November 2014 - The Reporter
June 30, 2014
Resource Center offers support to cancer patients
The Patient and Family Resource Center staff can answer questions about cancer, treatment options and available support services
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Patient Care
June 30, 2014
Advising helped Chapman see the struggles others face
Associate Professor Alison Chapman, Ph.D., said helping students fix problems has been the most gratifying part of her job.
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Awards & Honors
June 27, 2014
Make time for a mid-week meditation in July
Take a short time out from the stresses of your day for a brief, guided relaxation meditation 1-1:30 p.m. Wednesdays in July. Call 934-2281 to register.
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Be Healthy
June 26, 2014
UAB advances strategic planning through priorities
A year after UAB launched the most comprehensive strategic planning process in its history, its academic schools and college have developed individual plans, and summaries of that work are online at www.uab.edu/plan.
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Take Note
UAB has two pieces of good news for employees: They will receive two extra holidays at the year’s end, and there will be no increases in health-insurance premiums in 2015.
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Take Note
Eating more fruits and vegetables is good for a number of reasons, but weight-loss isn’t necessarily one of them, UAB researchers say.
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Research & Scholarship
June 26, 2014
Alert: Calls received from debt-collection scammers
UAB IT and HSIS recommends you report any of these calls to your support group at AskIT, 996-5555, or HSIS Helpdesk, 934-8888.
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Take Note
June 26, 2014
Simulator to help children learn to cross streets safely
Professor David Schwebel, Ph.D., developed a new virtual-reality system to help reduce pedestrian injuries and deaths among children.
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Research & Scholarship
June 25, 2014
Students represent UAB in social justice initiative
For the past four years, UAB students have been training with the Oxfam CHANGE Initiative to learn ways to fight against global poverty, hunger and injustice.
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Outreach
June 25, 2014
TEDxBirmingham looks to ‘Move Mountains’ in 2015
Save the date and nominate a speaker for the next conference at UAB in February.
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