AI supercharges ideas, imagination
Throughout his more than 20-year career, Mohanraj Thirumalai, Ph.D., has dedicated himself to improving the lives of people with disabilities. One of his latest efforts focuses on identifying bias in research studies that could exclude this population, either intentionally or inadvertently. To achieve this, he uses Azure AI — one of the latest AI tools approved for UAB use — to demonstrate how AI can serve as a powerful ally when paired with human insight.
People powering research discoveries, infrastructure
Collaboration is key to success in research computing, as UAB researchers pair with IT experts to make the most of the ever-expanding power of UAB’s computing resources. Over the past year, researchers have taken advantage of new tools and an upgraded network. Meanwhile, the Research Computing team has expanded storage capacity and improved performance by migrating resources to the campus Technology Innovation Center as well as DC BLOX, located near UAB. The collaboration powering the research infrastructure and discoveries should help UAB achieve its $1 billion research funding goal under the Growth with Purpose initiative.
Parabricks speeds genomic analysis
Tool optimized for GPUs helps Worthey lab power study of rare genetic conditions.
Open science grid multiplies Cheaha power
A researcher in neurobiology professor Summer Thyme’s lab was able to scale up his studies using the Open Science Grid.
Cheaha helps Cardenas lab superpower work
Cheaha is more than just a supercomputer, it’s a growth opportunity, including for Dr. Carlos Cardenas lab.
Campus partnerships help build new tools for academic success
As UAB embarks on a new collaborative effort to improve student success, UAB IT has partnered with teams across campus to implement new initiatives to help faculty and students achieve their goals.
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Campus community key to securing UAB data
UAB IT’s security team has been busy this year implementing new tools to help protect UAB data and information — but our most important partner remains our campus community. Among the new initiatives to help protect you: data classification labels in Box and Microsoft; changing the default sharing option in Microsoft; and setting up face-to-face password resets.
Teamwork drives customer service and success
UAB IT’s customer service team covers a wide range of services, from desktops to telecommunications — and they rely on each other to respond to the needs of campus customers. With more than 500 years of experience among them, many of our customer service employees have moved up the ranks, expanding the knowledge and expertise of the entire team.
Serving campus with technology wins
UAB IT's goal is to achieve a minimum of 100 innovations each year, all aimed at enhancing the academic and professional experiences of students, faculty, and staff, regardless of their scale. None of these would be possible without the collaboration of our campus partners. Over the past eight years, UAB has accumulated more than 1,000 technology wins for campus. Explore some of our recent projects below, and view the full list of wins.
