UAB researchers are investigating game-based verification that may improve computer security and reduce user frustration compared to typical “type-what-you-see” CAPTCHA tools that use static images.

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the most extensive known outbreak of this disease. While the risk of globalization is low, says one UAB expert, awareness is important.
UAB Distinguished Professor’s editorial highlights research efforts exploring low-sodium intake guidelines and implications on cardiac disease and mortality.
Investigators from UAB’s Nutrition Obesity Research Center and School of Public Health have been awarded a four-year, $1 million R25 grant to deliver an annual short course on innovative methods to find obesity causes.
With a career spanning more than 40 years, Jack Lemons, Ph.D., is being honored by the School of Public Health for major impacts at UAB.
The Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center and Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts will be adorned with vast artworks created from recycled and donated fabric.
Sloan and Bangalore assume leadership positions for CIA|JFR.

A UAB neuroscience student has received a summer fellowship from the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation.

Four documentary shorts made at UAB will be shown as part of a series of Alabama-made films at the festival.

From free student, alumni and faculty recitals to guest artist performances, the UAB Department of Music offers something for every taste.

The American Civil War was the proving ground for the new science of anesthesia in surgery.

Dean Michael Reddy’s appointment of Davis to assistant dean for Community Collaborations and Public Health will strengthen, grow community partnerships.
First-year medical students at the UAB School of Medicine receive their symbolic white coats during an Aug. 17 ceremony.
Two large-scale, black and white photographic works by the UAB 2012 graduate will be on exhibition Sept. 13-Jan. 19 in Arkansas.
The School of Education’s CAEP-accredited programs include undergraduate and graduate tracks in educator preparation, counselor education, teacher leadership and educational leadership.
The choir performed 20 concerts in six countries and won medals in all three categories they participated in at the games, held in Latvia.
Parents should consider flavored waters and reduced-fat milk in lieu of fruit juices for lunches. School teachers also can reinforce positive overall health habits.
Christopher Willey receives a crucial ACS research grant to further his novel work on the MARCKS protein in relation to brain cancer.
Registration is open now for ArtPlay’s fall session, with a variety of arts education classes for all ages set to begin Sept. 2.
Alabama consumers can better respond to cases of identity theft when equipped with knowledge of reporting process.