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November 2014 - The Reporter

February 14, 2014

Six elevated to Distinguished Professor

The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees named six faculty members Distinguished Professors during its meeting Feb. 7.

Published in Appointments

February 13, 2014

Tanik, Messina appointed to endowed positions

The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees appointed Murat M. Tanik, Ph.D., and Frank M. Messina, Ph.D., to endowed positions during its meeting Feb. 7.

Published in Appointments

February 13, 2014

Norton, Oh named professors emeritus

The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees named two professors emeritus during it's meeting Feb. 7.

Published in Appointments

February 13, 2014

Awards enable grad students to tackle big ideas, solve real problems

Graduate Entrepreneurship Awards help bridge academic research and industry and provide students with mentors to guide them while developing their early-stage technologies. Meet two winners pursuing vastly different research in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Published in Academics

February 12, 2014

Explore Scopus, Google Scholar in Online Express Training Feb. 17

Expand your PubMed searches to include interdisciplinary and worldwide literature with these two powerful databases. Learn effective search strategies and sorting features for each. Register online.

Published in Events

February 07, 2014

Howard co-authors first guidelines issued for assessing stroke risk in women

The American Heart Association issued its first guidelines for preventing strokes in women, which consider hormones, reproductive health, pregnancy, childbirth and other sex-related factors. “Men are physiologically different from women, so preventive tips cannot be one-size-fits-all,” explained UAB Professor Virginia Howard, Ph.D., co-author of the new scientific statement published in the AHA journal Stroke. The guidelines report stroke risks unique to women and provide scientifically based recommendations on how best to treat them.

Published in Research & Scholarship

February 07, 2014

Get checked out at the Green Screens Health Checks

Stop by from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 28 in the North Pavilion 2nd floor lobby to check your weight and blood pressure. The screenings are provided by UAB Wellness and the UAB School of Nursing. Heart Walk T-shirts also will be on sale.

Published in Events

February 06, 2014

Physician Stephen Russell to release first of three novels Feb. 12

Associate Professor Stephen Russell, M.D., in the Division of General Internal Medicine, strongly believes creativity is an important aspect of medicine, so much so that he teaches his students to use art to enhance their skills as physicians. Russell's fascination with history and the impact people made on history gave him a deep appreciation for the arts, reading — and writing. On Feb. 12, Blue Jay Media Group will release “Blood Money,” the first of Russell's three novels scheduled to be published.

Published in Achievements

February 06, 2014

Canvas Success site launches

Here's all the support you need to be successful in Canvas, from PDF and video tutorials arranged by topic or FAQs to 24/365 live support via chat, phone, email, etc. Check it out now.

Published in Tools & Technology

February 05, 2014

Snow didn’t stop the Southeast’s largest kidney transplant chain

The arctic blast that shutdown the Southeast did not deter the UAB transplant team from performing 16 operations to continue the largest non-directed donor chain ever performed at a single center in the Southeast.

Published in Patient Care

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Events
Attend a showcase to promote diversity in food service purchasing
UAB event planners and purchasing decision-makers can see how to make small decisions that make a big impact.
- Event Date September 20
posted a while back 6250 views
Events
Hear practical tips for building a more inclusive UAB

Stefanie Johnson will discuss her research on the intersection of leadership, entrepreneurship and diversity and suggest ways to mitigate unconscious bias.
- Event Date April 16
posted a while back 6117 views
Events

Discoveries in the Making series returns

Learn what UAB graduate students and postdocs are uncovering in their research during two events this month.

posted a while back 5875 views
Events
Ireland visiting scholar Daniel Beaty to speak, perform March 10

Beaty will speak and perform his critically acclaimed, off-Broadway solo play, “Emergency,” 4 p.m. March 10 in the ASC.
- Event Date March 10
posted a while back 8379 views
Events
Darwin Day commemorates biologist’s birthday, showcases scientific research

A movie, panel discussion, art exhibition and noted lecturers are among the events planned to commemorate the birth of Charles Darwin and celebrate scientific research in evolutionary biology and other disciplines.
- Event Date February 9
posted a while back 8824 views
Events
UAB to host 'Stand as One' forum
The program, “Stand as One: Empowering Marginalized Voices in Birmingham," is a free public event hosted by UAB Institute for Human Rights. All are welcome.
- Event Date February 16
posted a while back 11370 views
Events
Panel to discuss ‘What now?’ in wake of divisive election

UAB and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute will bring together a diverse panel of citizens and community leaders to discuss the importance of civil discourse, and how it can be practiced in our daily lives, during a free public event 6:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 in Heritage Hall Room 106.
- Event Date November 15
posted a while back 6929 views
Events
Watts to deliver encore presentation of the State of the University

President Ray Watts will highlight UAB’s groundbreaking accomplishments in all areas of its mission, plus the strategic planning and key new facilities that are part of an updated Campus Master Plan.
- Event Date October 25
posted a while back 7941 views
Events
Nurses Week paintings to be auctioned to benefit Benevolent Fund
Online bidding begins June 10 on the UAB Benevolent Fund website, and a “buy now” option is available.
- Event Date June 10
posted a while back 7473 views
Events
How can health-care workers help stop human trafficking?
Rochelle Rollins, Ph.D., acting deputy director for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office on Trafficking in Persons, will discuss the importance and role of health-care workers in combating this crime 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 29 in Spain Auditorium.
posted a while back 3190 views
Events
Get some “Holiday Soul” with Eric Essix and 5 Men on a Stool
Following the success of their last show, Essix will once again perform his handpicked collection of soulful “songs of the season” and audience favorites with the harmonious Atlanta super-group.
- Event Date December 13
posted a while back 2512 views
Events
See “Downton Abbey” season 6 sneak preview at ASC
Seating is first-come, first-served for this free event; ASC members may reserve premium seating and enjoy a free reception. This sneak preview is presented in conjunction with Alabama Public Television.
- Event Date December 30
posted a while back 1604 views
Events

7 THINGS TO KNOW FOR THE WEEK
Things for the UAB community to see and do during the week of Oct. 25-31.

posted a while back 9626 views
Events
BookTalk to discuss “A Place in Time"
Join Assistant Professor Randy Blythe for a discussion of “A Place in Time —Twenty Stories of the Port William” by Wendell Berry, 6 p.m. in the Sterne Library Director’s Conference Room. UAB BookTalk meets monthly, and all are welcome. A list of upcoming dates and books are online.
- Event Date November 3
posted a while back 1761 views
Events

7 THINGS TO KNOW FOR THE WEEK
Things for the UAB community to see and do during the week of Oct. 18-24.

posted a while back 9690 views
Events

7 THINGS TO KNOW
A list of things to see and do for the UAB community during the week of Sept. 27- Oct. 3.

posted a while back 12059 views
Events
Plan to attend, present at annual exercise medicine symposium

UAB Center for Exercise Medicine will hold its annual symposium highlighting research and training 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept 25 in the Children's Harbor Bradley Lecture Center. Details and registration information are online.
- Event Date September 25
posted a while back 10160 views
Events
UAB to host top names in infectious disease research
Four of the most influential researchers in the field of infectious diseases in the world will be here.
- Event Date June 3
posted a while back 6653 views
Events
Explore the future of lab-made organs and printed tissues April 22
Anthony Atala, M.D., developer of the first lab-grown organ to be implanted into a human, to talk about the future of printing human tissue on demand.
- Event Date April 22
posted a while back 8444 views
Events

7 THINGS TO KNOW FOR THE WEEK

A list of things for the UAB community to see and do during the week of March 15-21.

posted a while back 10476 views

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