAB Graduate School’s highest honor.
  • UAB students will participate in the 2023 International Peace Conference, May 5-6 in Birmingham
    Students of peace, justice and human rights at UAB will join global thought leaders in the two-day, immersive event — focused on the pursuit of peace at all levels of society.
  • 3 chosen as UAB VIPs for first-quarter 2023
    Toby W. Tripp, Andrew B. Crouse and Carin Mayo are the first-quarter 2023 honorees of the UAB Shared Values in Action Program, which honors those whose work exemplifies and embodies Forging the Future’s shared values. Nominations for second-quarter 2023 honorees are open through May 24.
  • UAB Commission on the Status of Women hosts 2023 Padma Awards
    For the Commission on the Status of Women, Padma is a symbol of resilience and the ability to “rise above the surface and bloom daily.”
  • A World Away: Reflections from a UAB Blazer and Marshall Scholar
    I envision a world with sustainable, vibrant, and inclusive cities that have thriving economies, strong public transportation options, and an overall high quality of life for residents.
  • Haque awarded the 2023 Donald C. Stone Service Award
    A UAB professor of political science and public administration was selected to receive an award for his contributions to the American Society for Public Administration.
  • UAB student earns highly distinguished Marshall Scholarship to study in the United Kingdom
    Undergraduate student Banks Stamp, a senior from Phenix City, is excited for a “lifetime opportunity” to learn in London.
  • 2022 in review: In case you missed these stories
    From innovative teaching approaches to research accomplishments, opportunities for artistic expression and more, there’s no shortage of stories to tell about what’s happening at UAB. Review some of the year’s best below, and visit uab.edu/reporter and uab.edu/news to read hundreds more. 
  • In recognition of his academic and professional excellence, Haque received the Fulbright Specialist Award to India
    Fulbright alumni have achieved distinction in many fields, including Nobel Prizes, Pulitzer Prizes and head of state or government.

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