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In the 14-person study, all participants randomized to receive Constraint-Induced Cognitive Therapy who wanted to return to work were able to do so; none of the participants in the control group returned to work.
Recent studies have some researchers touting AI’s ethical reasoning prowess. In a Nature paper, UAB’s Joshua May, Ph.D., joined scientists from Google DeepMind to explain how to get proof.
An innovative project funded by the Department of Energy is digging into the possibilities of phytomining to boost American production of elements that are crucial to modern technology. Greer Dolby, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Biology who specializes in evolutionary genomics, is part of the research team.
Investigators have saved nearly $100,000 by acquiring unneeded equipment and supplies from fellow UAB labs through this site instead of buying new. Hear from researchers who have benefited and learn how to get started today.
The Alabama Public Service Training Initiative, launched last year, is supported by the Office of the Provost and the UAB Strategic Investment Fund. Learn how the initiative is providing professional development to elected officials and prepping a new pipeline for service in a summer camp for high schoolers.
Four workshops this spring will discuss academic integrity concerns, share the experiences of teaching faculty, reimagine learning with AI, and offer help redesigning assignments or entire courses. Presenter Meagan Malone, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of English, explains how her classroom approach has changed since the first days of generative AI in this article.
Powered by energetic students, the club is preparing for its first appearance in the elite NASA Student Launch Challenge in spring 2026. And it is still looking for members.
The SIF backs cross-campus projects — designed and led by UAB faculty and staff — that align with the university’s strategic plan, Forging Ahead. Funded projects this year focus on eSports, a rapid innovation pipeline for clinical/research ideas, and a makerspace for research and education in arts, sciences and engineering. Learn more about the projects.
UAB neuroscientist Kauê Machado Costa, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, received a Parkinson's Foundation grant to test an intriguing hypothesis: The cognitive deficits now known to occur in the early years of Parkinson's disease may be a clue that learning-oriented dopamine circuits shift gears to cover for their movement-focused cousins. If Costa’s hypothesis is correct, it could point the way to tests that speed up Parkinson's diagnoses.
The 2025 honorees for the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching represent UAB schools, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School, and the Honors College. Hear what their students and colleagues have to say.
The latest cohort selected for the Blaze Leadership Academy includes 20 faculty and staff from across campus. See the full list of participants in this story.
Inspired by a police press conference, Yuliang Zheng, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Computer Science, developed a way to prove that digital files are authentic while obscuring secret information. His work is now an International Standard in cybersecurity, paving the way for large-scale adoption by tech companies.
Explore the capabilities of the Multi-Disciplinary Driving Simulator Lab in the 916 Building from 1-4 p.m. each Friday from Aug. 22 through Sept. 26. The lab is supported by UAB’s Strategic Investment Fund.
Temperatures are off the charts in this popular class from associate professor of sculpture Stacey Holloway. Tag along with Holloway and her students for metal pours at the Hulsey Center and Sloss Furnaces in our slideshow.
Students need to come hungry in this savory course led by instructor Jenna Reynolds, M.A. Follow Reynolds and her class on a tasty tour in this slideshow.
Stacy Moak, Mary Kathryn Sewell-Loftin, Sarah Culver and Samiksha Raut demonstrated extraordinary commitment to engaging undergraduate students in service learning, undergraduate research, education abroad and core teaching.
From blood stains to DNA testing, students in this course learn the real-life workings of a crime lab. Get a glimpse into the class with its instructor, Associate Professor Jason Linville, Ph.D., in this slideshow.
Find out how UAB faculty help Honors College students connect through engaging extracurricular activities — and meet the 2025-2026 Honors Faculty Fellows cohort.
Forty UAB inventors were named on 17 patents in fiscal year 2024. Through the new patent coin recognition program from UAB’s Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, these faculty and staff, along with patent holders moving forward, are receiving special tokens honoring their hard work and dedication.
Spend a minute with this slideshow and enjoy some twin bunnies in the neonatal intensive care unit, spring fun on the Campus Green, dramatic photos of new graduates and more captured by UAB's official photographers in April 2025.