November 2014 - The Reporter
January 27, 2016
UAB explores options for expanding child-care program
UAB has appointed a committee to review its child-care program and provide recommendations and options for expanding facilities and services.
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Take Note
UAB performs as well as or better in safety statistics compared to similar urban institutions — and many traditional, non-urban college campuses — including Emory, Tulane, Vanderbilt, Memphis and Houston. In most cases, UAB is significantly safer.
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Employee Safety
January 25, 2016
UAB launches new-look front door
The site’s navigation structure has been updated, and heavily visited links can be accessed directly from the home page, making it easier for users to find the information they seek.
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Tools & Technology
January 20, 2016
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.
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Events
January 20, 2016
Get help incorporating sustainability into your classroom
Apply by March 16 for the Red Mountain Project faculty workshop, which will help participants incorporate sustainability into their courses. Ten faculty fellows will receive a stipend of $1,000 for a new or altered course syllabus.
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Sustainability
January 20, 2016
Van Matre wins lifetime teaching award
Business professor in his fifth decade at UAB does it for the love of teaching.
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Awards & Honors
January 15, 2016
Blazers blow past latest Finish the Drive fundraising milestone
More than $5.2 million has been paid in UAB’s Finish the Drive campaign to secure $17.2 million pledged to UAB Athletics, exceeding the $4.5 million Jan. 15 goal.
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Go Blazers!
January 15, 2016
Gurley receives Distinguished Scholar Award
Keith Gurley, Ed.D., assistant professor of educational leadership, is recognized for his professional achievements by the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences.
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Achievements
January 14, 2016
Game on: Spring teaching workshop schedule is online
The UAB Center for Teaching and Learning will offer than 35 teaching workshops this spring, and a little reward and competition also enters the mix.
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Lectures & Workshops
January 14, 2016
Biology of aging seminar series launches Jan. 20
The UAB Nathan Shock Center of Excellence will present free, public lectures on topics related to the basic biology of aging. The series will kick off Jan. 20, and one will follow each month through April.
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Lectures & Workshops
