12 honored for excellence in teaching
Twelve faculty have been selected to receive the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, which honors those who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments in teaching. The 2020 honorees represent each school, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Honors College and the Graduate School.
In a new trial funded through UAB’s urgent COVID-19 research program, investigators are comparing the widely available steroid methylprednisolone with dexamethasone, which lowered risk of dying by one-third in a U.K. trial this summer.
Hope you are doing well? Do a self-check with these four Cs
Advice on mental and emotional well-being from UAB leadership and professional development expert Michael Wiederman, Ph.D.
Chronotypes and cigarettes: New study explores strategies to help ethnic minorities get better rest and quit smoking
With a nearly $3 million grant from the NIH, researchers are studying interactions among sleep, nicotine and race.
Projects will receive U.S. Economic Development Administration grant support for proof-of-concept and early-stage product development.
Employee entry and sentinel testing: what you need to know
Drop-in youth study program is open
Shop Blazer Kitchen online this fall
Blazer Kitchen’s Hill Student Center location will transition to online shopping during the fall semester to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 while continuing to provide assistance to students in need of perishable and non-perishable foods, personal hygiene items or school supplies.
More questions answered from Aug. 14 employee town hall
Employees submitted more than 160 questions and comments during the virtual town hall Aug. 14; find answers to questions that couldn’t be answered live due to time constraints, including explanations of benefits, mask compliance, remote working expectations and more.
Your questions answered from Aug. 11 student town hall
UAB leaders discussed data behind the university’s comprehensive reopening plan and answered questions on move-in, class schedules, mask distribution and more.