Displaying items by tag: faculty excellence
UAB Department of Anthropology chair Douglas P. Fry was presented with the 2015 Peace Educator/Scholar award by the Peace and Justice Studies Association on Saturday, Oct. 17, at James Madison University in Virginia.
November 04, 2015
Parcak Receives European Award for Archaeological Work
Sarah Parcak, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Anthropology, has been selected to receive the Capo Circeo Award.
October 21, 2015
Dr. Eugenia Kharlampieva Named President of UAB Sigma Xi Chapter
Dr. Eugenia Kharlampieva, an Associate Professor of polymer chemistry and nanomaterials in the Department of Chemistry, has been elected president of the UAB Sigma Xi chapter.
UAB English Assistant Professor Adam Vines and Las Vegas aerialist and writer Allen Jih combine their talent for a new project.
October 13, 2015
Professor Earns Prestigious Online Course Certification
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Assistant Professor Malinda Blair O’Leary became the College of Arts and Sciences’ first instructor to have their online course certified by Quality Matters.
October 13, 2015
Are Fruit Flies a Key to a Cure for Obesity?
Dr. Nicole Riddle, this year’s Named New Investigator for the UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) uses her new distinction to uncover the secret of cells.
October 09, 2015
UAB Faculty Receives Two NSF Grants for Cybersecurity Research
Nitesh Saxena, Ph.D., has been awarded two grants in 2015 from the National Science Foundation to continue his research in computer and network security.
October 05, 2015
Mentors: New Programs Prove to Be Successful
What makes a student successful? Often it’s a faculty member, like Dr. David Hilton in the Department of Physics, who has guided undergraduates and graduate students to some prestigious awards and academic accomplishments.
Edited and annotated by leading Proust scholar William Carter, In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower is the second volume of one of the twentieth century’s great literary triumphs.
September 02, 2015
UAB Professor Recognized for Online Education
The Shikkhok.com project developed by UAB Department of Computer Science Assistant Professor Ragib Hasan, Ph.D., took home the prestigious 2015 mBillionth Award for its excellence in mobile learning and mobile education in South Asia.
August 12, 2015
Dr. Richard Dluhy Named New Chair of the Department of Chemistry
Dr. Richard Dluhy has been named the new Chair of the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Chemistry. Dr. Dluhy comes to UAB from the University of Georgia, where he was a Professor in the Department of Chemistry.
Dr. John Maddox received the AATSP Outstanding Scholarly Publication Award for his article entitled "AfroReggae: Antropofagia, Sublimation, and Intimate Revolt in the Favela” published in the September 2014 issue of Hispania.
August 03, 2015
UAB Professor Working to Create a Code of Ethics for Digital Forensics Professionals
According to criminal justice professor John Sloan, Ph.D., when it comes to recovering, analyzing, and litigating digital evidence in court, “it’s the Wild West out there.”
Department of Psychology assistant professor Dr. Robert Sorge was named one of seven Rita Allen Foundation Scholars for 2015.
July 21, 2015
Antarctic SeaScience Expedition
Ever wonder what our UAB Department of Biology marine scientists do when they head south to Antarctica? Travel along with researchers from UAB and other partner institutions in this new documentary video.
July 13, 2015
Kerry Madden’s Book "Up Close: Harper Lee" Re-released to Coincide with "Go Set a Watchman"
UAB professor Kerry Madden-Lunsford's biography of To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee has been re-released to coincide with the publication of Lee's novel Go Set a Watchman.
During his tenure, UAB Department of Biology professor Dr. David Jenkins taught microbiology and mycology to about 25,000 students. He has also helped save lives.
A group of women at UAB is paying it forward with the creation of a state network committed to developing and advancing women leaders in higher education.
New research by UAB researcher and psychology professor Robert Sorge, Ph.D., and team published today in Nature Neuroscience online challenges the common belief that males and females process pain in the same way.
June 10, 2015
Fun Facts About the UAB College of Arts and Sciences
What do a lion trainer, Rhodes Scholars, a space archaeologist and country music star Sam Hunt have in common?
