Dancers kick up their heels to support research into healthy aging at the fourth annual UAB Dancing with the Silver Stars.
The UAB community came out to support the CPS-3, becoming the largest single site enrollment in the United States with 1,209 participants.
Gregory Pence, Ph.D., will discuss “Should We Clone People?”
The event, hosted by the Department of English, will take place at 6 p.m. in the Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South.
UAB studies zero in on potential biomarkers in muscle tissue for Lou Gehrig’s disease.
The week will feature speakers, an artist, trainings, a spoken-word performance, classroom lectures and consultation meetings by local and national experts.
Gelwix, Wenzel, Awad and Singh were named assistant professors.
Hitchcock is an assistant professor of social work.
Wittig was honored for making significant contributions to the field and having mentored many public relations practitioners in the region.
The women will be honored at the Fund’s Smart Party event, a high-tech cocktail party and fundraiser benefitting The Women’s Fund.
Scholarships from $100 to $2,000 will be awarded in seven categories; 12 young women will compete for the title plus talent and lifestyle/fitness categories.
Colgate and the National Dental Association Foundation support the award, which is for $10,000.
