Innovation Institute hosts country’s first metahealth symposium, Feb. 28
Reduce stress with this quick, self-paced office ergonomics course
Getting people where they need to go is top priority, says new transportation head
3 honored as emeritus faculty
The UA System Board of Trustees elevated three former faculty to emeritus status during its Feb. 3 meeting. Those honored were Pamela S. Murray, Stephen James O’Connor and George Howard.
BabyCOVE Study: Evaluates the COVID-19 vaccine in healthy infants aged 12 weeks to less than 6 months old.
4 appointed to endowed positions
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees voted to appoint one chair and three professors to endowed positions during its Feb. 3 meeting. Those honored are Jeffery Walker, Lewis Shi, Farah Lubin and Brant Wagener.
We are doing this study to see if CagriSema (Cagrilintide/semaglutide), a new medicine intended for the treatment of obesity, is safe for use in people living with obesity and cardiovascular disease. The study will also include some people with type 2 diabetes and/or chronic kidney disease.
You may qualify to participate if::
- You have had a stroke, a heart attack (myocardial infarction), or have poor circulation (peripheral
- arterial disease)
- You are 55 years of age or older
- You are living with obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 )
- You can have type 2 diabetes and/or chronic kidney disease
- You are able to attend regular clinic visits and receive phone calls over
- a period of 3 years
Want to know more about the REDEFINE 3 study?
Call the study team at (205) 996-4015 or via email ccnrn@uab.edu
3 chosen as UAB VIPs for fourth-quarter 2022
Tatyana Gavrikova, Sherry Polhill and Aparna Tamhane are the fourth-quarter 2022 honorees of the UAB Shared Values in Action Program, which honors those whose work exemplifies and embodies Forging the Future's shared values. Nominations for first-quarter 2023 honorees are open through Feb. 28.
Four high-tech health devices being tested at UAB now
Take a look at new technologies being studied at UAB for treatment of depression, sleep apnea, traumatic brain injury and tic disorders.
Look for these 9 new spaces transforming UAB’s campus
UAB continues to implement its Campus Master Plan through new facilities and renovations to enhance instruction, research, technology and student life. Some are under construction and others are in planning stages; these include an update to the Unity Park green space, seven new buildings and a new parking deck.
