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Faculty Excellence CAS News April 10, 2015

0415 placeinspace wdowiakA UAB legend makes his mark on Mars

The late Thomas Wdowiak, Ph.D., taught astronomy at UAB for nearly 30 years. Now he is astronomy, thanks to NASA, which has named a prominent ridge on Mars to honor him and his crucial scientific contributions.

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    The community is invited to experience the arts being created by UAB students and faculty with this curated list of performances and happenings.
  • For Beth Shelburne (MA ‘18), the path to the Oscars ran through UAB
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    When the 98th Academy Awards nominations were announced in January, one title caught the attention of many Alabamians: “The Alabama Solution.” Co-producing the HBO documentary — which explores the state’s prison system through the perspectives of incarcerated people — is Beth Shelburne, a graduate of UAB’s English Master of Arts program and a Birmingham-based investigative journalist.
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    Theatre UAB presents “Murder on the Orient Express” from March 25-29
    Kelley Schoger directs her first Theatre UAB production, taking audiences on a wild, wickedly funny and emotional ride with mystery writer Agatha Christie’s world-famous detective Hercule Poirot.

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