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Acclaimed award-winning organization PRCA/PRSSA at UAB, a valuable extension of the public relations program, continues to prove itself statewide and nationwide.
UAB’s PRCA/PRSSA chapter won 29 individual student awards — the most of any state chapter — plus Chapter of the Year and more, while graduating senior Dylan Baggiano is the first at UAB to ever win both top individual awards.
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As a caregiver to his adult son, Anderson was able to earn his master’s degree at UAB and turn his interest in magic arts into deception research and a second career in academics.
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An expert in family communication and social support, Samantha Shebib, Ph.D., offers her expertise to help navigate these complicated and difficult conversations.
Conflict can allow couples to solve problems, but dysfunctional communication with your partner could hurt their health. Social scientist of human behavior Samantha J. Shebib, Ph.D., offers ways to improve communication.
PRCA/PRSSA at UAB continues to prove itself an award-winning public relations student organization.
Tehreem Khan achieves success through mentorship, personal drive and family support.
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UAB students read books to children at Tuggle Elementary School to help increase their reading literacy through the community service program Blazers Read.
Nine students were awarded a Gilman International Scholarship — the largest cohort from UAB.
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UAB PRCA/PRSSA, a student-led chapter, was nationally recognized for the third consecutive year for its outstanding performance.
Leo Harris found out firsthand the importance of seeking immediate eye care after a sports-related eye injury.
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Students in the UAB Public Relations Council of Alabama/Public Relations Student Society of America chapter won an unprecedented 46 individual student awards, including Chapter of the Year and Student of the Year.
These prestigious awards were extremely competitive: The UAB chapter competed with all universities statewide for these awards, which were announced by Alabama PRSA at its April meeting.
Students in UAB’s public relations capstone class worked with six local nonprofits developing campaigns.
About three-quarters of people were consistently honest, telling between zero and two lies per day. By contrast, a small subset of people averaged more than six lies per day and accounted for a sizable proportion of the lies, says researcher Timothy Levine, Ph.D.
Public relations student Tehreem Khan is the first member of the PRSSA chapter at UAB to receive this sought-after scholarship from the national society, for her academic achievements. The award is given to just two students each year.
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UAB’s student-led PRSSA chapter brings home a second national award.
Alivia Moore, who studied deception in the UAB Department of Communication Studies and graduates May 1, urges incoming students to take every opportunity seriously and plan their long-term goals.
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UAB’s PRCA/PRSSA student organization won the Alabama PRSA Outstanding Chapter award as well as Outstanding Chapter Campaigns, and two students took home individual awards.
Jones has attended the Sundance Film Festival for more than 20 years and uses his experiences to spark students’ analytical skills in film studies classes at UAB.
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