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Research that sheds light on the way gliomas migrate and cause brain tumors may reveal a new avenue to kill them. The findings, published June 19 in Nature Communications, show that gliomas disrupt normal neural connections and hijack control of blood vessels — which may open the door for chemotherapy.
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Research & Scholarship
June 19, 2014
Time for the summer 5 in 5
Get healthy during a five-week UAB Employee Wellness program: lower your blood pressure five points, lose five pounds and engage in five designated fitness activities. Register June 27 at the Green Screens to be eligible for prizes.
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Be Healthy
June 17, 2014
Faculty mentors wanted for Beckman Scholars program
UAB is submitting a competing renewal for its Beckman Scholars grant, and faculty who mentor undergraduate researchers are encouraged to participate.
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Take Note
June 18, 2014
It's a high-tech game of hide’n’seek
In one class, students play hide’n’seek with an opponent they cannot see: a radioactive isotope.
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Academics
This effort will differentiate UAB from its local and regional peers and make it a national player in the development of new treatment therapies.
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Patient Care
June 17, 2014
UAB Institute for Human Rights to forge a better future
UAB and its community partners will help establish Birmingham on the world stage as a city where difficult issues are openly discussed and people are inspired to lead the struggles against injustice.
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Take Note
June 17, 2014
Gender differences emerging in obesity-related mortality
Medical advances and interventions may have helped reduce the effects of obesity on lifespan, especially for women, says findings published in Obesity Reviews.
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Research & Scholarship
The partnership combines genomics expertise with leadership in research and clinical medicine to speed efforts to deliver personalized therapies and cures.
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Research & Scholarship
June 16, 2014
UABTeach is ready to enroll first class in fall
UAB has hired its first master teacher and is recruiting math, science and technology students for a new program to train and nurture a force of highly qualified instructors in STEM subjects.
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Academics
Julia Gohlke, Ph.D., was named the 2014 recipient of the F. Clarke Fraser New Investigator Award from The Teratology Society, which promotes cutting-edge research on birth defects and other developmental disorders.
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Awards & Honors
