Matt Windsor
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April 26, 2023
Why do super-agers skew female? These researchers are drilling into the hottest hypotheses.
In a search that encompasses geckos, bats, sex-switching fish and more, the NSF-funded IISAGE team is seeking data to explain lopsided lifespans. A key question: How much wiggle room is there in aging?
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Discoveries & Innovations
This eye-opening experience is more popular than ever. Hear from faculty on how they incorporate the two-hour sim, now fully online, in their courses for undergraduates, graduates and professionals.
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Teaching & Learning
April 17, 2023
This med student is on a mission to make tattoo inks safe
A chemical mystery drew Matthew Kiszla into tattoo research: Why are red inks most likely to cause rashes and other reactions? Now he is working to analyze commercial inks and looking for collaborators both scientific and artistic.
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Discoveries & Innovations
March 27, 2023
Smell training is brain training, parosmia success — and five other insights from a new UAB clinic
Key takeaways on retraining the nose after COVID, a drug that can take away persistent bad smells and more from Do-Yeon Cho, M.D., director of UAB’s Comprehensive Smell and Taste Clinic.
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Advances
Continuous glucose monitors are “such a useful and impactful behavior modification tool” that half of his patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes now use these devices, said Fernando Ovalle, M.D., director of UAB’s Multidisciplinary Comprehensive Diabetes Clinic. Learn how data leads to better decisions and better control of diabetes.
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Advances
March 13, 2023
Hernandez reflects on 50 years of ‘phenomenal change’ at UAB
“Why have I stayed?” Before he is honored March 21 for his five decades of service to UAB, Bob Hernandez, DrPH, Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Health Services Administration, answers this and other questions.
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Awards & Honors
March 06, 2023
Curious about virtual reality? Get hands-on and learn how the technology is being used today at UAB
Cori Perdue, Ph.D., director of Collat Professional Education, and Dorothy Ogdon, emerging technologies librarian, talk about how they are using VR and augmented reality and how anyone with a BlazerID can check out a headset to take home.
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Teaching & Learning
March 02, 2023
New major attracting students with unique, holistic approach to wellness in nutrition
Biobehavioral Nutrition and Wellness, launched in fall 2021 by the Department of Nutrition Sciences, includes training in health technology, the psychology of eating behavior and effective communication techniques. The Bachelor of Science program prepares graduates for a range of in-demand jobs, leaders say.
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Programs & Curricula
March 01, 2023
A summer program offered tools to thrive in academia. Here’s what one faculty member learned.
Dwayne White, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Education, shares how his participation in the national Faculty Success Program paid off with three manuscripts and some crucial time-management tools. Read his top tips, then apply for the 2023 program today.
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Learning & Development
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
