November 2014 - The Reporter
June 17, 2024
With Microsoft’s Copilot AI tool available to all Blazers, faculty prepare for fall 2024
“Using AI in the Classroom” workshops at the Center for Teaching and Learning are drawing lots of attention from faculty. CTL Director Amy Chatham, Ph.D., explains why and shares tips on a helpful new book and getting the most out of generative AI.
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Tools & Technology
June 13, 2024
3 chosen as UAB VIPs for second-quarter 2024
John Huffstutler, Nancy Parsons and Angel Simmons are the second-quarter 2024 honorees of the UAB Values in Action Program. Nominations for third-quarter 2024 honorees are open through July 11.
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Awards & Honors
June 12, 2024
Meet the leader of UAB’s Climate and Health Initiative
Zhen Cong, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences in the School of Public Health, shares her work on disaster preparedness of older adults and why she wants all Blazers to take part in the initiative’s work.
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Discoveries & Innovations
June 10, 2024
McDew to be new AVP & Sr. Title IX Coordinator
Andrea McDew, Ed.D., has been selected as the new assistant vice president and senior Title IX coordinator for the UAB Title IX Office. She has an extensive background in Title IX and university safety, most lately at Texas Christian University. McDew will begin at UAB on July 1.
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Campus News
June 10, 2024
When developing a successful treatment means a loaded calendar and an “entirely new plan”
Clinical psychologist Aaron Fobian, Ph.D., created Retraining and Control Therapy, or ReACT, for patients with functional neurological disorder. It has helped hundreds reclaim their lives and led Fobian to develop an adaptive digital manual to expand use.
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Advances
David Rogers, M.D., chief wellness officer for UAB Medicine, wrote “Frontline Healthcare Leadership” for employees in challenging, high-stress jobs. Its insights can help any Blazer contribute to making UAB an even better place to work, be healed and learn.
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Learning & Development
June 06, 2024
Updated training on fiscal responsibility to be required
“Understanding Your UAB Fiscal Responsibility,” which is focused on the role employees play in managing UAB’s financial resources, will be assigned to certain employees based on job function through the UAB Learning System beginning July 1, 2024.
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Learning & Development
June 06, 2024
Does your body really fight against weight loss? This scientist explains why the research says no.
Many people, including clinicians and researchers, think “the main reason people regain weight after weight loss is because the body fights back” in a phenomenon called metabolic adaptation, said UAB researcher Cátia Martins, Ph.D. Martins, a leading scientist studying metabolic adaptation, explains what she has found and her plans for a groundbreaking clinical trial.
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Research Findings
Rachel June Smith, Ph.D., a key recruit in UAB’s Neuroengineering and Brain-Computer Interface Initiative, can predict the frequency of stimulation that will push a brain into the chaos of a seizure — potentially saving patients with intractable seizures time, frustration and money.
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Discoveries & Innovations
The UA System Board of Trustees awarded the rank of Distinguished Professor to Robert Brunner, Yogesh Dwivedi, Helen Krontiras, Cora Elizabeth Lewis, David M. Morris and Michele H. Nichols and the rank of University Professor to Marie Bakitas, Mirjam-Colette Kempf, Verna Keith, Michael Neiderweis and David Vance during its meeting in April 2024.
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Awards & Honors
