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Department of Government Study Away 2013: The United Nations
Dr. Nikolaos Zahariadis and a group of 19 students visited the United Nations over spring break.
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Spies Like Us: Putting a New Spin on Computer Security
Computer security researchers put themselves into the minds of cybercriminals to figure out what they might do next. Nitesh Saxena, Ph.D., takes a different approach. His mission is to get inside the minds of users—quite literally, in his latest project—to figure out how to protect them from new attacks.
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Jolly Appointed Professor Emerita in English
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees named Peggy B. Jolly, as professor emerita in the Department of English at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) during its meeting April 13, 2013.
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Recipients of NASA Alabama Space Grant Scholarship Awardees Announced
Three physics undergraduate students were awarded scholarships for the 2013-2014 academic year through the NASA Alabama Space Grant Consortium.
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Inside UAB's 3D Superstore
Inside Sloan's lab on the ground floor of Campbell Hall are five 3D printers, ranging from entry level to commercial grade. These magic machines, which recently earned a spot on the cover of Wired magazine, transform computer files into reality.
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Psychology’s Schwebel Wins Ireland Prize for Scholarly Distinction
David Schwebel, Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and professor of psychology, has been selected as recipient of the 2013 Caroline P. and Charles W. Ireland Prize for Scholarly Distinction.
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Lewis Pens Book on Conservatism and African Americans
When it comes to being conservative, black people have been mislabeled, according to a new book by UAB professor Angela Lewis.
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President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching goes to Cynthia Ryan
Eleven in the university community were honored with the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, including Cynthia Ryan, associate professor of English. Ryan “stands out among her colleagues for her devotion to students, to the department and to the community,” says her department chair.
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Forensic Science in 3D
Reports that 3D printers can make working guns and bullets have law enforcement officials worried. But 3D printing is also being used to fight crime.
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Biology Alum Ingrid Pfau Named Runner-up for Film on Epilepsy at 2013 Neuro Film Festival
For 24-year-old filmmaker Ingrid Pfau, UAB was a place of firsts. It was the place where the Birmingham native first became a filmmaker and where she was first diagnosed with epilepsy.
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Spies Like Us
Computer security researchers put themselves into the minds of cybercriminals to figure out what they might do next. Nitesh Saxena, Ph.D., takes a different approach. His mission is to get inside the minds of users—quite literally, in his latest project—to figure out how to protect them from new attacks.
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María Jesús Centeno, Learn Spanish by Cooking
María Jesús Centeno, DFLL Instructor of Spanish, has participated in the publication of the book, “El español en la cocina: Aprender español cocinando.”
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CIS Alumni on LinkedIn
The CIS department has started a LinkedIn group for our Alumni allowing our graduates an easy way of staying connected with their classmates and to build a diverse network of contacts in the computer science field.
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CS Student Rajan Kharel Wins First Place in AAS Paper Competition
Rajan Kharel, who recently joined the Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Lab as a MS/PHD student in Fall 2012, wins the first place in the paper competition in the Engineering and Computer Science Section at the 90th annual meeting of the Alabama Academy of Science.
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CS Student Rajan Kharel Wins the First Place in AAS Paper Competition
Rajan Kharel, who recently joined the Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Lab as a MS/PHD student in Fall 2012, wins the first lace in the paper competition in the Engineering and Computer Science Section at the 90th annual meeting of the Alabama Academy of Science.
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PhD Student John Osborne Gets CAS Entrepreneurship Award
UAB College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is pleased to announce the first round of Graduate Student Entrepreneurship Awards.
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Published: "Scholarship and Teaching on Languages for Specific Purposes"
Scholarship and Teaching on Languages for Specific Purposes is an anthology composed of select peer-reviewed scholarly articles developed from concepts and positions presented and generated at the First International Symposium on Languages for Specific Purposes (ISLSP) celebrated on April 13–14, 2012 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (United States).
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College of Arts and Sciences Announces Graduate Student Entrepreneurship Awards
UAB College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is pleased to announce the first round of Graduate Student Entrepreneurship Awards. The goal of this initiative is to promote student innovation and entrepreneurship across graduate programs in CAS.
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UAB Develops a Simple Defense for Complex Smartphone Malware
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers have developed simple but effective techniques to prevent sophisticated malware from secretly attacking smartphones.
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Steele Named Finalist for Prestigious Book Prize
Brian Steele, Ph.D., associate professor of history in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a finalist for the 2013 George Washington Book Prize.
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Rice Wins Clinton Hunger Leadership Award
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) alum Brendan Rice has been awarded a President William Jefferson Clinton Hunger Leadership Award.
