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UAB News and Updates on AI

Stay informed about AI related announcements, initiatives, research highlights, and success stories from across UAB. These updates reflect how AI is being explored and applied responsibly in support of education, research, patient care, and operations.

  • 5 prompts that explain how a writing professor flipped the script on AI
    Assistant Professor Meagan Malone, Ph.D., teaches First-Year Composition and 300-level Professional Writing courses in the Department of English. Here is how she reworked her classes this fall to incorporate generative AI tools.
  • A professor shows future lawyers how to put AI in its place
    Brandon Blankenship, J.D., teaching assistant professor and director of the Pre-Law Program in the J. Frank Barefield, Jr. Department of Criminal Justice, shares interactive exercises he uses in the classroom, and how he is using AI in a project to identify suspected bias in judicial decision-making.
  • AI in Action: Business Summit showcases real-world AI
    On April 10, the Collat School of Business is hosting a new event focused on practical applications of artificial intelligence in today’s organizations.
  • Faculty can find inspiration and advice in new Using AI in the Classroom workshops
    Four workshops this spring will discuss academic integrity concerns, share the experiences of teaching faculty, reimagine learning with AI, and offer help redesigning assignments or entire courses. Presenter Meagan Malone, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of English, explains how her classroom approach has changed since the first days of generative AI in this article.
  • GenAI is changing how professors teach writing. This faculty member has built a place to talk about “the conundrums that plague me.”
    Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT pose all kinds of questions for the future of writing instruction. Meagan Malone, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of English, has launched a website and blog called Composing in the Age of GenAI to share ideas and resources and spark conversations with others in the field.
  • Hackathon yields AI-inspired ideas to fight cancer
    Twelve teams competed for cash and prizes across two action-packed days in the AI Against Cancer hackathon. This is the third iteration of the UAB-sponsored event, which applies big data and artificial intelligence techniques to fight disease.