The July 2013 issue of Business Alabama features UA faculty members Guy and Kim Caldwell and their work in an article on “Top Gene Scientists.“

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A reception was held on May 3 to honor recent and upcoming faculty retirees: Art Benke, Perry Churchill, Hank Heath, Gary Sloan, Amy Ward and Milt Ward; and to celebrate the accomplishments of faculty members who will be promoted in August 2013: Carol Duffy, Behzad Mortazavi, Greg Starr and John Yoder (to Associate Professor) and Kim Caldwell, Juan Lopez-Bautista and Julie Olson (to Professor). Congratulations to all!

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The 2013 E.O. Wilson Fellows are Michael Kendrick, Scotty DePriest and Samantha Perkins.  Wilson Fellows receive a summer stipend to support their research activities in areas related to biodiversity in natural environmental settings.

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Undergraduate researchers: First – Sarah Crocker-Buta (Secor) Second – Amelia Randazzo (Secor) Third – Jonathan Belanich (Secor) Masters students: First – Tao Jing (Ramonell) Second – John Boyd (Staudhammer) Third – James Melton (Lopez-Bautista) 1-3Y PhD students: First -Sarah Duncan (Rissler) Second – Rami Ajjuri (O’Donnell) Third – Mike Kendrick (Huryn) 4+Y PhD students: First – Julia Stevens (Olson) Second – Mark Garcia (Earley) Third – Wei Wang (Yoder) Thanks to all of the judges: Chris Edge, Andrea Moss, Ana […]

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The work of Assistant Professor Greg Starr and colleagues has been featured in EOS Research spotlight.

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Graduate student Jack Hammontree has been awarded a 2012 Golden Key Research Grant. Jack is working under the direction of Dr. Margaret Johnson.

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A television news story about graduate student Bwarenaba Kautu, who received his Ph.D. at December commencement. He is the first Ph.D. ever from his country, Kiribati. Congratulations Naba, and best wishes for a productive career!

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At the Southeastern Branch Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Professor and Chair Patricia Sobecky received the James C. Feeley Award in recognition of her notable and significant contributions in the area of environmental microbiology.

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At the recent Southeastern Branch Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Brian Shirey received 2nd place in the oral presentations given by PhD students category. Brian works under the direction of Dr. Julie Olson.

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Professor Amy Ward has been elected to the Board of Directors of NEON, the National Ecological Observatory Network. Congratulations Amy!

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