November 2014 - The Reporter
Glen Feldman, Ph.D., professor of history, received the Anne B. and James B. McMillan Book Prize for his work, "The Irony of the Solid South: Democrats, Republicans, and Race, 1865-1944," which examines the South’s transition to a majority Republican region from its Democratic roots.
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Awards & Honors
April 16, 2014
Jordan to lead association of surgical residency directors
Professor William D. Jordan, Jr., M.D., has become president-elect of the Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery for the 2014-16 academic years, and he will serve as president from 2016-2018.
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Achievements
April 15, 2014
Kinesiology is the new physical education
Physical education courses now will carry a KIN prefix to reflect the program's name change to Kinesiology, and students should review options under that designation when registering. Only the name has changed; Kinesiology offers the same degrees and concentrations offered through the Physical Education program.
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Take Note
April 15, 2014
Protect your personal systems against Heartbleed
UAB IT recommends that employees, staff and students who conduct personal business using the Internet change those personal passwords to protect themselves against fraud, identity theft and other cyber-crimes.
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Tools & Technology
April 14, 2014
The Campaign for UAB appeals to online givers
Online contributions during the six months since the public launch of The Campaign for UAB surpassed online gifts from the entire previous fiscal year.
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The Campaign for UAB
April 14, 2014
Call for proposals: Explore research for palliative care
The Palliative Research Enhancement Project invites research proposals for innovative translational and/or clinical research projects that use palliative medicine.
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Extramural Awards
Fifteen UAB employees are mentoring eighth-graders from Hayes K-8 School to help pilot a Big Brothers Big Sisters program to improve students’ self-esteem and broaden their horizons.
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Get Involved
April 12, 2014
Volunteering is good for the soul, Stevenson says
Melanie Stevenson is one of the UAB employees we’re spotlighting during National Volunteer Week to inspire, recognize and encouraged people to seek out imaginative ways to contribute to their communities. Share your story.
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Behind the Scenes
April 11, 2014
Hasan to make cloud computing more secure
Ragib Hasan, Ph.D., received a National Science Foundation Career Award to support his quest for accountable clouds. His intent is to improve the security of cloud computing by leveraging provenance — or the history of data, applications and cloud state — as a first-class property of clouds.
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Research & Scholarship
