Displaying items by tag: school of health professions
A series of fascinating studies at Harvard University showed that many people respond positively to placebo pills — even when they are told that the pills don't have any active ingredients. Now researchers at UAB have partnered with a Harvard scientist to test these "open-label" placebos for the first time in cancer survivors.
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Bradley Barnes, Ph.D., will provide executive leadership and coordinate a comprehensive enrollment management unit to develop strategies focused on student recruitment, admissions, retention and persistence to graduation.
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The answer to that question could help zoos solve a growing fertility crisis — and offer new insight into the lives of these majestic creatures. Find out how UAB researchers, working with scientists from the Smithsonian Institution, are exploring two ways to measure body fat in African elephants.
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UAB Girls in Science and Engineering Day to be held Saturday, May 2.
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The VORLab will study the effects of injuries sustained in football and other contact sports on balance, eye movement and vision to improve diagnostic tools and promote recovery.
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UAB’s Chiasera cited as an emerging university leader by being named Fellow of the American Council on Education.
Curtis A. Carver Jr., Ph.D., comes to UAB from the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, where he served as vice chancellor and chief information officer.
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UAB National Alumni Society announces Excellence in Business Top 25 Class of 2015.
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This interdisciplinary symposium will highlight different areas of research from across campus.
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School of Health Professions’ master’s in health administration program moves up three spots to No. 2 in the United States.
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Stephen Carter will attend the Experimental Biology Conference in late March to receive his award.
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The online program for a degree in health care management at UAB has been named the best in the nation based on academic excellence, types of available classes, faculty strength, rankings and reputation.
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Campaign for UAB: Give Something, Change Everything caps off 2014 with record-breaking December.
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UAB researchers receive a $1.25 million grant to identify and disseminate best management practices in nursing homes with a high census of Medicaid residents.
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Injured military personnel to benefit from unique set of therapies offered at UAB.
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Looking forward to a promising 2015, UAB News revisits some top stories of 2014.
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- office of global engagement
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- department of criminal justice
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An estimated 1,100 students will walk in UAB’s two commencement ceremonies, and 73 will receive their doctoral hoods this fall.
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The UAB School of Health Professions continues to expand into international education and names two faculty to leadership positions.
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John Wesley Chancellor of Enterprise and Candy Mosley of Foley are Mr. and Ms. UAB 2014, with first alternates Ethan Gissendaner and Asia Sullivan.
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American Health Information Management Association lauds UAB’s Donna Slovensky.
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