Displaying items by tag: department of anthropology
Parcak will enlist the help of citizens from around the world to search for hidden civilizations through an online platform called GlobalXplorer.
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UAB archaeologist discovers new monument at one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world
Satellite, drone images and ground surveys led to the discovery of a massive man-made platform hidden under sand in the ancient city of Petra.
UAB researcher Sarah Parcak, Ph.D., has already shown the world how to find ancient sites from space. Now her graduate student is using remote sensing data to find a different kind of hidden treasure: uranium.
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Two-hour special, “Vikings Unearthed,” featuring UAB professor Sarah Parcak will premier online Monday, April 4, and will broadcast Wednesday, April 6, on PBS.
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UAB’s Parcak will use wish to create an online, interactive citizen science platform.
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Internationally renowned primatologist Frans de Waal will give his lecture titled “Are We Smart Enough To Know How Smart Animals Are?” on Thursday, March 31, at 4 p.m., in the UAB Hill Student Center Ballroom.
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Egyptologist and UAB associate professor Sarah Parcak, Ph.D., will reveal her $1 million wish live from the TED stage in Vancouver on Feb. 16. The event will be streamed live for the Birmingham community.
Poster sessions and guest lecturers aim to celebrate Darwin’s legacy.
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Joining the likes of Bono and Bill Clinton, UAB space archaeologist Sarah Parcak — often called the real-life Indiana Jones — will receive $1 million and help from the TED network to make her world-changing wish come true. What will her wish be?
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When Egyptologist Sarah Parcak is not in a classroom at UAB, the pioneer of satellite remote sensing for archaeology is finding sites around the world from space and helping others follow her lead.
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Association for German-Italian Friendship recognizes Sarah Parcak for archaeological discoveries made using infrared satellite imaging.
Here’s a look at the many fellowships, scholarships, honors and awards earned by the talented 2015 spring graduates at UAB.
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- college of arts and sciences
- honors college
- science and technology honors program
- collat school of business
- department of biology
- department of chemistry
- neuroscience
- department of biochemistry and molecular genetics
- department of biomedical engineering
- department of art and art history
- department of anthropology
- department of philosophy
- department of mathematics
- department of communication studies
- department of sociology
- school of public health
- digital media commons
- university honors program
- international studies
The commission will present awards for 2015’s Outstanding Women and present a free lecture by leadership expert Betsy Myers.
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- commission on the status of women
- school of medicine
- university honors program
- honors college
- alys stephens center
- college of arts and sciences
- department of biology
- department of anthropology
- department of chemistry
- collat school of business
- student health services
- oneal comprehensive cancer center
- benevolent fund
Zehr, a renowned figure in human rights scholarship, has helped shift the perception of crime as an act against the state to a violation of the rights of people.
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Poster sessions and guest lecturers celebrate Darwin’s legacy.
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UAB has two Rhodes finalists and one Marshall finalist in 2014.
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The Department of Art and Art History has created a large-scale installation of more than 1,000 flags, which will be on exhibit in the AEIVA’s Sculpture Garden.
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- college of arts and sciences
- abroms engel institute for the visual arts
- department of art and art history
- department of anthropology
- department of biology
- department of political science and public administration
- department of sociology
- department of philosophy
- school of public health
- honors college
- office of global engagement
Experts will participate in a discussion on police and minority relations in Birmingham in a townhall meeting Tuesday, Sept. 16.
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Sarah Parcak is an under-40 inspiration.
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UAB’s Cockerham edits the most comprehensive encyclopedic resource for health study.
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