November 2014 - The Reporter
March 26, 2014
UAB helping Birmingham to meet Smarter Cities Challenge
Birmingham, with help from UAB, is one of 16 cities chosen this year to receive a grant that contributes the skills and expertise of IBM’s top talent to help cities address critical issues. It's hoped this will lay the groundwork for change that will help stabilize neighborhoods and lead to sustainable, healthy growth for decades to come.
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Economic Development
March 26, 2014
Clickers turn lectures into conversations
Two professors say clickers can especially be valuable in engaging students and encouraging discussion, particularly in larger classrooms. See how you can integrate them into your courses.
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Tools & Technology
March 26, 2014
Follow UAB School of Medicine in Peru
Tune in for dispatches from UAB’s Gorgas Course in Tropical Medicine in Peru, as physicians care for patients and learn firsthand about endemic heath issues such as malaria, tapeworms and cat scratch fever. Follow updates at uab.edu/medicine/news/peru, on Twitter @UABSOM #UABGorgas and on Facebook.
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Academics
March 25, 2014
Stephens to retire after four decades with Sterne Library
Mervyn Sterne Library Director Jerry Stephens, Ph.D., announced he will retire May 31. Stephens, who first joined the library in 1974 when it was a part of the former University College, is only the second director for UAB's main academic library. A national search for dean of libraries is underway.
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Take Note
March 25, 2014
Work to detour night traffic on University Boulevard
Work began March 25 to install a new electrical feed to Campbell Hall from the 14th Street side of the building; it is not expected to disrupt daily traffic in the area.
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Take Note
March 25, 2014
Nafziger earns EMS board certification
Associate Professor Sarah Nafziger, M.D., is among the nation's first physicians to be board-certified in Emergency Medical Services, a sub-specialty of emergency medicine available to diplomates of the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
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Achievements
March 24, 2014
Rue included among Becker's top 100 "CMOs to Know"
Loring Rue, M.D., UAB Hospital's chief patient safety and clinical effectiveness officer, is included on Becker's Hospital Review's "100 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know." Rue, a trauma surgeon, has been with UAB since 1983, when he began his internship here.
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Awards & Honors
In its survey of Best Part-Time MBA Programs, "U.S. News & World Report" ranked UAB's Collat School of Business No. 39 in its 2015 Best Graduate Schools ranking. Collat’s MBA program is the highest ranking part-time program and the largest fully accredited MBA program in Alabama.
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Academics
March 21, 2014
Med students meet their match
School of Medicine graduates learned where they will carry out their residency training and in which medical specialty they match March 21. Watch it live on tape.
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Academics
