Displaying items by tag: science in motion
February 10, 2016
UAB Psychology Professor Given Early Career Award
Despina Stavrinos, Ph.D., has been selected to receive the Routh Early Career Award from the Society of Pediatric Psychology.
February 03, 2016
Algae Species Named for UAB Biology Professor
An algae species from Antarctica previously known as Delesseria lancifolia will now be called Paraglossum amsleri (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta) in honor of UAB Biology Professor Dr. Charles Amsler.
February 03, 2016
Turtle Copters, Lifesaving Drones Launch Graduate School’s Discoveries in the Making Series
Young UAB researchers are using quadcopters to film sea turtles in the wild and designing long-haul drones to ferry humanitarian aid.
January 22, 2016
Biology’s Austad and McClintock to Speak at TEDxBirmingham
UAB Department of Biology professors Steven Austad, PhD, and Jim McClintock, PhD, will both be speakers at TEDxBirmingham 2016.
January 14, 2016
Adolescents Stress More with Poor Sleep
A new study from UAB indicates that adolescents who experience sleep problems and longer sleep duration are more reactive to stress, which could contribute to academic, behavioral and health issues.
January 08, 2016
Department of Chemistry Seminars Spring Semester 2016
The Department of Chemistry's Spring 2016 seminars will be held in CHEM 101, 901 14th Street South, at 11:00 a.m., unless otherwise noted.
December 15, 2015
Research Shows Typical American Diet Can Worsen Chronic Pain
Sufferers of chronic pain are more susceptible to prolonged and pronounced health issues when practicing poor diet habits, according to new research published by UAB researcher Robert Sorge, Ph.D., and team in the Journal of Pain.
October 28, 2015
Students and Supporters Recognized at Scholarship & Awards Luncheon
If you could meet the person who made your scholarship possible, what would you say? Over 175 students had that opportunity last Friday as the College celebrated the 2015-2016 Scholarship and Awards Luncheon.
October 21, 2015
Prisoners of Pain: Solving the Mysteries of Fibromyalgia Could Help Patients Break Free
Jarred Younger, Ph.D., hopes to establish Alabama’s first research and clinical care center specializing in fibromyalgia and related conditions, including chronic fatigue syndrome and Gulf War Illness.
New research from UAB’s Department of Biology shows how one species can fully support the development of another species in a sustainable system.
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.
UAB faculty and alumni will present at the third annual “Autism: Unlocking the Mystery” conference Friday, Oct. 16.
September 30, 2015
Tugs and Pulls: How a Molecular Motor Untangles Protein
E. coli ClpB is a bacterial enzyme that untangles proteins. Such tangles are hallmarks of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. A study led by UAB's Aaron Lucius, Ph.D., offers new insight on this amazing molecular machine, and could eventually point toward new treatment approaches.
September 28, 2015
King Crabs Threaten Antarctic Ecosystem Due to Warming Ocean
September 18, 2015
UAB Receives Prestigious Funding for Aging Research Center
UAB has been named one of the country’s six Nathan Shock Centers of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging.
September 09, 2015
Catching the Neuroscience Bug
Meet Nate Harnett, a member of the UAB Neuroscience Roadmap Scholars Program who exchanged music studies for a science career.
By training computers to pick out timing clues in medical records, UAB machine learning expert Steven Bethard, Ph.D., aims to help individual physicians visualize patient histories, and researchers recruit for clinical trials.
August 01, 2015
Department of Chemistry Seminars Fall Semester 2015
The Department of Chemistry's Fall 2015 seminars will be held in CHEM 101, 901 14th Street South, at 11:00 a.m., unless otherwise noted.
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. 