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March 14, 2023

Departments offering events during Social Work Month

Departments offering events during Social Work Month

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Social Work will present a collaborative event series from March 22-28 for Social Work Month.

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November 22, 2021

Keeping human rights relevant during the pandemic

Keeping human rights relevant during the pandemic

Nothing brings human rights into focus quite like a global pandemic.

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July 14, 2021

Uncovering the power of human rights

Katie Fagan and Elliot Nicholson-Cox

While growing up in Birmingham, Katie Fagan lived a few blocks away from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Although both of her parents graduated from UAB’s School of Medicine, attending the university was not part of Fagan’s long-term plan. At least not at first.

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April 12, 2019

Amsler, Kempin Reuter receive mentorship award

Amsler, Kempin Reuter receive mentorship award

The UAB Graduate Dean's Excellence in Mentorship Award recognizes full-time regular UAB faculty members who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments as mentors of graduate students and/or postdoctoral fellows.

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February 05, 2018

Drop of Life documentary screening

Drop of Life documentary screening

The Student Social Work Organization sponsored a documentary about the impact of clean water on villages in Kenya.

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April 19, 2017

A Vibrant Fall Semester

A Vibrant Fall Semester
There was an explosion of creativity and celebration last fall with AEIVA and the Institute of Human Rights kickoff event at the Alys Stephens Center.
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October 07, 2016

Department of Anthropology Announces New Peace and Human Rights Master's Degree Program

The new program, only the second of its kind in anthropology in the US, focuses on peace as behavioral process at multiple levels including at the level of individuals, families, groups, communities, cultures and nations.
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October 07, 2016

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Leymah Gbowee Speaks at UAB Institute for Human Rights Kickoff

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Leymah Gbowee Speaks at UAB Institute for Human Rights Kickoff
Gbowee gave a free public lecture at the Alys Stephens Center on September 29 at a kickoff event for the UAB Institute for Human Rights (IHR).
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January 29, 2016

The UAB Institute for Human Rights Welcomes First Director

The UAB Institute for Human Rights Welcomes First Director
Dr. Kempin Reuter comes to UAB from the Reiff Center for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution at Christopher Newport University in Virginia, where she has been the Director since 2013.
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February 12, 2015

Dr. Howard Zehr Named Recipient of 2015 Ireland Distinguished Visiting Scholar Award

Dr. Howard Zehr Named Recipient of 2015 Ireland Distinguished Visiting Scholar Award
Dr. Howard Zehr, a renowned figure in human rights scholarship, has been named the winner of the 2015 Ireland Distinguished Visiting Scholar Award.
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November 05, 2014

Institute for Human Rights

Institute for Human Rights
Announced in June, the Institute for Human Rights will feature an interdisciplinary approach to address human rights questions and will utilize one of UAB’s well-known strengths: a highly diverse faculty bringing to bear knowledge and experiences from across multiple geopolitical boundaries.
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July 17, 2014

UAB College of Arts and Sciences Recognizes Nelson Mandela International Day on July 18

UAB College of Arts and Sciences Recognizes Nelson Mandela International Day on July 18
As part of its expanding work in the area of human rights, the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences, home to the new Institute for Human Rights, is encouraging its students, faculty, staff and the greater UAB community to participate in Nelson Mandela International Day on July 18.
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June 25, 2014

Scholar-Activist to Promote Peace, Justice, and Human Rights

Scholar-Activist to Promote Peace, Justice, and Human Rights
Douglas P. Fry, recently named the UAB Department of Anthropology chair, says he was interested in UAB's planned Institute for Human Rights, which was approved by the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees during its June 13 meeting.
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June 16, 2014

UAB to Create Institute for Human Rights

UAB to Create Institute for Human Rights
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees on June 13 approved a proposal by the University of Alabama at Birmingham to establish the UAB Institute for Human Rights.
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