Haley Herfurth
| This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Campus and community innovators get due praise
The fourth annual UAB Innovation Breakfast highlighted student, faculty, staff and community innovators for their contributions to research, innovation and entrepreneurship.
Spread holiday cheer: Donate to UAB Toy Drive through Dec. 5
Drop new, unwrapped toys to the UAB Toy Drive boxes located in buildings across campus, from Campbell Hall to the Administration Building.
Stay active this holiday season with URec’s #MOVEmber
A month of challenges, workouts, nutrition tips and workshops designed by University Recreation will help you stay fit — mentally and physically — during the holidays.
A $60 kit could help Stop the Bleed, save a life
Just one bleeding-control kit could make all the difference in the event of a mass shooting, explosion or car accident, trauma surgeons say. Learn to use a kit and buy them for your unit or donate kits to the Division of Acute Care Surgery to provide more training at UAB and in the community.
Learn which academic programs are available to staff through UAB’s educational assistance benefit during the third session of Taking Charge of Your Career noon-2 p.m. Nov. 15 in HSC Ballroom A.
Big hair, bigger directory
In 1968, Anita Sellers, secretary in the Office of Communications, posed with the new 96-page campus directory listing all employees, offices and programs. Today, the campus directory is housed online at uab.edu/directory and requires BlazerID log-in to protect against phishing.
Faculty, staff encouraged to support UAB’s alternative spring break
A new fellowship is available to professional staff and faculty willing to coordinate logistical and learning components for Blazers on Break, which enables students to explore social issues through first-hand service and reflection.
New outdoor walking trail starts at the School of Education
The half-mile trail begins at the rear entrance of the Education Building and winds through the Mini Park before looping around Mervyn Sterne Library. Tack on another half-mile with the optional extension around the Campus Green.
Discover 11 outdoor oases hiding in plain sight
It’s easy to think the only jungle around campus is the concrete kind. But you can find a little-known green space closest to where you work, live and play using this Google Map we created just for you.
His newest book explores historical and cultural contexts and constitutional and legal frameworks for science education and offers advice for engaging families, administrators, policy-makers and faith communities.