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posted 9 days ago 74 K2_VIEWSUAB Chemistry student association recognized as one of the top in the nationThe American Chemical Society student chapter at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been selected to receive an Outstanding award by its parent ACS organization.
posted a while back 153 K2_VIEWSAward winning: What it takes for students to win major scholarships and awardsposted a while back 768 K2_VIEWSThe number of College of Arts and Sciences students who win major national and international scholarships and fellowships grows every year. What does it take to win one of these major prizes?
Dr. Larry Krannich Endowed Student Research Scholarshipposted a while back 350 K2_VIEWSThe Dr. Larry Krannich Endowed Student Research Scholarship was established to recognize Dr. Krannich's decades of distinguished service to UAB and to provide opportunities for young scientists to gain valuable experience in the research environment.
Federal grant will support interdisciplinary materials science graduate studentsThis Ph.D. training targets a Department of Education “area of national need.”posted a while back 203 K2_VIEWSRecord number of UAB students, alumni selected for prestigious Fulbright Scholar ProgramSix students will travel abroad to study, teach or conduct research for the 2018-2019 academic year.posted a while back 1174 K2_VIEWSThree UAB students win Critical Language ScholarshipsThree students will spend the summer studying in China, South Korea and India.posted a while back 665 K2_VIEWSBirmingham elementary and middle school children find fun in science at UAB eventUAB student affiliates of the American Chemical Society will host Mad Scientist Day Junior for elementary and middle school children.posted a while back 584 K2_VIEWSThey Persistedposted a while back 3023 K2_VIEWSDespite complex social, cultural, and professional trends that keep women from academic careers in the sciences and mathematics, a small percentage of female research faculty stay the course.
Miranda Trentle awarded the Individual Fellowship Incentive Awardposted a while back 672 K2_VIEWSChemistry graduate student Miranda Trentle was awarded the Individual Fellowship Incentive Award from the Graduate School.
Microcapsules gain a new power — scavenging reactive oxygen speciesThese novel, biocompatible, hollow capsules can serve biomedical and industrial uses.posted a while back 847 K2_VIEWSTwo UAB students take spring studies abroad through Gilman ScholarshipAli Beydoun and Lola Diaz will spend the semester studying abroad through the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.posted a while back 760 K2_VIEWSUAB students propose solutions to global issues at Clinton Global Initiative UniversityTwenty-seven University of Alabama at Birmingham students will present innovative solutions to issues in their communities and around the globe at the 10th annual Clinton Global Initiative University meeting.posted a while back 2201 K2_VIEWSGilman Scholarships send two students abroad for the 2017-2018 academic yearTwo University of Alabama at Birmingham students are among 1,200 undergraduates from 354 colleges and universities across the United States selected to receive the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.posted a while back 2221 K2_VIEWSSmall molecule inhibitor prevents or impedes tooth cavities in a preclinical modelThe inhibitor blocks Streptococcus mutans from sticking on the tooth surface. About 2.3 billion people worldwide have tooth decay in their permanent teeth, primarily caused by this bacteria.posted a while back 1904 K2_VIEWSAllen Mao’s path to medical schoolMao set his sights on medicine during high school, starting with 500 hours of volunteer work at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence, Alabama. At UAB, Mao focused on science. A chemistry major, he also works as a teaching assistant in chemistry labs and recitations.posted a while back 3327 K2_VIEWSMicron-sized hydrogel cubes show highly efficient delivery of a potent anti-cancer drugThis active drug-delivery system addresses the limitations seen for the anti-cancer drug BA-TPQ — poor solubility and low bioavailability.posted a while back 2631 K2_VIEWSFour UAB students take summer studies abroad through Gilman ScholarshipFour UAB students are spending the summer studying abroad after being selected for the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.posted a while back 2776 K2_VIEWSUndergraduate Students Gain Research Experience in Drug Discovery LabCowan and Unger will pursue further work in drug discovery as they enter graduate school after commencement in April.posted a while back 4390 K2_VIEWSDr. Margaret Johnson Awarded NIH FundingThe Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a five-year MIRA R35 grant to Dr. Margaret Johnson, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry.posted a while back 4728 K2_VIEWS-
UAB Chemistry student association recognized as one of the top in the nation
The American Chemical Society student chapter at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been selected to receive an Outstanding award by its parent ACS organization.
posted a while back 153 K2_VIEWSAward winning: What it takes for students to win major scholarships and awardsposted a while back 768 K2_VIEWSThe number of College of Arts and Sciences students who win major national and international scholarships and fellowships grows every year. What does it take to win one of these major prizes?
