November 2014 - The Reporter
November 06, 2014
Practice helps make postdocs perfect
A new forum will enable postdoctoral trainees to share their research with peers, network and begin to form career-lasting collaborations here at UAB. The first of four “Post-Docs at Work” events will be held 4-6 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Edge of Chaos.
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Learning & Development
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Research & Scholarship
November 06, 2014
Warehouse to close Nov. 24 to prepare for auction
The University Stores Warehouse will be closed to the campus Nov. 24 in preparation for a public auction.
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Take Note
November 05, 2014
UAB Medicine announces results of strategic review and planning
After several months of careful review and planning made necessary by a rapidly changing health care landscape, UAB Medicine launched Foundation for the Future, an initiative dedicated to strengthen and reposition UAB Medicine to remain operationally and financially stable.
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Take Note
November 04, 2014
Mom of NFL player is 28th link in nation’s longest kidney chain
Estella Floyd, mother of Indianapolis Colts cornerback and special teams star Loucheiz Purifoy, got to see her son for the first time since May recently when he visited home on a bye week. It was also the first time he had seen her since she received a new kidney as a link in the UAB Kidney Chain.
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Patient Care
November 03, 2014
Faculty spreads knowledge, technology to new African medical schools
Professor Peter Anderson helps improve medical education in Zambia by sharing his resources through virtual microscopy.
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Outreach
November 03, 2014
Ridge on Mars named for UAB scientist who helped explore the Red Planet
Wdowiak Ridge, a rock-strewn hill about 500 feet long and 40 feet high, was named for the late Thomas Wdowiak, Ph.D., an astrophysicist who helped uncover firm evidence that water once existed on Mars.
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Achievements
November 03, 2014
Bland named Distinguished Faculty Lecturer
Kirby Bland, M.D., Fay Fletcher Kerner Professor and chair of the Department of Surgery and surgeon-in-chief of the UAB Health System Hospitals and Clinics, was named the 2014 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer, the highest honor bestowed by the UAB Academic Health Center.
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Achievements
October 30, 2014
Prepare for a career in clinical and translational research
The UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science is accepting applications for a six-month certificate program that provides additional training for those interested in an academic career in clinical and translational research.
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Learning & Development
