November 2014 - The Reporter
February 27, 2023
Geogenomics: Seeking diamonds in the desert
Greer Dolby, Ph.D., leads an NSF-funded team using geogenomics to uncover new insights on the rules of life in Baja California. The emerging field requires “deep communication” across specialties and datasets — a critical need for 21st century breakthroughs.
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Research & Scholarship
February 24, 2023
Hear the results of the campus engagement survey April 19
President Ray Watts will deliver the opening remarks for presentation.
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Campus News
February 23, 2023
Adolescent study for depression
Are you between the ages of 11 and 19?
Are you feeling sad, down, or hopeless?
Are you feeling guilty, tense, or irritable?
If so, you may be eligible to participate in a study.
Compensation provided.
For more information, please call Brennan Wink at 205-975-4208 or send an email to Brennanwink@uabmc.edu.
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Clinical Trials
February 22, 2023
Lung Health Cohort
One Breath Matters.
Are you or someone you care about age 25-35 and interested in lung health? Join the landmark Lung Health Cohort Research Study to improve the health of future generations.
The pioneering NIH-funded study will follow 4,000 young, healthy adults to paint a clearer picture of lung health and the factors involved in predicting and preventing lung disease.
To learn more, visit: Lung.org/lung-study
Are you or someone you care about age 25-35 and interested in lung health? Join the landmark Lung Health Cohort Research Study to improve the health of future generations.
The pioneering NIH-funded study will follow 4,000 young, healthy adults to paint a clearer picture of lung health and the factors involved in predicting and preventing lung disease.
To learn more, visit: Lung.org/lung-study
Published in
Clinical Trials
February 22, 2023
Meet work opportunities or up-skill with new Collat professional courses
Data analytics, effective business writing and managing a hybrid workforce are part of an extensive catalog of non-academic classes.
Published in
Learning & Development
February 20, 2023
Weaver is Distinguished Faculty Lecturer
Discoveries led by Casey Weaver, M.D., revealed a new commander of the immune system and a new class of therapies for autoimmune diseases. In 2022, Weaver was elected to the National Academy of Sciences — now he has been selected for the academic medical center’s highest faculty honor.
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Awards & Honors
February 20, 2023
Colleagues share impact of 2022 Shared Values award winner — and she shares how to get the most from UAB
Jamye Hester, administrative projects specialist in the Center for Clinical and Translational Science, is the 2022 winner of the President’s Award for Excellence in Shared Values. We asked this longtime Blazer for her advice on what every employee should know.
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Awards & Honors
February 20, 2023
Innovation Institute hosts country’s first metahealth symposium, Feb. 28
The event will explore a future of health care that “is going to be anchored in the metaverse” and be the first such symposium to be held both live and in the metaverse itself, according to Rubin Pillay, M.D., Ph.D., executive director of the Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation.
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Discoveries & Innovations
February 15, 2023
Reduce stress with this quick, self-paced office ergonomics course
Is your monitor too low or keyboard too high? Get your workspace set up right and learn the risks of cumulative trauma with UAB’s online Office Ergonomics Awareness Course.
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Be Healthy
February 13, 2023
Getting people where they need to go is top priority, says new transportation head
Executive director Brian Atkinson is working to reassess the post-pandemic demand for parking and modernize campus transportation services.
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Facilities & Transportation