Federal grant will support interdisciplinary materials science graduate studentsThis Ph.D. training targets a Department of Education “area of national need.”posted a while back 203 K2_VIEWSRecord number of UAB students, alumni selected for prestigious Fulbright Scholar ProgramSix students will travel abroad to study, teach or conduct research for the 2018-2019 academic year.posted a while back 1174 K2_VIEWSThree UAB students win Critical Language ScholarshipsThree students will spend the summer studying in China, South Korea and India.posted a while back 665 K2_VIEWSMiranda Trentle awarded the Individual Fellowship Incentive Awardposted a while back 672 K2_VIEWSChemistry graduate student Miranda Trentle was awarded the Individual Fellowship Incentive Award from the Graduate School.
Two UAB students take spring studies abroad through Gilman ScholarshipAli Beydoun and Lola Diaz will spend the semester studying abroad through the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.posted a while back 760 K2_VIEWSUAB students propose solutions to global issues at Clinton Global Initiative UniversityTwenty-seven University of Alabama at Birmingham students will present innovative solutions to issues in their communities and around the globe at the 10th annual Clinton Global Initiative University meeting.posted a while back 2201 K2_VIEWSGilman Scholarships send two students abroad for the 2017-2018 academic yearTwo University of Alabama at Birmingham students are among 1,200 undergraduates from 354 colleges and universities across the United States selected to receive the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.posted a while back 2221 K2_VIEWSAllen Mao’s path to medical schoolMao set his sights on medicine during high school, starting with 500 hours of volunteer work at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence, Alabama. At UAB, Mao focused on science. A chemistry major, he also works as a teaching assistant in chemistry labs and recitations.posted a while back 3327 K2_VIEWSUndergraduate Students Gain Research Experience in Drug Discovery LabCowan and Unger will pursue further work in drug discovery as they enter graduate school after commencement in April.posted a while back 4390 K2_VIEWSBurned Bones Tell TalesUndergraduate will share discoveries from European Bronze Age dig at 2017 UAB Spring Expo.posted a while back 4112 K2_VIEWSSpring 2017 Dean’s and Departmental Award WinnersCongratulations to these deserving undergraduate and graduate students, who were nominated by their professors for this prestigious recognition.posted a while back 10665 K2_VIEWSGraduate Student Bing Xue Receives Grant to Support Cancer Therapy ResearchBing Xue, a PhD student in the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Department of Chemistry, was awarded a Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research to support her research on biodegradable hydrogel microparticles for cancer therapy.posted a while back 5270 K2_VIEWSUAB’s First Three Minute Thesis Competition Challenges Students to Say More with LessNine Ph.D. students competed for a grand prize of $1,000 and a chance to represent UAB at the 3MT Regional Competition in March 2017posted a while back 6338 K2_VIEWS2016 Mr. & Ms. UAB FinalistsNine of the 2016 Mr. & Ms. UAB Scholarship Competition finalists are students in College of Arts and Sciences departments and programs including Biology, Chemistry, Neuroscience, Philosophy, and Social Work.posted a while back 7780 K2_VIEWSDepartment of Chemistry Seminars Fall 2016The Department of Chemistry's Fall 2016 seminars will be held in CHEM 101, 901 14th Street South, at 11:00 a.m., unless otherwise noted.posted a while back 6461 K2_VIEWSChemistry Graduate Student Miranda Trentle Wins Award at ACS MeetingChemistry graduate student Miranda C. Trentle received the PMSE Best Poster Award at the 2016 ACS Philadelphia National Meeting.posted a while back 8066 K2_VIEWSUAB Senior and National Merit Scholar Kelly Walters Reflects on Her Time at UABKelly Walters relishes her access to scientists, clinicians and research opportunities unavailable to undergraduates at many other universities as she builds toward a career in medicine.posted a while back 6635 K2_VIEWSDepartment of Chemistry Seminars Summer Semester 2016The Department of Chemistry's Summer 2016 seminars will be held in CHEM 101, 901 14th Street South, at 11:00 a.m., unless otherwise noted.posted a while back 4239 K2_VIEWS-
Federal grant will support interdisciplinary materials science graduate studentsThis Ph.D. training targets a Department of Education “area of national need.”posted a while back 203 K2_VIEWSThey Persistedposted a while back 3023 K2_VIEWS
Despite complex social, cultural, and professional trends that keep women from academic careers in the sciences and mathematics, a small percentage of female research faculty stay the course.
