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UAB chemistry professor receives Maximizing Investigator Research Award from the NIHLucius’ work on molecular motors to inform therapeutic strategies for chronic diseases aligns with the grant mission of advancing general medical sciences.
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Excellence personified: UAB student is graduating with three degreesDrawing inspiration from losing his mother early on, Tyler Thomas is committed to caring for others. He is earning his Doctor of Optometry, Master of Science in Vision Science and Master of Business Administration degrees this May.
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College of Arts and Sciences faculty and staff recognized at 2025 UAB Service AwardsOn April 8, 2025, the University of Alabama at Birmingham hosted a reception for the 2025 Service Award winners. In total, 26 College of Arts and Sciences faculty and staff members with 20 years or more of service were recognized at the event.
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Full-circle moment: Former summer camper graduates with bachelor’s and master’s degreeAfter an accomplished four years on UAB’s campus, Patel will walk across the commencement stage to graduate with her bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
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Huang combines arts with the sciencesHuang discovered a profession that incorporates both the arts and sciences when she became an illustrator for anatomy textbooks and scientific medical journals. “I couldn’t let go of either,” said Huang, who graduated in 2009.
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Guided to greatness: UAB chemistry student graduates with exceptional research experienceDavid Russell, mentored by his professor, transformed from a curious student into a pioneering researcher in nuclear fuel recycling, earning multiple awards and recognition for his innovative work.
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CAS Graduate Research Day spotlights research and the changing landscape of graduate educationOn November 20, 2024, the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) hosted its first-ever Graduate Research Day at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Alumni House.
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The new Miss UAB is Melissa MercerMercer, 21, of Spanish Fort, Alabama, also won the Miss Congeniality and Talent awards, winning $2,600 in scholarships.
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New Mr. and Ms. UAB 2025 are Rakshith Ramdas and Samanvi VootukuriThese exceptional students will each receive $2,500 scholarships and serve as an ambassador of UAB and as leaders of the UAB Future Blazers Alumni.
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More than music: Alumni couples, legacy families in the UAB Marching BlazersMeet the couples who met in the Marching Blazers, and the students marching this year whose alumni parents are passing along their Blazer spirit.
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3 honored with Provost's Awards for Faculty ExcellenceMichele Forman, Samantha Giordano-Mooga and Joe March demonstrated extraordinary commitment to engaging undergraduate students in service learning, undergraduate research and core teaching.
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Career of Southern Research’s Rebecca Boohaker was developed in a UAB labLike many people, Rebecca Boohaker, Ph.D., had a part-time job in high school dealing with dishes. But instead of food dishes in a restaurant, Boohaker was handling petri dishes in the microbiology lab of University of Alabama at Birmingham professor John Kearney, Ph.D.
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UAB student earns prestigious national award for nuclear researchDavid Russell, a senior at UAB, received the 2024 Coryell Award for his research project aimed at reducing nuclear waste.
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Global research from the UAB School of Dentistry continues to impact oral health careUAB researchers are pioneering five new projects as they continue making new discoveries and advancing science to benefit oral health locally and globally.
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Family, Faith and Focus: UAB Ph.D. graduate blazes a better future for his loved onesProviding for his family has always been a constant in James Omweri’s life. This UAB chemistry graduate is now set to build a brighter future for his family as a radiochemist.
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Summer 2024 photo recapThroughout Summer 2024, faculty, staff, and students across the College of Arts and Sciences facilitated camps and on-campus experiences for middle school, high school, and college students.
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Alabama Space Grant Consortium & NASA EPSCoR awards scholarships and fellowships to nine UAB studentsNine University of Alabama at Birmingham students have been awarded NASA Alabama Space Grant Consortium scholarships and fellowships.
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Two UAB graduate students selected for prestigious Alabama EPSCoR Graduate Research Scholars ProgramTwo University of Alabama at Birmingham graduate students were recently awarded Alabama EPSCoR Graduate Research Scholars Program awards.
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UAB Chemistry professor recognized as one of Chemical and Engineering News’ Talented Twelve of 2024Outi Keinänen was selected to be a part of Chemical and Engineering News’ 2024 class of the Talented Twelve.
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UAB’s 12 new construction and renovation projects transforming campus, supporting strategic initiativesUAB’s strategic planning continues to blaze its path to improve more lives by leveraging construction projects that include new and enhanced facilities across the institution, blooming green spaces and art installations.