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Global and Community Vision
Farah Ahmad Al Farhan is not afraid of ambition. She is pursuing a double major in Political Science and Economics along with a minor in French and a concentration in International Relations/Comparative Politics. She is also the recipient of the 2012 Voytek Zubek Memorial Scholarship.
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Alumni Spotlight: Mayor Walter Maddox
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox made headlines for his leadership after a tornado wrecked havoc in 2011, but his potential was recognized by the residents of the city years before the disaster. Even earlier than that, his potential was seen and applauded in the halls of the Department of Government.
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Building Influence on Capitol Hill
Loop21 and IMPACT DC recently named Kristal Quarker one of its Top 40 Under 40 Most Influential People of Color on Capitol Hill.
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UAB to Present a Lecture by Robert O’Meally
The UAB Department of English and the College of Arts and Sciences will present “We Are All a Collage: Romare Bearden, Toni Morrison, Duke Ellington,” a free lecture by Robert O’Meally, Ph.D., at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, in the Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South.
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Where Can a Degree in Political Science Take You?
An understanding of government and society can make you a better professional in many other fields than just law and politics.
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Lunch and Learn: Composition Students Combine Service with Style
UAB freshman Kyle Thompson made a new connection over lunch recently. It was mealtime at the Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Unit at UAB Highlands Hospital, and Thompson listened as his companion, a World War II pilot, recalled an aerial adventure.
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Hidden Pictures: GIS Offers New Directions for Data
Sometimes a simple picture can say more than mountains of data — especially if that picture is created from the data itself. Akhlaque Haque, PhD, an associate professor of government at UAB and an expert in the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, learned this lesson in Cleveland.
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Surfing Internet, Crossing Street Will Likely Lead to Wipeout
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) research, published online in the journal Accident Analysis & Prevention, has found that college students crossing the street while surfing the Internet on a cell phone are more than twice as likely to be hit or have a close call as when they crossed the street undistracted.
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UAB Chemistry Student Michael Longmire Receives ACS Sigma Xi Award
Michael Longmire, junior year Chemistry major, received the Sigma Xi award at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society in November 2012.
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Dr. Lourdes Sánchez-López Receives the MHRC Charles Barkley Excellence in Mentoring Award 2012
Dr. Sánchez-López received her award during UAB’s MHRC 10th Anniversary Gala. Dean Palazzo and Associate Dean Rebecca Bach sponsored a table to accompany and support her award.
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Computer Science and Information System Scholarship Recipients 2012–2013
The Department of Computer Science and Information System is proud to recognize all of the 2012-2013 UAB CIS scholarship recipients! We are committed to providing scholarships for undergraduate, graduate, transfer, upperclassmen and international students.
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Kurata Named Associate Professor Emerita of English
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees appointed Marilyn J. Kurata, as associate professor emerita in the Department of English during its meeting on Nov. 2, 2012.
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Students Find Traces of Meth on Currency in Birmingham
Two University of Alabama at Birmingham students have found traces of methamphetamine on US currency in Birmingham, the first time meth has been identified on $1 bills since a UAB Department of Justice Sciences laboratory began testing currency in 2008.
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Facebook Donates Recovered Money to UAB Cybercrime Group
The Center for Information Assurance and Joint Forensics Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has received a $250,000 donation from Facebook in recognition of the center’s role in tracking international criminals behind social-media botnet Koobface as well as other spammers.
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Research of Grad Student Walter Uhoya Featured in CDAC article
CDAC graduate student Walter Uhoya from UAB and colleagues from Illinois Wesleyan University, Institute of Physics at Taipei, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, HPCAT and UAB, have shown that designer diamond anvil technology for the measurement of electrical resistance can be used at a synchrotron source to perform simultaneous structural and electrical resistance measurements directly at high pressures and low temperatures.
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Chemistry Major Simone Ridgeway Honored
Simone Ridgeway, a senior majoring in chemistry and minoring in Japanese and an honors student in the Science & Technology Honors Program, recently participated in Minority Access' 13th National Role Models Conference in Orlando, FL (Sept 28-30, 2012).
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Physics Alumnus Dr. Luther Beegle Explores Mars for Signs of Life
Beegle's role on this mission is to be something of an interplanetary safety inspector. "I am one of three surface sampling systems scientists," he says. "We're in charge of Curiosity's drill and scoop"—which are crucial to the mission goal of "finding traces of organics and understanding the habitability potential of Mars," Beegle says.
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2012-2013 UPE/ACM Student Chapter Scholarship Award Application
In the search for excellence and professional commitment to the computing and information technology fields, The Executive Council of Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE), the Honor Society for Computing Sciences, and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) announce the UPE ACM STUDENT CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP AWARD.
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The DFLL Welcomes Three New Faculty Members
The department welcomes Yahui Anita Huang, Lorenzo García-Amaya, and Nicholas Henriksen.
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