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American Health Information Management Association lauds UAB’s Donna Slovensky.
Anupam Agarwal, M.D., Donny Burke, Ph.D., Maj. Gen. Lee Price (retired), Doug Rigney, Ph.D., and Jerry Stephens, Ph.D., were honored by the NAS.

Knowledge and expertise of the UAB/Lakeshore Research Collaborative to be on display at the White House Summit on fitness and disability.

The Outstanding Periodontal Educator Award recognizes Palcanis’ impact on teaching and educational innovation.

UAB’s Yakov Kasman will perform the Tchaikovsky Trio as part of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra’s “Concertmaster and Friends” series Oct. 14.
The award is presented annually to authors of a peer-reviewed published paper that has contributed the most to the knowledge of periodontal regeneration in a given calendar year.
Comcast grant will allow faculty member to further online security and usability research.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded UAB postdoctoral fellow Bertha Hidalgo, Ph.D., with a 24-month grant to learn whether genetic and epigenetic differences exist between subgroups of Latinos for cardiometabolic diseases.
Body language expert Mark Hickson, Ph.D., honored by National Communication Association.
UAB professor, alumnae among nurse leaders selected as fellows by the Academy of Nursing for careers that have influenced health policies and more.
School of Nursing professor named one of the top 15 family nurse practitioner faculty members in the country.
School of Nursing assistant professor will participate in world-class, three-year leadership development program designed to enhance effectiveness of nurse leaders.
Chemical properties play a powerful role in the development of flavors.

“Decoding a Hindu Temple: Royalty and Religion in the Iconographic Program of the Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal” interprets the visual images and symbols of the temple.

Demark-Wahnefried takes leadership post with Obesity Society.

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.
Sloan and Bangalore assume leadership positions for CIA|JFR.

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

Former chemistry and biology student is one of fewer than 100 students selected worldwide for prestigious internship program.
A UAB professor has been named to the first 40 Under 40 list from the American Society for Clinical Pathology.
The 34th National Symposium for Healthcare Executives, a learning environment for health care leaders, is scheduled for Aug. 6-8.
The work of Roy Joseph, Ph.D., was chosen as one of the top 3 percent of abstracts submitted at ARVO 2014.
UAB is reaffirmed as National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance and Cyber Defense Research.
David B. Allison, associate dean for Science in the UAB School of Public Health, has been named a fellow of The Gerontological Society of America.
Isabel Scarinci, Ph.D., M.P.H., professor in UAB Division of Preventive Medicine, has been appointed to the newly created position of associate director of globalization and cancer in the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The American Society of Nutrition is dedicated to bringing together the world’s top researchers, clinical nutritionists and industry to advance knowledge and application of nutrition for the sake of humans and animals.
A UAB assistant professor will examine workplace health and safety issues related to worker impairment from marijuana use on a collaborative task force.
Lindsay A. Rhodes, M.D., was named to the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Leadership Development Program Class of 2015. This program represents a commitment by the AAO to develop future leaders.
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