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UAB's new Scanning Electron Microscope, recently purchased with a $550,000 grant from the NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program, magnifies images up to 100,000x

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Twenty professors from 17 departments received the 2012 Graduate Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentorship.

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Six local women were honored as the UAB Outstanding Women for 2012.

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Researchers are working on a drug-delivery method specially designed to target cancer tumors.

Published in Research & Scholarship

Trigg latest from UAB family to be memorialized on the Hill University Center's Wall of Honor.

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The new UAB Honors College will unify the processes, structures and branding of the UAB honors programs, making it easier for students to access information.

Published in Learning & Development

John Harris and mom Karen spoke to Rajesh Kana’s psychology class recently about their experience with Asperger’s syndrome.

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Physical work makes us tired at the end of the day, but what about problem-solving?

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Corey Shum, programmer/analyst in mechanical engineering, is October’s Employee of the Month.

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Assistant Professor Shahid Mukhtar was part of the first research team to build a plant interactome map.

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All species of plants are subject to disease — a fact that can be devastating to an economy, wildlife and humans.

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Colleagues describe Deborah Littleton as knowledgeable and innovative in handling problems and as a caring advisor of her students.

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UAB is opening a new, state-of-the-art zebrafish research facility.

Published in Tools & Technology

The UAB family has just a few days left to vote for the UAB Marching Blazers as they vie for a $50,000 grant in the Pepsi Challenge.

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The M3 Camp gives students from underserved communities the chance to learn high-level computing.

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The UAB Crime REU program is an eight-week NSF program designed for undergraduate students to conduct hands-on research.

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A German delegation of science education, business and government officials visited UAB to review the AMSTI program.

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UAB’s Children’s Creative Learning Center's summer program for children offers instruction in art, literacy, math and science.

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Oil spill research: UAB investigators aim to develop new technologies to monitor the health of animal populations in oceans around the world.

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UAB Biomedical Engineering Researcher Xincheng Yao receives $400,000 NSF Career Award for human retina research.

Published in Extramural Awards
James Coker hopes to find new microorganisms that will dominate in the carbon-rich environments of the Gulf affected by the oil spill.
Published in Extramural Awards
CORD's community outreach leads to record number of students involved in Central Alabama science fair.
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The African American Faculty Association established a scholarship fund in 2006 and now is close to making the endowment dream a reality.

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UAB marine biologists will be returning to the Gulf soon to assess the health of the Diamondback Terrapins this year.
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UAB researchers have received funding to investigate the damage caused to the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem after the 2010 BP oil spill.

Published in Extramural Awards
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  • 5 things to know about Alice McNeal, M.D.
    In honor of Women's History Month, a remembrance of Alice McNeal, M.D., founding chair of UAB's Department of Anesthesiology (now the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine) in 1948 and first woman anesthesiologist to be named to the Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame.
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  • Legion Field once hosted Olympic soccer matches

    retro art streamDuring the 1996 Olympic Games, Legion Field was a host site for soccer games, which more than 431,000 people attended. UAB also was home to a practice site for Olympians.

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  • Continuing the commitment to eye health

    retro art streamIn 1974, two optometry students screened two young children for vision issues. The school’s tradition of community engagement continues to this day as remain involved in the community, whether through providing vision screenings and eye exams in senior centers, elementary schools, Black Belt communities and more or teaching cow eye dissections at Ramsey High School.

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  • Registration changes with the tech of the times

    retro art streamIn the 1970s, students registering for UAB’s University College would queue in long lines to meet with advisers, determine their course schedule and fill out punch cards for the record-books. Things look a bit different today, thanks to new student orientation program Blazer Beginnings.

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  • Updating the footprint of campus

    retro art streamThe intersection of 20th Street South and Seventh Avenue looked a bit different in 1971, and this section of campus will undergo even more changes this summer as the Kracke Building and Pittman Center for Advanced Medical Studies will be razed to make way for the new Altec Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building.

    posted a while back 3333 views
  • Seeing sculptures and getting steps since the 1970s

    In the late 1970s, two students chatted next to “Untitled” by Michael Frohock, a sculpture made of COR-TEN steel installed in the Mini Park 1976. Find “Untitled” on the West Campus/Alys Stephens Center walking trail, one of three two-mile walking trails that showcase UAB’s statues or sculptures in 30 minutes or fewer.

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  • Continuing the changemaking tradition

    retro art streamIn May 1971, Bracie Watson, a senior majoring in biology, became the first Black student elected president of the UAB Undergraduate Student Government Association. And UAB USGA presidents continue to be changemakers — hear 2020-21 President Tyler Huang tell his story in a UAB United video and UAB News.

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  • Forging a commitment to diversity

    retro art streamFrom the appoint of Aaron L. Lamar Jr. to associate vice president and dean of Student Affairs in 1978 to being named America’s No. 4 Best Employer for Diversity by Forbes, UAB has demonstrated a long commitment to its shared value of diversity and inclusiveness.

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  • Celebrating commencement together again

    retro art streamIn June 1970, UAB awarded its first degrees to 478 students. During this year’s commencement ceremonies — the first ones in person since fall 2019 — more than 8,550 will be awarded.

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  • WBHM is always at your service

    retro art streamNearly four decades after a broadcast delivered by Jack Lazarus, the Alabama Broadcasters Association named 90.3 WBHM Radio Station of the Year at its annual ABBY Awards ceremony March 29.

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