November 2014 - The Reporter
June 08, 2015
Check yourself out all summer with Green Screens
Monitor your blood pressure and other indicators to help support and encourage a more healthful lifestyle with free Green Screens 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. Fridays through Aug. 7. A list of locations are online.
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Be Healthy
June 08, 2015
Chief information officer creates a voice for tech users
UAB IT is crowdsourcing innovation with SPARK, a new site that enables UAB faculty, staff and students to submit ideas for technology and vote to support the ideas of others. “Our intent is to create a voice for you,” said Curt Carver, Ph.D., UAB chief information officer and vice president of information technology.
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Tools & Technology
June 05, 2015
Barnes selected to lead Enrollment Management
Bradley Barnes, Ph.D., has been named vice provost for Enrollment Management, and his first day at UAB will be July 15. Barnes, who will report to Provost Linda Lucas, will lead a comprehensive enrollment-management unit to develop strategies for student recruitment, admissions, retention and persistence to graduation.
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Appointments
Susan Banks, The Graduate School’s go-to person for all policy and procedure questions, is Employee of the Month.
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Awards & Honors
June 04, 2015
Will your self-driving car be programmed to kill you?
The computer brains inside autonomous vehicles will be fast enough to make life-or-death decisions. But should they? A member of UAB’s national championship-winning Bioethics Bowl team — and the team’s coach, a renowned bioethicist — weigh in on a thorny problem of the dawning robot age.
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Research & Scholarship
June 04, 2015
Use or lose your personal holidays
UAB policy requires non-hospital, biweekly paid, full-time regular employees to use personal holidays by the last biweekly pay period in June, which for 2015 is the May 31-June 13 pay period — or forfeit them. The policy for monthly paid and hospital employees is unchanged. The full holiday policy is in the UAB Policies and Procedures Library at www.uab.edu/policies.
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Take Note
June 03, 2015
UAB Athletics accepting football season ticket deposits
Fans can place a deposit for season tickets at uabsports.com or make a contribution through Blazer Boosters.
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Go Blazers!
June 03, 2015
Can you picture that?
A picture may be worth more than 1,000 words in science, math, or medicine. Meet a group of UAB art students learning the secrets of scientific illustration to communicate complex ideas quickly, simply, and creatively. See some of their images and discover how they could open doors to unexpected career opportunities in UAB Magazine.
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UAB Magazine
June 03, 2015
Campus honored for commitment to conservation
UAB has received Tree Campus USA recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation. “Protecting and promoting trees is a key component for improving air and groundwater quality," said Tim Sullivan, manager of UAB Campus Services and Grounds, "and it adds to the aesthetic beauty of the campus.”
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Take Note
Initial results of fundraising efforts far exceeding historical financial support significantly improve the Athletic Department’s financial picture, make possible the return of football, bowling and rifle.
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Take Note
