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Early Judaism scholar Jodi Magness will present a lecture called “Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls.”
Poster sessions and guest lecturers celebrate Darwin’s legacy.
Dean Selwyn Vickers will present his first State of the UAB School of Medicine speech Jan. 28.
The first eye-care practitioners in the American West? The Lewis and Clark expedition is the subject of a Reynolds Historical Lecture.
The 20-strong squad won fourth place in the Division I – Small Coed category Jan. 17 in Orlando, Florida. This is the fifth year the group has made it to the finals.
More than 400 UAB students perform community-service projects around Birmingham as part of a National Day of Service.
Six finalists will be chosen to perform live June 20 at LOCAL, a free, family-friendly music event; one winner will be paid $1,000. Entries will be accepted until April 20.
Clarinetists of all ages and abilities are invited to gather for the International Clarinet Association's Southeastern Festival in conjunction with the 13th annual UAB Clarinet Symposium.
UAB will celebrate Community Week from Jan. 26-31, with events ranging from a panel discussion on diversity to the 14th annual International Bazaar.
The state arts agency gave grants for “The Essentials: Bebop,” an ASC original series honoring the history of jazz, and for LOCAL, a free community music and family-friendly event.
All 14 undergraduates participating in CGIU are students in the UAB Honors College. Seventeen UAB students will attend.
School of Engineering and Collat School of Business program to help ensure students understand what it means to collaborate, innovate and develop solutions.
The Best Medicine Show highlights UAB medical students’ creative talents as they host an evening of song, dance and comedy.
Students from four schools and nine majors will travel to CGIU in March.
UAB, a founding member of the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities, will send five people to study urban life at its collaborative national summit.
Robert Cerfolio, M.D., chief of Thoracic Surgery, to launch program at Sidney Lanier to introduce students to the broad field of medicine Jan. 13.
UAB’s masters of Accountancy and Science in Management Information Systems rank highly among those singled out by U.S. News & World Report.
UAB is one of 51 universities nationally and the only one in Alabama to be classified for its high research activity and community engagement.

The lecture by Laverne Cox has been postponed due to her filming schedule with the new CBS legal drama "Doubt."

MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry and Laverne Cox of “Orange is the New Black” will speak at UAB during its 2015 Lecture Series.

UAB career fair will host employers from a variety of industries.
evolution revolutionLee Meadows is leading an evolution revolution. The School of Education professor has developed strategies to help classroom teachers approach the sensitive subject, using lesson plans that emphasize scientific understanding, but not belief. Take a closer look at his ideas, which have drawn attention from the Smithsonian and educators nationwide, in UAB Magazine.
Join in a community sewing project to create large quilts that commemorate the 50th anniversary of the march from Selma to Montgomery.
Thirty honors students and faculty traveled to the National Collegiate Honors Council in November.
The UAB kidney chain, which began December 2013 and expects more transplants in January 2015, ‘showcases the power of the human spirit in every aspect.’
Looking forward to a promising 2015, UAB News revisits some top stories of 2014.
Sigma Kappa, Kappa Delta sororities and Phi Gamma Delta fraternity among new Greek organizations coming to UAB campus.
Computer and Information Sciences researchers introduce a secure framework for protecting users while employing apps accessing location information.
UAB Medicine-Leeds clinic will provide convenient access to a full range of diagnostic testing and specialty physician services.
An estimated 1,100 students will walk in UAB’s two commencement ceremonies, and 73 will receive their doctoral hoods this fall.
Be the first to see the fifth season-opening episode of “Downton Abbey” presented Dec. 14, by UAB’s Alys Stephens Center.
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