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Demarcus Davis: Barriers Broken, Dreams Fulfilled
Demarcus Davis: Barriers Broken, Dreams Fulfilled
August 2018-The heat at Fort Bliss, Texas, is nothing unusual. The training exercise should have been just as routine. U.S. Army Specialist Demarcus Davis—who had first enrolled in college but traded his textbooks for fatigues at the end of his freshman year after learning he was going to be a father - was now serving in the 6th Field Artillery Regiment. The transition from student to soldier had been challenging but rewarding. -
Yonica Marbury: Cultivating a Sustainable Future
Yonica Marbury: Cultivating a Sustainable Future
While many college students head to the beach for spring break to unwind in the sun, Yonica Marbury had a different mission. Instead of lounging on the sand, she was knee-deep in saltwater, planting mangrove trees along Puerto Rico’s coastline. These trees aren’t just scenic -they’re essential. Their dense root systems stabilize shorelines, reduce erosion, and act as natural buffers against storm surges. In a region increasingly vulnerable to hurricanes and rising seas, mangroves are frontline defenders. -
Elise Weatherly: Building Strength, Lifting Others
Elise Weatherly: Building Strength, Lifting Others
Molecular motor proteins are tiny engines inside our cells, carrying life forward step by step. For Elise Weatherly, they’re not only the focus of her Ph.D. research, but also the perfect metaphor for the kind of leader she has become at UAB. -
Maisie Davis: Designing Campus Impact through Collaboration
Maisie Davis: Designing Campus Impact through Collaboration
That quiet smile says everything. A Pell City native, Maisie came to UAB determined to turn her creativity into impact. She found the perfect outlets in Student Affairs, joining the Promoters of Wellness peer education program as well as the staff of the student publications Aura and Kaleidescope managed through UAB’s Student Media office. Maisie’s designs, including Wellness Promotion’s Vitamin Wellness Campaign seen on posters - and T-shirts! - all over campus, aren’t just graphics; they’re a part of UAB’s culture of health and wellness. -
Hycall Brooks: Finding Courage within a Culture of Care
Hycall Brooks: Finding Courage within a Culture of Care
The first table Hycall Brooks saw at ConnectFest was Student Media. It was serendipity. He had transferred to UAB after his freshman year - Atlanta had proven too expensive - and was looking for a way to carve out a new place for himself. Photography and short films had always been a creative outlet, something that helped him step back and breathe. Student Media seemed like the perfect fit.
Hycall Brooks: Finding Courage within a Culture of Care
The first table Hycall Brooks saw at ConnectFest was Student Media. It was serendipity. He had transferred to UAB after his freshman year - Atlanta had proven too expensive - and was looking for a way to carve out a new place for himself. Photography and short films had always been a creative outlet, something that helped him step back and breathe. Student Media seemed like the perfect fit.
Maisie Davis: Designing Campus Impact through Collaboration
Maisie Davis still remembers the first time she spotted another student wearing her T-shirt. “I’ve walked up to people and said, ‘I made that!’” she laughs. “But after a few confused looks, I realized it was better to just smile to myself.”
Elise Weatherly: Building Strength, Lifting Others
Molecular motor proteins are tiny engines inside our cells, carrying life forward step by step. For Elise Weatherly, they’re not only the focus of her Ph.D. research, but also the perfect metaphor for the kind of leader she has become at UAB. “Motor proteins move things forward,” she says. “That’s what I want to do—help people get to where they need to be.”