Displaying items by tag: neuroscience student news
Dailey Nettles, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about her experiences in the program and at UAB.
March 10, 2016
Undergraduate Neuroscience Spring Research Forum
The Undergraduate Neuroscience Program held its annual spring research forum on March 2, 2016 at the Edge of Chaos.
Mohamad Moughnyeh, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about his experiences in the program and at UAB.
Briana Miller, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about her experiences in the program and at UAB.
John Chancellor, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about his experiences in the program and at UAB.
February 17, 2016
Undergraduate Neuroscience Program's Outstanding Seniors: Nathan Larinde
Nathan Larinde, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about his experiences in the program and at UAB.
February 17, 2016
Undergraduate Neuroscience Program's Outstanding Seniors: Amy Stewart
Amy Stewart, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about her experiences in the program and at UAB.
February 11, 2016
Better Brain Training for an Aging World
Jarrod M. Hicks is looking for a smarter way to sharpen aging minds. Combining algorithms and brain scans, this senior math and neuroscience major in the UAB College of Arts and Sciences is trying to understand how cognitive training strengthens neural networks.
February 10, 2016
Undergraduate Neuroscience Program's Outstanding Seniors: Jarrod Hicks
Jarrod Hicks, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about his experiences in the program and at UAB.
February 08, 2016
Undergraduate Neuroscience Program's Outstanding Seniors: Rhiana Simon
Rhiana Simon, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about her experiences in the program and at UAB.
January 27, 2016
How Obesity Makes Memory Go Bad
UAB researchers find that epigenetic changes associated with chronic obesity alter expression of memory-related genes in the brain.
January 12, 2016
Study Abroad: Neuroscience Major Picks Up New Skills in London
Andrew Viegas, a senior majoring in the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, writes about studying abroad at University College London during the 2015 fall semester.
October 09, 2015
34th Mr. and Ms. UAB Scholarship Competition Winners Named
Allie David of Vestavia and Chirag Patel of Enterprise have been named Mr. and Ms. UAB in one of UAB's oldest Homecoming traditions. Emilee Anders of Owens Cross Roads and Piyush Borse of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, were named first alternates.
July 15, 2015
Undergraduate Neuroscience Major Feeds UAB Research
Nine years ago, UAB created an undergraduate neuroscience major to link the medical and university portions of UAB and produce skilled, young researchers destined for medical school or top graduate programs.
April 13, 2015
UAB Bioethics Bowl Team Claims National Title
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl team defeated six teams to win the 2015 Bioethics Bowl on Saturday, April 11, in Tallahassee, Florida.
April 13, 2015
Students Win Merck Fellowships
Nathan Oluwagbemiga Larinde has been awarded one of two UNCF Merck Undergraduate Science Scholarships given to UAB students this year. Solomon Gibson, a chemistry major and Global and Community Leadership Honors Program student, has been designated an alternate.
April 10, 2015
Intellectual Journey: Rhodes Scholar Prepares for Oxford
UAB's newest Rhodes Scholar Ameen Barghi, the third in UAB’s history to win the award and one of 32 U.S. students selected for the prestigious honor for 2015, prepares for Oxford.
John Chancellor is excited to be part of change at UAB as the newest co-chair of the Student Alumni Society (SAS) and as Mr. UAB 2014.
February 27, 2015
UAB Neuroscience Junior Named Finalist for Truman Scholarship
Brian Austin Nykanen, a University of Alabama at Birmingham junior neuroscience major and a Cadet in the Army ROTC at UAB, is a finalist for the Truman Scholarship.
January 28, 2015
Blueprint for Success — UAB’s Undergraduate Neuroscience Major
Nine years ago, the University of Alabama at Birmingham had an aha moment: Create an undergraduate neuroscience major that would link the medical and university portions of UAB and produce skilled young researchers destined for medical school or top graduate programs.
