This past fall, Jill Clements, Ph.D., associate professor of English and co-director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies (AMRS) minor, delivered a public lecture titled “The Walking Dead: Revenants & Vampires in Medieval Iceland” at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton.

College of Arts and Sciences faculty gathered at the Abroms-Engel Insitute for the Visual Arts on April 21 to celebrate 19 authors.

The Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes full-time, regular faculty members of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments in teaching. Award winners must have held faculty status at UAB for a minimum of three years and may receive the award only once in any three-year period.

On 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.

Can our interactions with other people, including our partners and family members, affect our immune systems and produce inflammation and pain in the body? Stephanie Wilson, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Psychology, is digging into these research questions in her Study of Health, Aging, and Relationships (SHARE) Lab and is uncovering fascinating (and, perhaps, unexpected) results.

The most popular question I’m asked is if AI will replace programmers. The short answer is a resounding “no.” In fact, the demand for programmers will likely increase. Let’s talk about why...

After nearly two decades of writing, reflecting, and editing, Kerry Madden-Lunsford is preparing to release her ninth book, Werewolf Hamlet, in February 2025.

When Kevin McCain, Ph.D., first visited the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s campus back in 2012, he felt an immediate connection to the city of Birmingham.

For Sami Raut, the journey to earning her Ph.D. in the United States required resilience and commitment.

Earlier this year, the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Music announced a new music therapy concentration. The news hit all the right notes for Ja’Bria Barber, Ph.D., so, even though she has no connections to the Birmingham area, she left her home near Charlotte, North Carolina, in August to join UAB as the founding Director of Music Therapy on the university-side of campus.

The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to announce that 20 faculty members across ten departments have been awarded promotions (including one faculty member who also was awarded tenure).

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences has selected five presentations for the 2024-2025 Theodore Haddin Interdisciplinary Forum Series (also known as “Haddin Forums”).

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Social Work would like to congratulate Mary Jacque Carroll and Laurel Iverson Hitchcock, Ph.D., on their successful promotions! During the fall semester of 2024, Carroll will be promoted to associate professor, while Hitchcock will assume the title of professor.

Matthew H. Pangborn, Ph.D., will serve as the next chair of the Department of English in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences.

In March 2024, the College of Arts and Sciences announced its first-ever competition for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Interdisciplinary Team Awards.

Marshall Abrams, Ph.D., associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Philosophy, teaches about and conducts research on philosophy of science. The College of Arts and Sciences recently sat down with Abrams to discuss philosophy of science, his courses, and his 2023 book titled Evolution and the Machinery of Chance: Philosophy, Probability, and Scientific Practice in Biology.

Walter Ward, Ph.D., will serve as the next chair of the Department of History in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences.

The Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes full-time, regular faculty members of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments in teaching.