Joan C. Tronto, emeritus professor of the City University of New York and the University of Minnesota and one of the greatest exponents of the ethics of care and democracy, will visit the UAB and offer a conference at the Rectorat building on 10 October. The conference will be open to all members of the community and will focus on the revolutionary potential of a care democracy.
The UAB campus services will offer a combination of remote and in-office attention with special opening hours during the month of August.
Retired Professor Elisabet Garcia from the Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising passed away on 2 May 2024. The UAB wishes to extend its most sincere condolences to all those who loved and appreciated and express its grief in having lost a member of its community.
The final competition of "Thesis in 4 Minutes", in which PhD students are encouraged to present their doctoral thesis in a maximum of four minutes, will take place on 7 May at 12 noon, at the UAB Doctoral School. The event will be streamed live on the UAB's YouTube channel.
The UAB is sad to announce the passing of Professor Francisco Rico, who taught Medieval Spanish Literature at the UAB and was an academic member of the Royal Spanish Academy. The UAB, the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, and the Department of Spanish wish to extend their most heartfelt condolences to all those who knew and appreciated him, and express their sorrow for his passing.
Laura Pierola and Víctor Rodríguez star in the fourth season of the UAB campus tours "Racons Amagats", a video series that brings UABers closer to discovering interesting places and services that you might not yet know exist.
Margarita Freixas, lecturer in the Department of Spanish at the UAB, was reelected dean of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities in the elections held this weekl at the teaching centre.
The call is aimed at giving support to the development of teaching and innovation research proposals that are interdisciplinary and cross-curricular with impact on student learning and that are transferable to the university community. Applications can be presented from 22 April to 22 May 2024.
The UAB hosted the 1st Conference on Addictions, Well-being and Mental Health on Youth and Adolescents on Friday 12 April from 9:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. Organised by the Stress and Health Research Group (GIES) of the UAB, it discussed crucial issues such as cannabis abuse, binge drinking in adolescents, and problematic use of the internet among young people.