Microcapsules gain a new power — scavenging reactive oxygen speciesThese novel, biocompatible, hollow capsules can serve biomedical and industrial uses.posted a while back 847 K2_VIEWSDr. Margaret Johnson Awarded NIH FundingThe Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a five-year MIRA R35 grant to Dr. Margaret Johnson, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry.posted a while back 4728 K2_VIEWSUAB Creates Triple-Threat Cancer-Fighting Polymer Capsules for Guided Drug DeliveryThese microcarriers may offer an entirely different approach to treating solid human tumors of numerous pathologic subtypes by delivering their encapsulated drug cargo to a tumor and protecting against collateral tissue damage.posted a while back 4455 K2_VIEWSFour new NSF grants — three in neuroscience — deepen UAB’s research portfolio, forge collaborationsAlabama now has more EPSCoR Track II grants than any other state following the award of basic science grants meant to stimulate competitive research in regions of the country traditionally less able to compete for such research funds.posted a while back 6017 K2_VIEWSUAB Chemistry Professor Margaret Johnson Awarded NIH MIRA R35 GrantThe Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a five-year MIRA R35 grant to Margaret Johnson, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, and coworkers.posted a while back 8128 K2_VIEWSStealth Pig Cells May Hold the Key to Treating Diabetes in HumansCoating insulin-producing cell-clusters with a thin protective layers may be a way to modify and use pig tissue to ultimately treat human diabetes. Testing in mice is the next step.posted a while back 7172 K2_VIEWSDepartment of Chemistry Seminars Fall 2016The Department of Chemistry's Fall 2016 seminars will be held in CHEM 101, 901 14th Street South, at 11:00 a.m., unless otherwise noted.posted a while back 6461 K2_VIEWSDepartment of Chemistry Seminars Summer Semester 2016The Department of Chemistry's Summer 2016 seminars will be held in CHEM 101, 901 14th Street South, at 11:00 a.m., unless otherwise noted.posted a while back 4239 K2_VIEWSBudding KnowledgeThe College of Arts and Sciences welcomed several new chairs last summer, including leadership for three of our popular and competitive science departments: Dr. Richard Dluhy in Chemistry, Dr. Ilias Perakis in Physics, and Dr. Yuliang Zheng in Computer and Information Sciences.posted a while back 4304 K2_VIEWSUAB Tissue Imaging Mass Spectrometry Detects Early Lipid Changes in Acute Kidney InjuryThis mass spectrometry method can locate where molecular changes occur in a thin slice of tissue, and it has broad applicability to biomedical research.posted a while back 3792 K2_VIEWSChemistry Professor Selected for Exam CommitteeDr. Jacqueline Nikles, associate professor and coordinator of undergraduate organic chemistry, has appointed a member of the American Chemical Society Examinations Committee, which will write a new standardized ACS Organic Chemistry exam for 2017.posted a while back 3776 K2_VIEWSChanges in Shape and ‘Squishiness’ Can Help Drug-containing Microcapsules Reach TumorsUAB researcher Eugenia Kharlampieva, Ph.D., makes polymer microcapsules meant to carry cancer drugs to the site of a tumor.posted a while back 4110 K2_VIEWSDepartment of Chemistry Seminars Spring Semester 2016The 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.posted a while back 5185 K2_VIEWSDr. Eugenia Kharlampieva Named President of UAB Sigma Xi ChapterDr. 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.posted a while back 4697 K2_VIEWSTugs and Pulls: How a Molecular Motor Untangles ProteinE. 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.posted a while back 3645 K2_VIEWSDr. Richard Dluhy Named New Chair of the Department of ChemistryDr. 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.posted a while back 7323 K2_VIEWSDepartment of Chemistry Seminars Fall Semester 2015The 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.posted a while back 4245 K2_VIEWSDr. Aaron L. Lucius Wins Mentor AwardAaron L. Lucius, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, was formally presented with the Dean's Excellence in Mentorship Award.posted a while back 4103 K2_VIEWS-
Award winning: What it takes for students to win major scholarships and awardsposted a while back 768 K2_VIEWS
The number of College of Arts and Sciences students who win major national and international scholarships and fellowships grows every year. What does it take to win one of these major prizes?
Dr. Larry Krannich Endowed Student Research Scholarshipposted a while back 350 K2_VIEWSThe Dr. Larry Krannich Endowed Student Research Scholarship was established to recognize Dr. Krannich's decades of distinguished service to UAB and to provide opportunities for young scientists to gain valuable experience in the research environment.
As Medicine Races to Tap the Power of Proteomics, This UAB Alum's Startup Steps on the AcceleratorMichael Heaven's biotech business was hatched in a UAB lab, and accelerated by several UAB resources designed to fuel innovation on campus.posted a while back 7727 K2_VIEWSAnother Elite Step in the Journey of UAB Graduate Bliss ChangChang, who was named a 2015 Fulbright Scholar in 2015, is this year one of 57 Phi Kappa Phi fellows selected nationwide.posted a while back 8691 K2_VIEWSDepartment of Chemistry Seminars Summer Semester 2016The Department of Chemistry's Summer 2016 seminars will be held in CHEM 101, 901 14th Street South, at 11:00 a.m., unless otherwise noted.posted a while back 4239 K2_VIEWSDepartment of Chemistry Seminars Spring Semester 2016The 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.posted a while back 5185 K2_VIEWSInternational Internship Granted to Recent UAB GraduateUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham graduate Michael Longmire is spending four months working at the world’s largest chemical company as part of an internship granted to him by the German Academic Exchange Service, or DAAD.posted a while back 4102 K2_VIEWSSeeds of SuccessCAS Alumni Entrepreneurs are rooted in their UAB education.posted a while back 6155 K2_VIEWS
